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FURNITURE |
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STYLE OAK CUPBOARD - TOP |
In
the photo below it can be seen how the top boards would have shrunk
back over the centuries and been later restored by inserting thin strips
of oak (newer oak) to fill the gaps. Additionally, regularly lifting
the furniture using the overhanging top may have weakened the 'original'
oak pegs (also visible in the photo below) used to fix it down to the
carcase framework. To reinforce the failing end fixing, screws would
have been put in. As these may well have been early handmade screws
we have used plain steel slot heads and re-filed the heads and slots
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Copyright
© 2007 Nicholas Berry, Early Oak Specialists |