Custom Side Chair

Custom Side Chairs

Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers

These custom side chairs are meticulously made with flowing curves and proportions that have a pleasing overall look and comfort, both features are essential in a great chair.  These chairs are made of solid walnut and crotch walnut.  Each chair is made from a solid piece of 8/4 (2” thick) premium un-steamed walnut for perfect grain and color match throughout.

walnut side chair

Solid walnut parts rough cut for a set of chairs

chair parts rough cut

Hand shaping each chair leg

shaping chair legs

Chair joinery fit on back legs and crotch walnut back splats fit before shaping

chair making process

Shaping the back splats and crest rails

handmade chairs

Set of chairs ready for slip seats and finish

walnut side chairs

Crotch walnut back splats

crotch walnut back splats

Finished Side Chairs

Custom Side Chairs

Custom chair

chair detail

The crotch walnut back splats are cut from the same log, the overall look is unique for each chair because no two pieces of wood are the same.  

Side Chair

Walnut side chairs

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Chippendale Chest of Drawers

Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers

Newport Chippendale Chest of Drawers

This Block Front Chest is a reproduction of a chest made by John Townsend of Newport Rhode Island.  This chest is made of solid south american mahogany, the sides and top are made from one 21" wide board. 

Block Front Chest

Flattening the solid mahogany case sides and top

Hand planing the case sides

Hand shaping and carving the beaded drawer dividers 

carving the drawer dividers

Shaping the block front drawer fronts

shaping the block front drawers

Hand cut sliding dovetailed drawer dividers with mitered beading

Dovetailed dividers

Hand-cut dovetailed drawers

hand cut dovetails

Base molding and feet is carved and fit

Base molding and feet fit

Carving the concave shell, the convex shells are cut from the drawer front, carved and reapplied 

carving the center concave shell

Top Drawer showing hand cut dovetails and carved Newport Shells

three shell upper drawer

Newport Block Front Chest is complete and ready for finish

Block and Shell Chest

Finished Block Front Chest

Block Front Chest

block front detail

Handcut Dovetailed Drawer Detail

Chippendale Chest of Drawers

Drawer Detail

block and shell chest

block and shell chest

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Custom Pedestal Table

Custom Pedestal Table

Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers

This  pedestal table is handmade of premium grade walnut. The solid top is made from two planks 24” wide each, it is book-matched to form an amazing effect. 

Pedestal Table

The top two boards of solid walnut in the rough

The base joinery fit before shaping

The top planks milled and ready for glue up

Cleaning and smoothing the surfaces before glue up

Hand planing the walnut top

Preparing the table top edges for glue up,  meticulously hand planing the two glue surfaces ensures a flawless glue up and a joint that is nearly invisible. 

The fully round table apron is made by bent lamination of thinner strips of solid walnut.  Two parts are made seperately then joined together. 

Shaping the table top edge profile

Table top ready for finish

Pedestal Table ready for finish

Walnut Pedestal Table

Finished Pedestal

Pedestal Table

Spectacular book matched top 

Pedestal table detail

 This Pedestal table was designed with a set of four custom side chairs.

Table and chair detail

Amazing Book matched Top

Book-matched solid walnut top

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