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Saw a 1930s bank in Guthrie, Oklahoma and the teller counters blew my mind
I was driving through Guthrie, Oklahoma two weeks ago and stopped at the old First National Bank building, which is now a little museum. What got me was the teller counters, solid white oak with hand cut dovetails on every drawer corner, and the grain runs continuous across the whole face frame. There had to be 14 stations and each one had a pull out writing board that slid like it was on glass, no sag at all after 90 plus years. I stood there a good 20 minutes just pulling drawers and looking at how they handled the end panels. The bottom rails are thicker than anything I build now, maybe 1 1/4 inch, and I'm wondering if that was for strength or just the style then. Has anyone here tried matching that old bank style rail thickness on modern work, and did it cause any racking problems for you?
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troyreed3d ago
Thicker bottom rails stop racking, 1 1/4 is fine if your joinery's tight.
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