Additional sizes and finishes available.
Particulars
• Pegged mortice and tenon joinery
• Dovetail drawers
• Floating, flat panel doors
• Material: Solid pine
• Treatment: Hand planed
• Finish: Lacquer clear-coats over painted base
• Colour: Fort York Red
• Wear: Natural
• Origin: Canada
Customization
Available in all Emporium Finishes.
• Custom Finishes: Available
• Custom Sizes: Available
• Custom Design Variations: Available
Dovetail Drawers
The drawer boxes are solid pine on all five sides - with dovetails. In this case there's no drawer hardware. For longevity, a wooden drawer in a well constructed wooden case, can not be beat. In a hundred years, these drawers will work like the day they were made. No moving parts means nothing to break. Simple and effective - a wooden box in a wooden case.
Proper Joinery
The frame components are morticed together. There's a groove in the stile and a tongue on the rail - referred to as a mortise and a tenon. A rail is a vertical frame component and a stile runs horizontal. The parts are fit together, glued and pegged into place. These solid joints aren't going anywhere. You can see the pegs in the images above.
New World Priorities
Pre-industrial cabinetmakers would have planed all their material by hand. Any old world craftsman could work a table top to a perfect shine, but in the new world, priorities weren't so refined. Looking closely at an old Canadian harvest table, it's easy to identify the tool marks.
Hand Planed
Hand planing produces a uniquely rustic effect. Tool marks accept stain or paint differently. The result is a warmly mottled finish. We use a number of hand tools to produce this textured treatment. Our priority is authenticity. To avoid a partially machined appearance, we planed this cabinet's components before it was assembled.
