tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31061677521939161912024-03-13T08:32:01.389-07:00ToshmahalHankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-63458010735752217162016-04-03T19:38:00.002-07:002016-04-03T19:38:41.038-07:00Before & After: Heywood Wakefield Dining Set Restoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here's a recent example of some of our furniture restoration work. This Heywood Wakefield set arrived with considerable wear, staining and table leaves that didn't match. </div>
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After the old finish was removed and all surfaces sanded and prepped we applied a light wheat finish. Every effort was made to bring out the natural beauty of the wood and get this set back into shape!<br />
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Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-83679844581975443702015-09-15T09:25:00.000-07:002015-09-15T09:25:56.019-07:00Toshmahal at Inwood Antique MallWe've recently leased a space over at Inwood Antique Mall just off I35 and are already feeling right at home. Our good friends Stephen and Jose, fellow dealers at the mall, have even given us a hand arranging and setting up our booth to best show off all the restored furniture and mid century housewares we have available. Take a look at the pics and be sure to stop by the mall to see everything in person!<br />
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our restored Jens Risom desk fits in perfectly with Stephen and Jose's mid century credenza, lamps, wall unit, and china cabinet.</div>
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American of Martinsville credenza, Drexel tables, Stanley dresser set, purses, wall art, and mid century curtains!</div>
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Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-55043886099638172092015-07-03T19:32:00.000-07:002015-07-03T19:32:24.797-07:00New to the Toshmahal Store and Items ON SALE! Just finished restoring this beautiful set of 3 claro walnut dressers (2 high boys and one long dresser with mirror) . I believe they are by Stanley. (sunken pulls are very indicative of this, which are also in pristine condition) Very nice graining and construction, a little sapwood mixed in for nice contrast. These are pretty rare to find in this condition.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We also have this amazing Dining Room Set by Young Mfg, Labeled 'Dallas Show Samples'. I have seen Young Mfg. credenza;s about, and they are nice and very well constructed, but these I have not seen anywhere and I honestly believe these are one of a kind. They are in amazing shape as well. Beautiful diamond book match grain on the front of the china cabinet/hutch. The dining table is extendable with one leaf. The chairs are solid construction with a bent veneered ply back, sculpted legs, and absolutely no veneer chipping which is highly unusual for something of this age and this type. I have restored/refinished these completely as well and added new upholstery to the seats which is a nice compliment to the coloring of the chairs. They are sturdy, no loose joints anywhere and very comfortable. The top front caps on the legs of the 4 side chairs are very reminiscent of Finn Juhl. Very good Mid Century American made, Danish style furniture. I happen to be pretty picky about what I get for resale and these are no exception to that rule</div>
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These pieces are offered separately or as a complete dining room set. Both are marked down through this weekend but if you are interested in both the table and china cabinet there is a deeper discount.</div>
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Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-81222797775996814232015-05-01T19:14:00.002-07:002015-05-01T19:14:26.151-07:00New Items, New Store, and our first sale!This past week we've set up an online store directly on <a href="http://www.toshmahal.com/shop.html" target="_blank">Toshmahal.com</a>, hoping to make the buying experience a bit more personal and affordable for all. Several new items have been added as well including an amazing dining set by Young Mfg. complete with table, 6 chairs, and china cabinet with hutch.<br />
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Our first sale was this beautiful American of Martinsville square coffee table.<br />
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It arrived safely and in perfect shape to its new home in Brooklyn today. Thanks Deborah for the photo, it looks like it fits right in! Glad you are pleased with your table and this was such a pleasant experience all around!<br />
<br />Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-21231057389675219742015-04-17T07:27:00.003-07:002015-04-17T07:27:54.226-07:00YES , I DO HAVE RESTORED MID-CENTURY FURNITURE FOR SALE!!I have been restoring mid-century furniture for many years now and I have come across some really great stuff in my restorations and in my general meanderings about (IE: Curb, thrift store, friends) and have always hesitated to go into the selling market for many reasons I won't really get into here, but...I got a push in (hopefully) the right direction fairly recently and decided to take the plunge and hoped I wouldn't be 'stepping on anyone's toes'. far from it, people have been very supportive and encouraging with my foray into the unknown. I have a few good people out there looking for projects to restore and sell and have a couple of trailer loads already restored and ready to go up. I have several listings already posted and several scheduled to go up. There is a link from my website to my storefront at One Kings Lane and I will also be selling directly from my site and directly from my shop if the situation should present itself that way. Here are a few of the first items going up for sale (as well as the table that started it all which has it's own story) and a link to the One Kings Lane page (which will be ever changing but adding more in the next few days).<br />
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Nice Calro Walnut, Lane Style Coffee Table with Solid Walnut Base</div>
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Table Top Milled and Glued Up Again</div>
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Top with Shape Rough Cut</div>
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Parts of Apron and Legs with Joinery Cut</div>
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I stained this to look the proper aged color. I was pretty happy with the results. These will be available from Handcrafted Modern. Since this was salvaged lumber for the top, the grain orientation was not an option to change, but I can orient the grain either width wise or length wise depending on your preference. I can obviously do variations in size, just wanted to use as much as I could of the old top here. Here are a couple of pictures of the finished piece.<br /><br />
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Now, I suppose I will have to design and build some dining chairs...<br />
