New stuff
Jul 19
Been working on new items for ye ol’ Ardoria store.
Here are a few new items we have in stock (for more info click here –> Ardoria):
- Fleur-de-lis Carpenter Bee Trap
- Victorian Wine Caddy
- Victorian Wine Caddy
- Grapes/ Vino Wine Caddy
- Grapes/ Vino Wine Caddy
More to come, stay tuned.
Brandon
Wings, wings, and more wings
Feb 01It’s been a really cold and snowy weekend over here in Ohio.
It’s perfect weather to hunker down, fire up the heaters in the shop, and carve carve carve!
My wife and I team up to make what we call “Batwing Clocks”. I carve and attach bat wings to a traditional mantle clock, then my wife paints them in Halloween and Disney Haunted Mansion themes.
Here are a couple pictures of what goes into making these:
Bat wing drawn on Basswood and ready to be carved.
My creative clamping technique. Lots of rubber bands.
The wings are doweled and glued permanently in place. Gorilla glue foams as it dries.
My busy carving bench with more wings in process and other projects lying around.
Here are links to some of the clocks Missy has sold previously and one available now for purchase:
Haunted Mansion Themed Batwing Clock
Halloween Themed Batwing Clock
Halloween Moon and Owl Batwing Clock (avalable)
As always, thanks for looking!
—– Brandon
ANRI Ram
Apr 06Here’s another fantastic piece from Arlene and the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum.
This ANRI Ram came in with its bottom jaw broken. Yes, another bottom jaw repair. Told ya broken jaws are common. 🙂
Here are a few before and after pictures. Click on the images to see a larger version of them.
ANRI Ram with the bottom jaw broken.
ANRI Ram all fixed.
The shop has been really busy. I can’t thank everyone enough for the steady flow of business and support.
Lots of great pieces and repairs coming up.
Stay tuned!
—– Brandon
The Jester
Nov 10
Jester nutcracker
Here’s another great piece I had in the shop for repairs from one of the Nutcracker Club members. This Jester had a nasty break back by the hinge and it also had a broken tooth. Once the repairs were done, the piece needed an overall refresh on the finish to show of all the great details. I am very pleased with how this piece came out.
Jester before and after