Don MacKinnon writes:

Here are some photos of a desk a client brought parts of to me in

an effort to learn more about what it is.  The desk was too large

for him to bring to the shop in its entirety. The picture of the whole

desk is one he took.

 

The dovetails all appear to be hand-cut with the original scribe

lines still visible in the wood.  The drawer bottoms all appear to

be hand chamfered.  The wood is beautiful, what I would call tiger

maple.

 

One of his questions was whether the piece had ever been

refinished.  The finish has a high gloss and is in very good shape.

There are some minor visible runs in the topcoat.  The one photo

of the carving appears to show some dirt under the finish next to

the raised portions, leading me to suspect refinishing, but that was

the only sign I saw.  I couldn't tell him much else about the piece,

so I'm coming to the well for any and all thoughts on the origin

and condition of the piece.

DonMack
Bemidji, MN