Browse through restorations and new craftmanship
Stripping down to original wood through 9 layers of paint on a family corner cabinet.
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Final piece, with new white wash finish with a glaze and new hardware selected by the customer.
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Using a beautiful spare piece of cherry wood, this custom built corner table is inspired by modern Asian design and includes biscuit joints, maple legs stained black, finished with protective lacquer.
Custom Build
As part of the restoration, we build temporary enclosures while repair work was done to secure the interior. Then we stripped and sanded, repaired water damage, and applied marine grade sealer and varnish before reinstalling the set of doors.
After
These 40 year old sanctuary doors from a local church’s entry way needed some restoration after years of water damage. The 27-piece mahogany door included years of layers of varnish to strip.
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A heirloom drop leaf table with broken leg that was irreparable, required a new leg milled with fluting to match.
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After the repair, we reassembled table base to top and applied granite stain with lacquer finish.
After
Finished bench with conversion varnish
Custom Build
In progress building a bench with live-edge walnut timber, joinery (no nails or screws used), dove-tail style fitting, and oak doweling.
End-grain walnut cutting board, milled, cut, book-matched grain, join, sand and multiple applications of mineral oil
Custom Build
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To keep it protected for future years marine grade varnish sealer and top coats were applied. We replaced the kick plate and polished all original brass fixtures, and reinstalled the restored door.
After
A 85 year old, rounded top, original exterior side door from a local church needed restoration from water damage. The joints were separating and some brass nail pinning was missing and needed to be sourced.
During restoration, we built a rounded top, temporary enclosure door at the church, replaced brass nail pins, sanded the water damage, and the splits joints were repaired with glue, clamp and oak doweling. This door also needed to be stripped of years of varnish.
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Completely custom, sand-mill walnut, rustic style king size headboard, with protective lacquer finish, and later installed for client
Custom Build
Charcuterie Box with hidden storage
Custom build
Special refinishing and paint job of display cases for a traveling pottery exhibition.
Exhibition installed using the repainted display cases.
Family heirloom wrought iron bench, damaged by rust and mildew.
Old oak replaced with new walnut, and iron cleaned and repaired.
After
Dulcimer restoration: dirty from years of in use and had a crack on the back of the case.
Before
Refinished and restored, this dulcimer is usable once again. Wooden and metal instrument parts have been restored and now you can easily see the carvings along the top. It was restrung and plays beautifully.
After