Unusual Arts and Crafts Style Sideboard in Oak



This slightly odd A &C sideboard came in with several problems, chief among them being the finish was dry to the point of flaking off.


As you can see from the above photos.


Another problem was a broken rail on the side. These areas hold frosted glass panes. As you can see the doors are swung off of the glass frames. I have never seen this before.


Above is the new piece cut from an old piece of oak flooring from the 1920's I have stockpiled.


Once the new piece was glued into place and cured, I cut the hinge mortices by hand. This was the way they appeared to have been done originally.


Above photo shows dowels being glued into the original screw holes to mount the pane frames. Peculiar modern hammer-in type screw nails had been installed at some point and were very hard to remove! Also, I had to re-set both of the frames to close a major gap between the legs and the frames.


 Now to the mirror frame. The top shelf area was loose to the point of falling off. I re-set with new dowel pins and glued and clamped.
 

Photo above shows a crack in the frame...


As you can see above, I used a biscuit joiner to cut a small groove where I installed a biscuit to hold the crack together.


As you can see.


The completed sideboard back home in the customer's home. I don't know what else to call this but A & C. However the unusual columns on the mirror and the front legs bring to mind the Federal style. Anyway, a beautiful piece that I enjoyed working on very much.

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