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Three drawer Chippendale chest 32″ high x 56 3/4″ wide x 23 1/2″ deep.
This four drawer Chippendale chest kit is made from Honduras mahogany. The kit includes the chest case (base, curved sides milled from solid Honduras mahogany, drawer separators, mahogany veneer drawer fronts formed with the vacuum veneer process and chest top). The chest top is one piece of Honduras mahogany 23 1/2″ wide – not glued up boards. Chest dimensions: 56 3/4″ x 23 1/2″ deep x 32″ high.
Curved chest sides are produced by milling solid slabs of Honduras mahogany. This is one slab after milling and sanding. Note the mortises for engagement with tenons in the chest base.
Chippendale chest base with tenons for curved chest sides.
Master carving template for floral carvings on the chest stiles.
Laminated serpentine drawer front.
Mortise and tenon joinery is used throughout this Chippendale chest’s construction.
More mortise and tenon construction.
Solid, heavy duty foot construction. Blue tape is to prevent chipping on the delicate wood edge.
Top drawer separator is dovetailed into the chest stile.
Kit includes a 3/4″ plywood template for the Chippendale chest top and base.
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