On the Bench
Jan 14Today I’m working on a Monk that’s full of holes.
They’re wormholes from wood beetles and there’s a LOT!
I counted over 200.
Been snowy here in Ohio so I poured me a “Brandon sized” Old Fashioned, put on some music out in the shop, and worked on this piece for a few hours today.
Here’s a pic of the piece with all the previous filler removed from the holes:
Here’s a pic of the piece getting ready to have all the holes injected with wood hardener.
This stabilizes the piece and kills any remaining wood beetle eggs.
This is really a great piece and is going to look fantastic once it’s done.
Happy New Year!
Dec 31
Hope everyone had a great Christmas.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
May it be filled with good fortune and new adventures!
Monkey
Dec 23Here’s a great piece that came in needing some chips repaired and the finish refreshed:
Here are a couple pics of the new wood added:
Here are a couple pictures of the piece all fixed and refreshed:
The customer was thrilled with the piece and sent me pics of him all ready for Christmas:
I think snazzing him up for the Holidays is a great idea and might make that a tradition at the shop!
Cheers!
Oct 09
This great piece came in missing most of its left arm.
The collector requested we add a goblet.
Here’s clay mock up that was done for the customer to review and approve:
Here’s the piece done with the repair blended and color matched to the original piece:
The piece really did come out great, looks even better in person, and the customer was thrilled with it.