Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 4407201, member: 5066&quot;]You can&#039;t &quot;see&quot; the construction details on your chair except for one, the carved medallion in the second photo, it appears to be machined carved in the photo. Speaking of photos, they often miss &amp; do not show construction details that are easily seen in person which is why it&#039;s impossible to authenticate old furniture with photos alone. It requires an in-person examination.</p><p>Generally Speaking:</p><p>That the various furniture parts were manufactured with machines rather than hand tools. In &quot;boarded&quot; (not riven) furniture, for example, were the boards planned by hand or machine planners?</p><p>Boards planned by machines will be PERFECTLY FLAT &amp; true, if by hand they will not be even if they appear to be. You can &quot;feel&quot; a board planned by hand with your fingers or see it in a &quot;raking&quot; light.</p><p>Turnings, are they all PERFECTLY ROUND or each slightly different? Copy lathes spit out perfectly matched wood turnings where a &quot;pole&quot; lathe for example will not, all the turnings will be slightly different.</p><p>BLA BLA BLA</p><p>With antique furniture, it&#039;s ALL about the details. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in