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Secondary Wood Species, Part 1

May 5, 2017May 19, 2017 / Christopher Storb / 4 Comments

The joiners who immigrated to the Delaware River Valley in the last quarter of the seventeenth and the first quarter of the eighteenth centuries, and the American-born joiners they trained, had a choice of timbers to use for secondary elements in their furniture. In Britain, the hardwood white oak (Quercus alba) and two softwoods, Red … Continue reading Secondary Wood Species, Part 1

Penn’s Woods

February 25, 2017February 26, 2017 / Christopher Storb / 2 Comments

“The trees of most note are the black walnut, cedar, cypress, chestnut, poplar, gumwood, hickory, sassafras, ash, beech; and oak of divers sorts, as red, white, and black, Spanish, chestnut, and swamp, the most durable of all; of all which there is plenty for the use of man.” Letter from William Penn, Proprietary and Governor … Continue reading Penn’s Woods

Batsto Furnace Part II

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 / Christopher Storb / Leave a comment

More information and photos of the carved mahogany stove plate pattern at the Burlington County Historical Society. The size of the pattern is 26 inches high and 33 inches wide. The ground of the relief carving is on the shy side of 5/16 of an inch below the upper surface. I don’t believe a router … Continue reading Batsto Furnace Part II

Batsto Furnace

June 18, 2016June 21, 2016 / Christopher Storb / 5 Comments

I recently spent the day working at the Burlington County Historical Society in Burlington, New Jersey. While there I was able to examine and photograph what is, for me, one of the treasures of their collection - a carved-wood pattern used to produce one side of a ten-plate cast iron stove. A small number of … Continue reading Batsto Furnace

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