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Ipanema Shaker Cupboard
white pine, white oak
14-1/2" deep x 27" wide x 62" high
The history of the wood used to make this cupboard,
and any other piece of furniture I become involved
with, is important to me. These boards had been stacked
in a barn loft in Sutton, N.H., since the 1950s and
were offered to me. The warm color of white pine is
something I have always been attracted to from my
time working on old houses. I remember first seeing
hand-plane marks on interior paneling in a late 1700s
farmhouse; evidence of the maker was there and the
scalloped surface left by the curved plane blade reflected
light in a much more interesting way than today's
flat-milled surfaces. With the cupboard I did the same,
not only for the subtle textured surface, but to also
emphasize the handmade quality.
I imagined when designing and making this piece
what a simple cupboard might be if it were given some
sensuous shaping and an alluring stance...hence
the title.
"Pine is not often thought of as a fine furniture
wood. I have tried to elevate it with this piece."
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