Restoration and Repair
I regularly do restoration and repair of both architectural interiors and furniture. Over the last several years, I worked extensively on the Worthington Mansion in Quilcene, where I colored new, replacement moldings to match the conserved existing moldings as part of the restoration of the building. I also repaired much of the furniture in the house. I have also done architectural and furniture restoration in Boston and San Francisco.
Contact me:
415.310.1770
Front Parlor bay window.
Patching evident.
Upper trim at target blocks.
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Baseboard before.
After
Baseboard before.
After
After.
SW Parlor bay window trim before exposed cedar from wall rebuild.
SW Parlor bay window trim before
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Front parlor window trim: cedar exposed by wall reconstruction colored.
Bay window trim done.
After
Central parlor new baseboard before
After.
Library double window before
Library double window in process.
Library double window after
Office bay window before.
Worthington SE office bay target blocks before.
Sill support cope fill.
Worthington SE office bay window before.
Worthington SE office bay window after
SW upstairs bedroom before.
Wall reconstruction protrusion.
SW Bedroom upstairs in process.
Upstairs SE bedroom after.
Pocket door damaged by loose bricks protruding from fireplace.
Detail.
Closeup.
Routing out the old veneer.
Routing complete.
Gluing in new veneer
Veneer in.
Repair is colored and shellacked.
Pocket door replaced long shot.
Single pocket door repaired.
Pocket door repair, closeup.
Chair Repair: replaced missing parts.
Chair Repair colored and varnished.
Klysmos chair repair.
Chairs for Al Capone's boat, Acania. The project: install arms on this wide chair.
Capone's boat, Acania. Chairs: rough joined parts on platform.
Sockets shouldered and dovetailed.
Notching arm to back post.
Acania arms joined.
Plexi pattern for locating joinery to different chairs.
Arm blanks joined and notched onto back posts.
Rough arm and arm support blanks joined.
Rough joined set.
Rosette let into rough arm.
Rosette discs fit into arm.
Arm sets joined, rough shaped.
More shaping.
Turned rosette setting in, done.
Rosette modeling start.
Knuckle and rosette side view, closeup.
Knuckle front view.
Arm glued up.
Arm closeup, rosette.
Arm and arm support.
Arm complete side view.
Side view, arp and arm support complete.
Knuckle closeup.
Arm detail inside chair.
Chair complete
Worthington stair rail at original height.
Low Newel.
Rail Corner, low.
Low rail terminates into wall.
Rail out on dollies.
Stair rail off.
Cleat let into floor.
Torsion box stringer attached to cleat.
The kneewall about to go on.
Kneewall on.
Extending the newel.
From the stairwell.
Newel cap and finial on.
Shellacking the kneewall, adding color and murk.
Long Shot.
Complete
Some finish
Closer.
From the hall.
At the corner.
Restoration