Queen Anne Dressing Table

I had Glen Huey's article in the file for years and finally decided to go for it; Glen and I discussed it several times before he left PW.  Some years ago, I migrated away from QA to the federal style; I recently got the urge to go back.  Glen found the original in the museum of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society; it dates to the early 1700s. 

This was executed in African mahogany, using a nice 7/8 x 17" board I came across.  I found the unpardonable - a mistake in the cut list, and had to make adjustments.  There was also to have been a bentwood cockbead molding along the undersides of the front and side panels.  After steaming and heating several pieces, and having them split in the sharp bends, I gave up.  

I departed from  by using the trifed feet rather than the QA pad feet.  

Finish is 7 coats of SG varnish on the top and 4 on the rest.   Transtint brown mahogany dye in DNA.  

I picked up a new (to me) Delta band saw.  Its predecessor, a HD piece of junk, would simply not cut a straight enough line for the leg uppers.  The new saw is like a dream.