More Props

More Props

Dec 15

 

Another prop project!

 

This one was a request for cones/ spikes for a movie project at Kent State University.

 

These were turned from a solid pine 4×4.

 

 

 

Here’s one of cones/ spikes fresh off the lathe:

 

 

 

Here are the rest before they were picked up:

 

 

 

 

As the holidays approach, the shop projects drop off a little so you know what that means…

 

It’s time to get ready for Christmas!!!!

 

 

Disney Tombstone

Disney Tombstone

Dec 01

 

I bought this Disney Uncle Dave tombstone about a year ago with a big ol’ chip missing from the hat.

 

 

 

Fixing this took a lot of time and patience.

 

It took many layers of 2 part epoxy mixed with baking soda to build up the broken area and seamlessly match it to the rest of the piece.

 

 

Here are a couple pics of the piece all fixed and on display in my home:

 

 

 

 

 

Props

Props

Nov 17

 

My shop wears many hats.

 

 

Lately the theme here has been “props”.

 

 

Got a great opportunity to do some video editing work for a Haunted Mansion themed haunted house at Disney World’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.

 

 

The customer needed videos set up so they could use them in their display to give a nod to the animated paintings in the Haunted Mansion attraction.

 

 

The following is a shot of all of the videos I edited and converted for them:

 

 

 

 

Here’s a link to a walk through of their haunted house a vlogger (grimmlifecollective) shot and posted up on YouTube —> The Haunted Mansion Campsite

 

 

A lot of work goes into putting this on. They did a great job, and the campsite looks awesome.

 

Arab Figural Nutcracker

Arab Figural Nutcracker

Nov 09

 

 

Here’s a unique nutcracker that came to the shop missing a jaw.

 

 

 

The piece was disassembled, the broken area flat spotted, and new wood added.

 

 

 

 

Here’s the piece all done with the new wood blended to match up seamlessly with the original.

 

 

The finish on the piece was also refreshed to bring out the details and make the piece pop.

 

 

 

 

 

The customer suggested I carve the piece with a soul patch.

 

 

Honestly that was a great suggestion, it works, and really looks great on this piece!

 

Early Lever Nutcracker

Early Lever Nutcracker

Oct 13

 

This great really old lever nutcracker came into the shop with some damage to the face as well some older repairs that were not done well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I removed all the old repairs, replaced the damaged areas with Boxwood, and blended them into the original piece:

 

 

 

The face was fixed and all the new repairs were then painstakingly stained and colored to seamlessly blend in with the original wood and the piece’s great patina:

 

 

 

 

Both myself and the customer are very pleased with how well this piece turned out.

 

 

Groden

Groden

Jul 22

 

 

Another great rare Groden came through the shop recently.

 

This one came in with a lot of woodworm damage which is a common issue with these pieces.

 

 

 

 

The customer wanted all the woodworm holes filled and the damage to the top and above the lever repaired, and wanted to retain the original patina.

 

This meant filling every hole individually and blending each one to match the surrounding color/ patina.

 

It’s a lot of work, but is well worth it on a piece this rare.

 

It came out great!

 

 

 

 

I was very happy with how this piece came out and, more importantly, the customer was thrilled with the restoration.