Don Shoemaker Furniture

Don used his state-of-the-art equipment installed at SEÑAL, S.A. to produce a commercial line of colonial style furniture pieces in volcanic pine wood. This very decorative chest with capriciously carved flowers was part of that colonial style furniture production. They came furnished with a stand to keep them off the floor thus enhancing their beauty.

You may also want to check Dick Shoemaker´s video from 1986 about Don S. Shoemaker and SEÑAL, S.A. in Santa Maria de Guido, Morelia. The video shows a few shots on the production of these beautifully carved chests.

Access: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVSv64jN_eg

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@donshoemaker.com

This time I am pleased to share with you another rare piece of furniture of my personal collection:

An overwhelming coffer model, one of the very few produced at SEÑAL, S.A. Very heavy, made in solid “cueramo”, a rosewood variant. As far as I know, only two of these exist.

You can view the coffer from the outside and also from the inside. A good amount of tropical wood was required to produce this outstanding piece of furniture!  The coffer is quiet large. I am sorry, but I will withhold information about the measures and the bottom of the coffer to prevent new copies. Notice that the wood inside face has a much lighter color than the outside, as the sunlight darkens the wood providing what you call an age patina.

Copyright © 2010 Karin Goyer. All rights Reserved

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