{"id":256,"date":"2009-09-11T18:14:09","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T23:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/?p=256"},"modified":"2012-05-29T14:43:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:43:30","slug":"a-nutcracker-restoration-and-a-custom-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"A Nutcracker Restoration and a Custom Knife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month Brandon started looking into buying a couple nutcrackers for our anniversary.\u00a0 He discovered a few on Bob Mills&#8217; site that he was interested in.\u00a0 He contacted Bob regarding the nutcrackers and it ended up that Bob needed\u00a0 restoration work done on a rare 18th century nutcracker.\u00a0 This week we received a package from across the pond.\u00a0 The nutcracker is here and it is going be Brandon&#8217;s next project.\u00a0 Here are pictures of the nutcracker in it&#8217;s current condition&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_257\" style=\"width: 79px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/front_closeup3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-257 \" title=\"front_closeup3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/front_closeup3-69x300.jpg\" alt=\"Restoration Nutcracker\" width=\"69\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nutcracker to be Restored<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_258\" style=\"width: 92px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/back_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-258\" title=\"back_2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/back_2-82x300.jpg\" alt=\"Back of Nutcracker to be restored\" width=\"82\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back of Nutcracker to be restored<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_259\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/side_open.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-259\" title=\"side_open\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/side_open-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Side View of Nutcracker to be restored\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Side View of Nutcracker to be restored<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This nutcracker is petite and very special.\u00a0 The front handle had broke and someone did a fix with nails and some metal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are none like it in existence to compare to so Brandon will be working on designing an appropriate handle for it.\u00a0 Stay tuned for progress pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon has also been working on making a few custom knives.\u00a0 Here is a folding knife he has just recently finished and delivered to it&#8217;s owner&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_262\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/bills71.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262\" title=\"bills71\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/bills71-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"Folder Knife with Mosaic Pin\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Custom Folder Knife with Mosaic Pin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_264\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/bills_topview1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-264\" title=\"bills_topview1\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/bills_topview1-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"Folder Knife with Mosaic Pin\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Custom Folder Knife with Mosaic Pin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He has a few more that he is working on that I will post at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month Brandon started looking into buying a couple nutcrackers for our anniversary.\u00a0 He discovered a few on Bob Mills&#8217; 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