A bit of brown wood furniture appeared at the bottom of our road this morning. As luck would have it, BH not busy at the time, so we took the car down the road and gathered it up.
A substantial piece, just about four feet high and a little over two feet wide, rather heavy for one to get into the back of the car, let alone onto the wheelbarrow. Indeed, the white wood planks with which it is made are rather heavy for the size of the piece. The back is good quality, old style plywood. Surprisingly, the joints, yet to be investigated in detail, appear to involve nails or pins. Doors work well enough, including the first ball catch I have seen for a while. Common enough when I was young. Door handle slightly damaged but still workable. No woodworm that I can see, at least not yet.
I suspect the piece of having been produced for qualification purposes. The sort of thing you might make as a carpentry student at secondary school or as an apprentice joiner. But maybe DIY?
A bit shabby looking in this snap, but not wet. Hasn't been out in all the rain, rather at the back of a garage for years and finally ejected. Hopefully it will clean up OK. Maybe it will even be allowed into the study, where there are some books accumulating on the floor. In which case it might be prudent to tie it into the wall.
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