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Bombe Box, Australian Red Cedar.
Bandsaw work features:
Cabinet shaping.
The top drawer contains a hidden compartment (not shown) and four open ring trays. The lower drawer includes a sliding tray.
Sculpted features:
The box sides, front features and feet are hand carved
Construction Time:
100 hours (approximately); January 2007.
Inspiration source:
1. The origin of traditional bombe chests can be traced back to the French Regency period around the early 18th century.
2. After the demise of Louis XIV, a connoisseur of strict classical forms of furniture, furniture-makers started experimenting with newer, more casual styles of furniture making.
3. As a result, furniture shapes became more bowed and round. The signature form of this period was the bombe commode, a stylish chest with a belly-outwar
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