joinery

This blog series is a year old now, starting in Dec. 2020. There seemed to be a lot of interest in my 18th century French joinery post so I though...

Since the last entry I’ve made a good bit of progress. The side panels are now completely finished and ready to be mounted on the cabinet and the f...

  I’ve finished the Main parquetry / marquetry panels that will go on the sides of my cabinet …... finally. This iconic Jean Henri Reisener parque...

It’s been a lot of fun and quite a learning experience but the construction part of this 18th C. kitchen cabinet is about wrapped up. I will be sta...

A little video of the first stage of gluing up the 18th C. cabinet. The top, bottom, and back are assembled dry to assure squareness and fit. The t...

Here are the last few that should bring the construction up to date with my project post. I highly recommend that you try this style of joinery. It...

I’ve got a lot of pictures. Did I mention I love this joinery? Here are a few that set up the assembly. Again pretty self explanatory, ask question...

Here’s the video of the first stage of gluing up the curved side. In this stage the marquetry is not glued to the cabinet. It is laminated into a c...