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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1955182, member: 5066&quot;]lol, take it easy! it&#039;s just inside the door!</p><p>I was going to black light it last night but need batteries so didn&#039;t get that done yet, maybe tonite if i go get batteries!</p><p>Also i need to place it in the house, easier said than done! but foyer inside front door won&#039;t do, chest is way to big.</p><p>The hinges are consistent with other Bieber chests, very large and heavy and installed exactly as other known chest hinges are. Theory there is they are supposed to help keep lid from splitting which is just over 23 inches wide, pretty big slab of poplar there.</p><p>Is 99% sure now this chest was in fact built at their shop. I SCORED!</p><p>In examining the feet, it&#039;s obvious they were professionally restored by someone who knew what they were doing, probably did inpainting at same time as it&#039;s very well done.</p><p>One of the problems with chests like these is, most of the research, articles and books that are published are dominated by Foo Foo people (folk art types) whose ONLY interest is in the painted decoration. That is pretty much ALL they discuss and almost zero about the construction details. That&#039;s fine for fine art because all that&#039;s involved underneath the paint is usually a piece of stretched canvas but, EARTH to the Foo Foo people, this is a FURNITURE form, there is A LOT more involved here than paint. My little rant for today! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Listen to Book! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;ll get it placed and photographs soon, by next week I&#039;d say, where&#039;s the fire? i just got it literally just inside front door!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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