Bartley Classic Reproductions

Sometimes a beautiful small box can warm the heart. This Irish Jewelry Chest with its decorative escutcheon may just do it. The parts shown are Curly Maple (lightly wetted to show the grain). The photograph shows the box in cherry. The drawing shows you to can build this box.

If this box doesn't warm your heart, well spring is coming and it surly will.

A Candle Box ? Don't keep candles anymore? This box could handle many objects from spices in your kitchen to TV remotes in your living room. This is a great project for anyone but ideal for a first time kit project. Happy Building

I hope this post finds you well. It has been a while since my last post. We have been living through strange times, but hope reigns for better days ahead. I have attached a picture of a few Bartley kits that we have assembled and finished following our instructions so that we can be sure they go smoothly for you.

Two Big Thoughts
1st - HAPPY THANKSGIVING to ALL
2nd - A big thank you to all for your support of Bartley by BayneBox. 2020 has been a trying year and fending off a virus is no fun. Through it all because of your support Bartley by BayneBox has supplied 30% more kits and Gel stains to our supporters which will allow us to increase our offering of kits. Once again THANK YOU to ALL and Hope for you and your families in the new year. Don Bayne

This little locking Chippendale Tea Caddy Kit is in a production run and will be available in Curly Maple and Mahogany . Order yours before they are off the shelf so you won't have to wait for the next run. Learn more at https://baynebox.com/categories/furniture-kits/bartley-classics/chests.html

Baynebox Bartley now provides the Pennsylvania Dower Chest with a dovetail jointed carcass much like the 18th century chests. One picture shows the kits carcass parts and the other is that sent to baynebox by one of the first clients to take on the challenge of dovetailed dowers chest. We are appreciative of the picture and would like to say GREAT JOB.

The Hanging Wall Cupboard makes a great wall shelf for your favorite photo's or other favorite items to display. It also has two small drawers great for keeping track of those small items you are trying to keep track of.

Check out the new Bartley Gel page to see all 18 options for Bartley Gel Stain colors. We also placed each color on white stock so you can now see the color tone of each stain so you can make a more informed choice for your special projects. Happy Finishing. https://baynebox.com/bartley-gel-color-samples/


MAY ALL HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Its hard to keep up with post without a dedicated social media person, but I hope everyone has had a great summer as it is coming to a close. Check out the baynebox.com website for end of summer sales.

Let's go gang!

Have you stocked up on the Bartley Gel Stain for this year's projects?

I see again and again how people wait to buy their Gel
Stains until they are nearly finished a project, meaning they have to wait for their shipment before they can put the finishing touches on a project kit.

Plan ahead and get your Bartley Gel Stain for this year's projects now. We offer the best price on them.

https://baynebox.com/bartley-gel-stain-half-pint/

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Merry Christmas!

What's the perfect gift for Santa to drop under your tree this year? Or were you naughty? :)

What's your biggest challenge to getting started on your next woodworking project?

What are you building right now?

There has been interest expressed for Mid Century Modern Kits. Please let me know if this would interest you with your comments below. Thanks,
Don Bayne PS- I have attached a couple sketches of possibilities

What's your favorite wood species to work with and why?

I am back from a short vacation and ready to go. Let's build some project kits.

The dog days of summer have hit the shop. Hot, hot, hot!

Happy Independence Day!

We will be closed on Wednesday to celebrate Independence Day with our families and friends. We will be back in our hot shop on Thursday. The BayneBox.com Team

BOY! It has been so busy. We are working daily to come up with more efficient methods to create kits without decreasing quality and actually trying to improve quality in all that we create.
One of our modern worlds dilemmas is getting good width in lumber, so we spend much time selecting and matching wood for density of wood grain, character of the wood pattern and color of wood, in order to get very pleasing matches for glued up wide panels. A big help in this process is having a reliable and consistent source for quality hardwoods. O’Shea Lumber and its team fits the bill. Thank you O’Shea and your team for your dedication to supplying quality hardwoods!
Don

Simple & Small Can Be Beautiful Too
The Colonial Candle Box is a great kit for all. It is also a great way to get started with furniture kit building and finishing if you have not yet experienced the joy of woodworking. This is also a great kit for introducing children to woodworking and the skills that accompany it. While many of us may have no need for storing candles, you will find this box can be used for many purposes. The sliding lid closes the box without any hardware and children love to examine how it works.

