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The Glass Door of the Upper Case Continued:
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17. After glue-up, the shape of the inside corners
was hand-carved. |
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19. A view of the bottom stile/rail joinery; an
extra tongue fills the grooves created to hold the
3/16" glass. |
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The horn was sawn off and planed flush. |
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A corner of the finished glass door, installed. |
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The
"Flower Box" Carvings:
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1. The back edges of the "drapery" carving
for the flower box section are chamfered prior to
inlaying. |
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3. A profile was shaped along the length of the
blank. |
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2. A special inlay piece to unify the Eastern and
Western elements of the cabinet was made from a
rectangular oak blank. |
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4. The shaped piece was then cut into slices suitable
for inlaying. |
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