Help - Tallboy I've seen - Now sorted, what do you think

[MickCheese]

I have been racking my brains, searching my computer and searching here but without success.

Somewhere I have seen a picture and I think plans for a small tall thin chest of drawers. The feature I remember most is that the front vertical frame going down to the small legs was curved.

The only other place I can think I may have seen this is on the Fine Woodworking website.

So........

Can someone put me out of my misery and point me to this? In my minds eye I see a chest about 300x300 by about 1500mm tall with five or so drawers of differing sizes. I seem to remember the drawers were of a darker wood then the frame, but it's that curved frame that sticks in my mind....... I'm rambling now so hopefully someone can help.

Mick

 

[AndyT]

Not sure which direction your curve is in, but one that springs to mind is in the colour illustrations in Joyce's Furniture Making. It's a tall chest of drawers by Ashley Cartwright with a curved contrasting groove carved into the front, between pages 408 and 409.

This link leads to more info on his designs: http://www.commissionacraftsman.com/makersportfolio.asp?id=1400

 

[MickCheese]

Andy

Thanks for the reply but sorry not like that, I am having a great deal of trouble explaining what I mean.

I will try again.

If you were to look at the front from the front then the two outside frames going down to the legs are curved from top to bottom with the top of the frame and the legs being the same size and the middle being thinner, like a waist. If my memory serves me correctly then it is quite light in nature.

Is this any better, imaging cutting the face frame and before assembling going to the band saw and cutting a curve from almost the top to almost the bottom of the outside vertical frame rail so the whole drawer assembly has a thinner waist.

Struggling now. :?

Mick

 

[Anima]

This shape
http://www.justgolfonline.co.uk/golfers-club-step-height-tee-blue.html

 

[AndyT]

More like this?

(http://www.tomschneider.co.uk/furniture.asp?image=embrace chest of drawers 03.jpg&id=19)

or this?

(http://www.northernfurniture.org.uk/users/gabler-furniture)

 

[MickCheese]

This shape
http://www.justgolfonline.co.uk/golfers-club-step-height-tee-blue.html

Yes. That's the shape. Thanks for the help.

Mick

 

[MickCheese]

Andy, thanks for the help, appreciated.

The second pic is in the right area but not the one I was looking for, too fat.

But

It has given me some good ideas as I really like that.

Mick

 

[MickCheese]

Finally found it.

Came to me about 3am this morning whilst trying to sleep.

http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/jones/jones1.shtml

Thanks to all who have tried to help.

Be interested what you think of this?

Mick

 

[xy mosian]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top.
I just tracked down this:- tallboy-t51031.html.
Sadly gasman's work seems to be un-available for some reason.
xy

 

[MickCheese]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top.
I just tracked down this:- tallboy-t51031.html.
Sadly gasman's work seems to be un-available for some reason.
xy

I agree, looks a bit sumo rather than ballerina.

I like what Gasman has done so getting more ideas. We have a small space on our landing that is crying out for a tall slim chest of drawers but I want something a little different.

Mick

 

[gasman]

Hi xy not sure what you mean that my work's unavailable? The photos all seemed to work to me?
That tallboy together with a matching bed and bedside table are in a very small bedroom of ours.
It was abit fiddly to get the curves etc right on the legs - but the drawers themselves just get geometrically smaller as you go up - as do the spherical knobs
Best wishes
Mark

 

[MickCheese]

It's the Flickr images that are missing for me.

I really like your tallboy. I like the contrast in woods used.

Mick

 

[xy mosian]

gasman, yes it's the Flickr images missing for me as well. Sorry, I was so chuffed to remember the project that I assumed all the pictures were missing without looking through to the end. A nicely proportioned piece you made there.

Anyone who sets out to make furniture that is perhaps a little less 'safe' gets my respect. I look forward to seeing Micks work.
xy

 

[Sgian Dubh]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top. xy

They are. The top is 610 mm wide. Outside of shoulder to outside of shoulder of the legs is 595 mm. Slainte.

 

[MickCheese]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top. xy

They are. The top is 610 mm wide. Outside of shoulder to outside of shoulder of the legs is 595 mm. Slainte.

Having just seen your signature I now realise you are the designer of that piece. It was something I saw a good while ago and filed it away in the back of my mind as I really liked the whole shape and feel for the piece. My monitor had squashed the picture a little but on my iPad it looks taller and slimmer.

I really love the shape of the legs but I suppose that is what everyone is drawn to.

Today I have looked at loads of different chest or drawers but keep getting drawn back to yours.

Mick

 

[xy mosian]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top. xy

They are. The top is 610 mm wide. Outside of shoulder to outside of shoulder of the legs is 595 mm. Slainte.

Sorry Sgian ( is that right?) I saw that. I made my comment to draw attention to the fact. I did it poorly.
xy

 

[Sgian Dubh]

I quite like that, although I think the shoulders on the legs definitely need to be within the area of the top. xy

They are. The top is 610 mm wide. Outside of shoulder to outside of shoulder of the legs is 595 mm. Slainte.

Sorry Sgian ( is that right?) I saw that. I made my comment to draw attention to the fact. I did it poorly. xy

No problem. The comment was a fair one and I suppose it's not obvious from the photograph that the top extends beyond the shoulder line of the legs. It does in both directions, ie front to back and side to side. However, the top would have perhaps been better if it had extended even further at the back. The reason is that I like the back edge of the top to hit the wall before the feet touch the skirting board, and if the skirting board happens to be thick there's a chance of a gap being left between to wall and the cabinet top. Slainte.

 

[xy mosian]

Sorry for the tardy response Richard.
I agree entirely about the gap between furniture and wall. Am I correct in thinking that some early cabinets had no back legs so that the piece leant against the wall effectively getting rid of that gap? For myself, mostly immitation flat-pack these days, I start with a plinth higher than the local skirting. This of course means that the body of the unit can be designed to sit against the wall. It works well with a 4" skirting, not so well with anything much larger.

xy

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Sorry for the tardy response Richard.

Me too. I didn't see your response for some reason.

Am I correct in thinking that some early cabinets had no back legs so that the piece leant against the wall effectively getting rid of that gap? xy

To be honest I've not come across that as a "normal" way of making cabinets, chests, presses, sideboards, etc, and can't think of any credible examples where it's been either discussed or illustrated to show it was a standard and common feature for a lot of cabinet furniture. In all the studies I've done of furniture both old and modern over the years, which I'll not claim is comprehensive, I can't bring to mind many examples of furniture with only front legs. I'm aware of some console tables and the like that are fastened to the wall at the back, and a few cabinets done that way, where there are only feet or legs at the front, but I've always thought those were somewhat unusual where the feature was included for particular reasons, usually aesthetic reasons, although practical reasons could apply too. Slainte.

 

[xy mosian]

Richard, Your experience will be far more extensive than my own. I can only come to the conclusion that I must have dreamed it.
Thanks.

xy