The pictures show a Cherry finished box and unfinished kits of the Colonial Candle Box in Walnut, Cherry and Curly Maple.

One of BayneBox Bartley's customers sent us pictures of the Pennsylvania Dower Chest that he recently received and immediately went to work on. The Dower Chest is constructed of curly maple. Paul contacted me and shared his finishing method which I will summarize. Paul used aniline dye which he applied then sanded off and reapplied until he achieved the contrast he desired. He finished off the chest using Bartley's Clear Gel.
GREAT JOB PAUL! I am proud to show off your craftsmanship and thank you for the time you took to give me a call and share the great experience you had building and finishing your Pennsylvania Dower Chest.
Thanks again Paul.
Don Bayne

PS - I would invite all to comment and congratulate Paul for the great job.

Need a Little Country?

Everyone in the shop wanted to take this shelf home.
Is it a throw back to the past or the past brought to the present?

The Anatomy of a Tea Table
This sketch gives insight to the parts one would work with when choosing to build and finish a
Tea Table Kit by BayneBox.com/Bartley Collection. This is a great little table for any setting.
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Don

James Mohr built and finished BayneBox.com / Bartley’s Irish Jewelry Chest kit as a presentation gift.
Many of the Naval Veterans of the USS MYLES C. FOX Destroyer meet annually for a reunion.
The USS MYLES C. FOX was commissioned in 1945; she served tours in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic and
was deployed to back up landing sites for the NASA program. The destroyer was decommissioned in 1979.
During the 2017 reunion, Mohr presented the Irish Jewelry Chest to the wife of one of the group’s veterans
who works behind the scenes to make sure the reunions are a great success.
Thank you to all of our veterans, and, thank you, James Mohr for allowing us to share your reunion.
BayneBox.com is proud to be a small part of this Veterans group’s 2017 annual reunion.

This picture shows a way to extend the reach of your clamps.
In this picture the mid molding is being clamped to the face of
the Pennsylvania Dowers Chest.
Try this; I think you will find it helpful.
Don

Years ago while building some of Bayne's larger custom projects I needed a little diversion from the job at hand and purchased my first furniture kit. Yes a furniture maker bought a
Windsor side chair kit. Assembling the chair, making some modifications and finishing the chair did the trick for me.
All the necessary machining was done (as I mentioned I made a few modifications that I feel improved the lines of the chair and made it look closer to the antique Windsors I studied before my purchase) and all I used from my shop was a work bench and a few clamps. I got relief from the day to day tasks and was able to reclaim the feelings of a young cabinetmaker finishing a task.
To give my chair the feeling of age, I allowed the tenons of the legs to extend slightly through the seat, much like the antiques I had observed. This slight projection through the seat and the bow back combined with gently easing the edges of the tenons mimicked the shrinking and wear of years of service.
Then came the finish. Careful distressing of areas that would have naturally received wear helped add to the illusion of age.
Using first a green coat of paint followed by black and then going through the wear trough process again building the illusion age.

I can't say that after this experience I decided to get involved with a kit company. But when the time came, it was the memory of this experience that I hoped to be able to share with others, by trying to save the legacy of the Bartley Collection and founding BayneBox.com. (Just a little sales pitch, that is what the marketers say I need to do)

I an attaching a photo of the large project of that time,which I mentioned, and a few photos of the chair.

Hope you enjoy,
Don

I would like to thank all of those who supported our holiday offers.
We had a great response and were very busy meeting the orders. We look forward to serving you in the new year and continuing to add to your opportunities to experience the
joy of woodworking and building memories for your families.

Cyber Mondays come and go, but the beauty and functionality of our wood project kits will last for generations. Since long before the Internet and all its trappings, our project kits have been empowering experienced artisans and newcomers to woodworking to create great quality pieces. Check out our holiday celebrations kits at

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On this Small Business Saturday, Bayne Box would like to thank all of our loyal customers. We are here because of all of you.

Check out our holiday celebration kits this Small Business Saturday! Are you looking for high-quality, hand-picked wood projects for everyone from beginners to advanced woodworkers to build? Then our projects, which feature detailed instructions and helpful hints to ensure success, are perfect gifts to give to someone to build or to build yourself to give.

Holiday Celebration New Kits! - BayneBox.com BayneBox.com encompasses Bartley Classic Reproductions as well as new contemporary project kits created to help do-it-yourselfers, woodworkers and beginners build fine heirloom-quality furniture…

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