tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post3986952847327028583..comments2024-03-28T04:13:09.738-03:00Comments on The Valley Woodworker: Nova Scotia Country primitive writing deskValley Woodworkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-17113090299180078062015-08-03T10:46:08.712-03:002015-08-03T10:46:08.712-03:00You are very welcome Matt.
Yes, I like also to try...You are very welcome Matt.<br />Yes, I like also to try to built it sometimes soon :-)<br />Stay tuned...<br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-60129740862167636282015-08-03T00:25:40.222-03:002015-08-03T00:25:40.222-03:00Wow Bob, that was really nice of you to post those...Wow Bob, that was really nice of you to post those dimensions and extra pictures. When I saw that piece in you post a few days ago, I also bookmarked it as a piece I'd love to try to build someday. (Yeah, someday ...) Thanks again.Matt McGranenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-56753811678900320782015-08-02T11:17:05.399-03:002015-08-02T11:17:05.399-03:00PPS the more I look at that piece, I think that I&...PPS the more I look at that piece, I think that I'll forget about the arm behind my back and blindfold idea...while making my own interpretation :-)<br /><br />Bob, Just thinking out loud...Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-36008585794127661862015-08-02T11:13:34.194-03:002015-08-02T11:13:34.194-03:00Hi Sylvain
OK, I wasnt sure where you meant, but n...Hi Sylvain<br />OK, I wasnt sure where you meant, but now it make sense. I did noticed that the side boards closing those stretcher/loafer/looper/etc.are held together by a few screw. I just assumed that was for possible maintenance access if those looper get broken, but just maybe, it does reveal more...Now you really got my curiosity hype up :-)<br />I want to look at the back of the cabinet to try to figured out if its two piece sitting on top of each other (like I think) or one solid construction made to look like that?<br /><br />Bob, who always find furniture detectives work fascinating.<br />PS Added building that piece to my ever growing to do list :-)Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-56333539522387470622015-08-02T05:24:54.318-03:002015-08-02T05:24:54.318-03:00Jack Plane call the stretchers "lopers"....Jack Plane call the stretchers "lopers".<br />On the pictures of previous blogs, it was not clear that the papers were in a cavity.<br />I guess there was originally a board to close the cavity. this would justify the batten on the vertical divider. the batten above the lopers have a double duty (keeping the lopers horizontal and supporting a possible board. That's why I have been asking about a "secret compartment".<br /><br />SylvainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-46719191955207754652015-08-01T19:56:12.087-03:002015-08-01T19:56:12.087-03:00Interesting tid bit of info, I did not knew that w...Interesting tid bit of info, I did not knew that word loafers's connotation before. <br />I know, strangely simple looking, but no doubt awaiting to kick our butts on some simple thing I missed :-) That should be a fun build, even more fun if done all by hand tools, only the ones that would have been available at the time. One hand behind our back and blindfolded, so not to make it too easy :-)<br /><br />Maybe a winter project, we could do simultaneously and compare methods, pit falls etc, should be fun and educative (for me anyway ...)<br /><br />Bob, the hecklerValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-57357053167266460242015-08-01T18:21:02.954-03:002015-08-01T18:21:02.954-03:00Thanx Bob,
it is an interesting piece and whoever ...Thanx Bob,<br />it is an interesting piece and whoever made it had some talent. This will definitely be a build gift for someone in the future.<br />The 'stretchers' are called loafers' according to my DVD on a winchester desk that has the same detail.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-56094548200116199042015-08-01T17:34:29.825-03:002015-08-01T17:34:29.825-03:00Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed. That link to Pegs &...Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed. That link to Pegs & Tails article was pretty nest. This one is a much simpler interpretation, but no doubt had some British, Loyalists influences. It is,you could say, a bare interpretation of a classic style without all the ornamentation. Simple lines and functional piece, is what characterize our native Primitive style.<br /><br />Regards<br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-69818594951854826482015-08-01T15:37:28.645-03:002015-08-01T15:37:28.645-03:00Great piece. I've been planning to make some k...Great piece. I've been planning to make some kind of campaign style desk but this has me thinking otherwise now.<br /><br />Your mention of the retainers for the stretchers made me think about this post from Pegs and Tails blog. The second photo shows a tapered peg driven into a hole in the stretcher to hold it.<br /><br />https://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/a-george-ii-ash-bureau-part-seven/Paul Bouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932534546505831256noreply@blogger.com