{"id":794,"date":"2011-05-03T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/?p=794"},"modified":"2012-09-02T07:57:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T12:57:15","slug":"owl-nutcracker-restoration-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=794","title":{"rendered":"Owl Nutcracker Restoration Complete!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon completed the restoration of the owl nutcracker.\u00a0 Like every project that comes through the workshop this restoration had its own set of challenges.\u00a0 Each project is a learning experience and much is learned on each one.\u00a0 Brandon is quite persnickety with getting everything lined up and looking seamless.\u00a0 Then he puts the same care into the finish to make the restoration work look like it never was broke.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon had to add the &#8220;ears&#8221; and beak.\u00a0 The stump was also broken and needed to be added to.\u00a0 Here are some pictures of the finished nutcracker&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9459_1.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[794]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-795\" title=\"IMG_9459_1\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9459_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9459_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9447.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[794]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-796\" title=\"IMG_9447\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9447-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9447\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9448.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[794]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-797\" title=\"IMG_9448\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9448-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9448\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_94571.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[794]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-799\" title=\"IMG_9457\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_94571-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9457\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9470.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[794]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-800\" title=\"IMG_9470\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_9470-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9470\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This piece came out beautifully.\u00a0 My pictures do not do it justice.\u00a0 It was quite a struggle to get good pictures with the lack of sunlight around here!\u00a0 I think we need a break from all the rain&#8230;&#8230;.enough is enough already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon completed the restoration of the owl nutcracker.\u00a0 Like every project that comes through the workshop this restoration had its own set of challenges.\u00a0 Each project is a learning experience and much is learned on each one.\u00a0 Brandon is quite persnickety with getting everything lined up and looking seamless.\u00a0 Then he puts the same care 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