Posts Tagged ‘carpentry’

Carpentry Porn

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

As someone who has bookshelves custom-built to my own specifications (8-high, adjustable shelves, etc.), I appreciate fine carpentry work. But this just takes it to a whole new level:

That’s the tool chest of 19th century piano maker H.O. Studley. I originally saw this linked from Fark, and knew I had to put up a video of it, if only to show Howard Waldrop (a man deeply appreciative of fine woodwork) the next time he’s somewhere near a computer.

I’m sure this is very old news to some people, as there have been many articles written about it in woodworking magazines. I think my jaw actually dropped open when they showed how the individual fastening drawers slid back and forth.

And here’s a nice big picture of it.