Clamp, Woodworking

Jig for chair back posts, South Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1955.7511.1a,b
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Dark wood flat piece (a) with a shallow groove toward the bottom where a cylindrical chair post is placed. A copper band 1 1/2" wide is tacked to one side of (a) and there is a removable leather band (b) that can be slipped on opposite side to hold the inserted chair post in place. Rectangular piece of wood 5 3/4" long nailed to bottom of piece.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Clamp, Woodworking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7547. Accessed on November 15, 2024

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