{"id":3345,"date":"2018-10-13T13:15:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2018-10-13T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T18:15:27","slug":"early-lever-nutcracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=3345","title":{"rendered":"Early Lever Nutcracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>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.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3346 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3347 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_2.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_2-40x150.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3349 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_4.jpg 151w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_4-73x300.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3348 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_3.jpg 164w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_3-40x150.jpg 40w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_B4_3-79x300.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>I removed all the old repairs, replaced the damaged areas with Boxwood, and blended them into the original piece:<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3352 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_1.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_1-48x150.jpg 48w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_1-95x300.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3353 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_2.jpg 242w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_2-43x150.jpg 43w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/in_process_2-86x300.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>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&#8217;s great patina:<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3356 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_4.jpg 173w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_4-41x150.jpg 41w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_4-82x300.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3354 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_1.jpg 182w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_1-43x150.jpg 43w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_1-85x300.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3355 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_3.jpg 165w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_3-39x150.jpg 39w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Early_Box_After_3-78x300.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Both myself and the customer are very pleased with how well this piece turned out.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I removed all the old repairs, replaced the damaged areas with Boxwood, and blended them into the original piece: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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