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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1997900, member: 5066&quot;]Here is what we know about the Bieber joiners and their furniture, mostly thru odds and ends gathered from publications that focus almost entirely on the folk art aspect of their work and very little on the construction details. That&#039;s to bad but typical for early research, this shop was pretty much unknown until recently.</p><p>And short of going to museums (to lazy plus they may not be on display) or busting into collector homes (illegal) demanding to see their Bieber dower chests, many construction details will just have to wait until a &quot;real&quot; furniture scholar examines these chests and publishes findings.</p><p>1. Most known chests are Tulip Poplar</p><p>2. All chests that i have seen opened have heavy iron hinges that span 3/4 of lid and are attached to back of chest, not inside.</p><p>3. The drawer construction is very unusual, i have never seen it done, they are rabbeted on all 4 sides of drawer bottom,most joiners of the period did not do this. They usually nailed the back of drawer bottom and rabbeted the other 3 sides.</p><p>4. The breadboard ends on all Bieber chest lids are consistent, very narrow and somewhat fragile, many have split and/or been replaced.</p><p>My chest has all the above details. There are many more construction details i wish i could get confirmation on but for now at least, that will have to wait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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