Dictionary Stands and Lectern


		Dictionary Stand/Lectern Combination
		We have a good time with EVERY commission, but once in a while we get a commission that's, well, the only way to describe it is a pure joy. This dictionary stand/lectern combination was one of those.
		For one thing, the dictonary in question isn't just any old unabridged, it's the single volume edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. (I mean, do we attract a class clientel, or what?) The OED is a volume of some size, and due to the fine paper it's printed on, it's advantageous if it's well supported. So the lectern had to be of adequate size and angle to facilitate gentle page turning. Which provided us a really good opportunity to use quartered oak where it will show to best advantage.
		When it comes out of the fuming cabinet, it's a grungy grey-green. But then when the finish goes on, it turns this magnificent golden brown. And to think we get to see that happen and get paid, too.
		The other thing about the OED is that the type is so small that a magnifying glass is provided to make reading easier. Those magnifying glasses tend to get really dusty if they're left out, and some have been known to walk away if left unattended. So the client wanted a drawer to store (hide) the glass.
		But if it's obvious that there's a drawer there, then the same thing can happen. So we made the drawer kind of disappear. Can you spot it? As usual, tusk and tenon joinery, box jointed oak drawer with applied quartered oak front, and no metal fasteners. None. In our view, an all together satisfactory...and satisfying...commission.
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