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Aug 25

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Because 100+ year old wooden vanity mirrors need help too. Broken/missing handle grain matched, sculpted to fit and finished to match.

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Mar 22

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A better angle on this ....its soooooo pretty!

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Mar 22

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Freshly polished whew! A lot more difficult than it looks.

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Mar 19

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Why are the only editing details needed in this scan deep in the cracks of this gnome? And why do the cracks have to be located so .....why, universe, why?

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Mar 17

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Stitching the border bead chain like the upholstery sewing machine..... 3d scanned, reverse engineered, redesigned, rescaled, and now really looking good.

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Mar 13

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Sorry for the long video, but this was too gorgeous not to share, and it was just the tack coats! Black dyed heavy birdseye (quilted maybe?)maple.... more on this project later once we get it tuned up and settled down.

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Mar 8

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Daylight Savings Time change provided a great opportunity to scan this statue in an exterior environment!

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Feb 19

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Refinishing hardware to complement wood tones.

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@artofrealestatestl  this should improve your day.
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Feb 1

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Wouldn't it be terrific if it could be made as fast as it simulates? This was replicated with 3d scanning, then digitally modified, sculpted, and scaled, from the original.

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Nov 2

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It's fireplace season! 2 fireplace mantels finished in 2 days for 2 different clients. But which one was originally painted?

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Oct 4

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Wishing more people would go for the BOLD colors somedays - this is on fire figuratively, and will be later literally once candles go back in for dinner!

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Sep 28

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When this bench came in, it was just rusty metal brackets, no hardware, no boards. So we stripped, painted, milled new boards from matching rough stock, and custom fitted each individual slat and bored through with new hardware. The biggest surprise was how inconsistent the holes in the metal brackets were to fit the new boards properly. Yes, that's the touchup paint in the jar on the seat.

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Sep 10

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This was a fun one to reupholster...."fuzzily". But what is more scary than upholstering in whites? Storing it until it is ready to be delivered! Gotta wrap it right. @studiolark 
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Aug 20

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Sometimes you gotta scan unique parts....but look at the incredible casting textures. You can barely see that in real life.

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Aug 16

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Sometimes replicating new parts allows for big upgrades in aesthetic, like this replacement auto console we exact matched, recreated, and heavy cleared back again for auto use. Old pieces still there for reference.

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May 7

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We refinish and repair/restore hardware too! Often fixing things locksmiths said they couldn't fix.... #stlrestorerefinishing 
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Apr 26

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From drawing to clay model to digital model to milled to painted and gilded! Crazy details and crazy challenges templating off the clay model. 
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Apr 24

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Trunk restored to look authentic!

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Apr 24

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Getting down to the nitty gritty on a 1920s emerson desk fan with variable speed! Pretty sure it has never been cleaned in 100 years, either. 
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Apr 29

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Superhero belts, anyone? Metallic silver

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Mar 30

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Steinway piano parts going through.... #stlrestorerefinishing #stlrestoreunique
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Sep 11

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That moment when you realize its such a difficult strip because the door underneath all the patches was a dart board mount!

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Aug 26

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This piece was a challenge - trim-over-fabric is a nice touch on top and bottom, but takes more work than the upholstery itself!

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Aug 25

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Because 100+ year old wooden vanity mirrors need help too. Broken/missing handle grain matched, sculpted to fit and finished to match.

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#stlrestorerefinishing 
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Aug 22

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And the final finish work! Hard to imagine where it started - look back at the process a few posts back if you missed it. Wonderful to get it back home and ready for another 100 years (or more).

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Aug 21

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Now the piece is assembled, checked over for aesthetics and function. Notice all the grain is aligned? Then repair and reinstall fancy appliques. And then to witness the natural color with the first sealer coat. This is the part where you hold your breath for an hour straight - its a refinishers skill used to make sure there are no defects when the base coat reveals them!!

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Aug 20

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Made a new top from laminated veneer core, the old stave core was wrong by design for expansion and contraction, plus warped in every direction imaginable. This top is stable, in line with grain on the rest of the piece, and my personal fave - axial oriented top grain rather than traditional left-to-right. 

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