Windsor Chairmakers - Shaker chest with cabinet top

Shipping options. Select the level of service you desire that is available for each and all the pieces in your order.

After shipping is complete, we will pay the shipping company on your behalf, charge that exact amount against your prepayment, and send you a refund check of any overpayment.

White glove blanket wrapped service- Furniture set up in room ready to use. No packing required.

Delivery in company van in Maine- Furniture set up in your room ready to use. No packing required.

Customer pick up- From loading dock at workshop. No packing required.

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Pine as secondary wood. In the 18th century, it was common for pine to be used on the interior parts of chests. this practice significantly reduced the weight of the chest when it needed to be moved. Pieces such as highboys benefited from pine as the secondary wood by the reduction of weight on the slim ankles of the cabriole legs.

Ordering procedure.

1. Determine generally what you want to buy.
Questions by phone are good. 800-789-5188

2. Mail a $200 deposit check to us. As we say, this seperates the serious from the curious. It also puts you on our build schedule.

3. We will mail you a written confirmation of your deposit and an invoice distilling to writing the decisions made thus far.

4. Each item we build has lists of "choices" from which a selection must be made. "Options" are optional.

5. Once you have paid your deposit, we are happy to mail you finish samples of your choosing for consideration in your light.

6. Payment in full including shipping and Maine state sales tax if applicable, must be paid by personal check prior to your build date.

7. We will build, ship, arrange and pay the shipper on your behalf, and refund any overpayment.

Antiquing.
The combination of steps in the furniture finishing process that have as their sole objective to make the furniture look older than it really is. How much older is determined by the amount of antiquing applied. We offer antiquing in light, medium and heavy quantities.
The lowest level of antiquing is "light", not "none". There are three reasons for this.

First, try as we might to make perfect furniture with no blemishes, we can't. So, rather than promise you something that we can't do, we offer you the best that we can do.

Second, scratches and dings will happen to your furniture as you use it. if we put the first few on, as others occur, there is less anxiety which is good for you and your visitors.

Third, we think it looks more appropriate. It's like a person over forty-five having crows feet around their eyes.

Varnish.

Better than lacquer, shellac, or linseed oil as a top coat. It does not allow water to penetrate into the wood and cause a white spot. We use two coats to be surer that we have the surface entirely covered.

Hand cut dovetails.
Dovetails are the preferred method of holding drawers together. They are made either with a router and jig or hand cut with a saw. Hand cutting with a saw replicates the method used in the 18th century. This is the method we use.
Hand cutting requires more skill but is quicker. A router and jig requires less skill and more time. This is particularly true when using graduated drawer heights and the height of each drawer is different.

Wood
Tiger maple
Cherry
Walnut


Antiquing
Light
Medium
Heavy