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1. Every design starts with a concept drawing. I wanted to make a small entrance cabinet with drawers in the style of Art Nouveau. The design was fairly ambitious so the shop drawing was kept fairly simple.
2. The initial glue up of the front frame. The design rested on this area of the piece.
3. Preliminary shaping of the front. Carving in mirror image side to side is tough.
4. Before long the carcass needed to be glued up so carving could proceed evenly around the sides.
5. Lots of shaping to be done. A friend gave me an electric carving machine to try out.
7. As the design evolved I eventually added a cock-bead around the inside of the front opening to add detail.
6. The carcass frame is starting to take shape.
8. All the drawers ready to go.
9. The cabinet is almost complete. Here I am gluing on the false fronts in place.
10. The cabinet disassembled while I begin to apply the finish.
11. The cabinet ready to go.