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The Seven Easy Pieces of Furniture – Episode 3: Blanket Chest Lid [Video]

June 22, 2020 / ferryfarmandkenmore

In this final video of this series, Fredericksburg, Virginia-based furniture maker Steve Dietrich demonstrates the methods he used to make the lid for a blanket chest in the reconstructed Washington house at Ferry Farm. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house here.

The Seven Easy Pieces of Furniture – Episode 2: Blanket Chest [Video]

November 18, 2019 / ferryfarmandkenmore

In this video, Fredericksburg, Virginia-based furniture maker Steve Dietrich discusses two of the techniques he used to create a blanket chest for the reconstructed Washington house at Ferry Farm. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house here.

The Furniture Makers: Tom Snyder and Astrid Smith [Video]

September 9, 2019September 18, 2019 / ferryfarmandkenmore

In this video, we visit with Tom Snyder and Astrid Smith of Williamsburg Art Conservation to see how they upholstered the leather bottom chairs in the hall of the Washington house replica. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house here.

The Furniture Makers: Harrison Higgins [Video]

September 24, 2018 / ferryfarmandkenmore

The replica Washington house is open at George Washington's Ferry Farm but furnishing is still ongoing. We traveled to Richmond to visit furniture maker Harrison Higgins and he told us about the furniture that he and his crew have made for the Washington house. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house … Continue reading The Furniture Makers: Harrison Higgins [Video]

Video: The Seven Easy Pieces of Furniture – Episode 1: Low Post Beds

April 30, 2018 / ferryfarmandkenmore

In this video, Fredericksburg, Virginia-based furniture maker Steve Dietrich discusses some of the techniques he used to create four low post beds for the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington's Ferry Farm. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house here.

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