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Danish teak handmade cabinet with dovetailed corners... Leif??  

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staceyneil
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06/02/2017 4:03 am  

Hi all -

We have two matching teak cabinets that were purchased in Denmark between 1968-1971. They are very well made, with hand cut dovetails throughout. See the photos attached; Leif, do these look like your Johannes Aasbjerg pieces? The back is NOT finished, but does have brass screws. The previous owner (who bought them in Denmark) had them simply screwed to the wall. The interior shelves are also SOLID teak.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Stacey
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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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06/02/2017 4:30 am  

Can you find one of the glue joints between the boards at the end grain and take a photo of it? I am curious whether the router shape matches Aasbjerg's shop.


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staceyneil
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06/02/2017 4:38 am  

Sure! Hang on...


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06/02/2017 4:41 am  

Okay, here is one from the side and that is through the end grain, and one from the top that doesn't meet in the end grain.


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06/02/2017 4:44 am  

In the photos on your other thread, it looked as though he started with a loner joint at the front of the cabinet, rather than with equal spacing right away like mine.

As these were purchased in Denmark rather than being imported to a US retailer, I guess it really could be any small independent cabinetmaker. Although, those nice brass pulls..... someone had to have those made unless they were off-the-shelf...


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staceyneil
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06/02/2017 4:57 am  

In comparing the dovetails to the photos on your other threads, it appears mine, on the sides, are shorter and/or deeper. In other words, a different proportion to the ones shown on that thread.

The mystery deepens!


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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06/02/2017 6:06 am  

That is not the shape of the glue joint that Aasbjerg used. And there are a lot of other differences from Aasbjerg production. So it is not Aasbjerg.

Since the glue joint is a straight line, and because one of the joints slipped, I believe we can deduce that the solid teak boards are simply butted together and glued. This is not something I've yet seen in solid wood Scandinavian pieces.

They are interesting pieces. You should be able to spot another piece from the same maker easily enough. Provided you can find one. There are a lot of unique characteristics here.

How do the brass pulls attach to the doors? If they unscrew it might be interesting to see if they show any evidence of how they were made and in what volume. They look like a design that could be made easily and in low volume on a basic metal lathe.

Also if the handles come out it would be interesting to know what the door substrate is (particle board, m


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