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<p>[QUOTE="patd8643, post: 550923, member: 5195"]Beautiful chair. I can see why it went for that price. We've had quite a few pieces of curly and tiger maple from the Lancaster County area.</p><p><br /></p><p>CX, your first table brings to mind that in the early days and even on the farm, folks couldn't afford to buy a new piece of furniture when they needed it so they adapted what they had and made it work. I wouldn't be surprised if the original top had been one piece. After it became substantially worn, it was replaced with the 3 pieces of wood. Love your second work table. We have one in walnut that the top has to be cleaned down from time to time as it oozes some kind of grease/oil from many years ago.</p><p>It looks like the escutcheon may have been replaced on your first piece.</p><p>Patd[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="patd8643, post: 550923, member: 5195"]Beautiful chair. I can see why it went for that price. We've had quite a few pieces of curly and tiger maple from the Lancaster County area. CX, your first table brings to mind that in the early days and even on the farm, folks couldn't afford to buy a new piece of furniture when they needed it so they adapted what they had and made it work. I wouldn't be surprised if the original top had been one piece. After it became substantially worn, it was replaced with the 3 pieces of wood. Love your second work table. We have one in walnut that the top has to be cleaned down from time to time as it oozes some kind of grease/oil from many years ago. It looks like the escutcheon may have been replaced on your first piece. Patd[/QUOTE]
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