(I have Actually had those in the works for a couple of months now and am trying to get them more refined before I do any sort of mock up design. Also have been working on some case goods designs but That will be for another posting.Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-20670534046824001592013-04-29T07:44:00.000-07:002013-09-11T19:16:47.823-07:00Seatmore Table and Chairs<span style="font-family: inherit;">A little while back I had a client come in that brought me these chairs and table. I think at one time these were manufactured to go in all sorts of soda shops around the country. <span style="white-space: pre;">Apparently these are attributed to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DH60IG/?tag=elecc-20" target="_blank">FRANK RIEDER & SONS, PHILADEPHIA, PA. </a></span> I have had great success at restoring latex covered pieces in the past and they are difficult to say the very least. This one was no exception to the rule. I also had some pretty extensive glue ups and repairs to do to them after I removed all of the latex as well as repairs to the joinery on the table. I also had to re-make several pieces and luckily I had some of the long leaf pine just laying about the shop. (there were chairs her from two different sets, long leaf pine and quarter sawn oak. I don't know why anyone would ever cover these up...)Here is what the set looked like when it came in....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the process, there are many things that you need to avoid stripping/sanding and so, unlike what many people think, it's not just dipping it (which I never do) or sanding off the finish (a total no-no in my book, ever) and just painting on some stripper. In this process, I ALWAYS like to save any label or marking that is original to the piece if at all possible and I have many different methods of doing this. In this search for better ways to preserve them, and preserving the furniture in general, I have taken it upon myself to do more research, usually just out of curiosity, on the pieces and origins of the furniture...I have decided, since I take so many pictures in the first place (not always, but usually), to offer this as sort of an extra service to those that want it. I like to inform people about their furniture if I can. I have decided to offer a sort of pictoral history of the repairs and whenever possible historical data or links about the origins of the furniture in question. That being said, I sort of offered that up on these and was able to save what was left of the labels on them. Here are a couple of pics and a couple of pics of the finished pieces. </span></div>
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Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-80813658687219720392012-10-02T06:48:00.003-07:002012-10-02T06:48:54.218-07:00Before and AfterI normally don't post all of my reviews but, since the frequency of my posting has suffered a little as of late, I wanted to add this link to Lindsey Allen's review from the '<a href="http://betterafter.net/" target="_blank">Better After</a>' blog.... Really nice review. I'll be posting more soon, just working on finalizing some pics for the next one. Thanks for reading anyhow. Here's a link to Lindsey's review...<a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2012/09/the-wood-wizard.html" target="_blank">Before and After's</a><br />
-And, just to keep with the theme, here's a before and after, just for kicks....(this was my Great Grandmother's, Grandmother's, and now my Mother's... part of a whole set ((Luce Furniture Co. from 1920))...More on this later, putting together this post now, so this is just a taste..)<br />
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As well as loving and restoring MCM pieces, I love when Art Deco and MCM get together and create something...That being said, this is one fine example of that trend , Designed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Rohde" target="_blank">Gilbert Rhode</a> (even though he is known as one of the founders of the Modernist movement) for Herman Miller in 1933. It seems he was very ahead of its time.<br />
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I am also restoring several other pieces from this same series (an Upright bar cabinet and tea cart), as well as a maple barrel chair designed by him. I will also post some pics of these as they are completed. For now, we'll focus on the credenza..<br />
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This one was not in very rough shape, but definitely in need of some restoration. I am giving a little glimpse here into the process (hopefully not to give everyone 'tired head'), just so you can see how extensive the refinishing process (especially with a two tone) is on some of these pieces.<br />
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We normally dis-assemble cabinets somewhat to have more of a uniform finish (ie: handles, glass, doors, drawers out and sometimes the back removed if the inside is to be done) and this was definitely no exception, especially since it was being readied for a museum. (I am not privelaged to know which museum yet, unfortunately, but excited about the prospect, nonetheless)</div>
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Here are some pictures of the inside...The drawers and doors were done inside and out as well as all of the accessory drawers. I love the way the drawer slides encompass the whole height of the drawer and instead of just one top drawer with a couple of trays, you also get a whole bank of drawers to house different utensils. Very cool. </div>
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<b><br /></b></div>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-17631326568633234832012-04-09T08:33:00.012-07:002012-04-11T09:03:48.747-07:00Furniture from afarWell, I haven't had much time to blog lately. Been overwhelmed a bit by life in general and having two beautiful girls to help take care of. Your priorities change a bit. I wanted to add this to my story line though...<br />I have had furniture/clients come to me from all over Texas, Oklahoma and have regular clients in Austin, Waco especially. These people came to me all the way from Wellington Texas, which is in the Texas Panhandle (very close to Amarillo, where I spent some time as a kid)...I was really happy that they felt it was worth coming all that way to have me restore their newly inherited furniture. They were very nice people and super easy to deal with. I sent them pics along the way of the restoration process and tried to keep them well informed on the whole process.<br />There was literally a whole truckload (17' truck) of furniture when it was all said and done.<br />Two Gibbings love seats, one long Gibbings couch, a large and a small Gibbings coffee table, a china cabinet with a hutch, a dining table and a rocking chair in need of a refinishing and arm repair...When it was done, they couldn't have been more happier with the finished pieces. We helped them pack up and sent them back on their way home, hoping that everything made it safely. Well, soon after they got home. Katy sent me this picture and a nice note.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuLoRlWjXzY0cluxxcVbFWcHwGubTR-b2I_E7kzsRIB9MKJVy-rB-TyTpc4I9fTXSv8wTwIAU6oL1b5D6P3Ch2p8zZSfUqLuO2QNaQT9aIYX-y6uzr_TamOc8XjULXN8lzadihq5BadI/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuLoRlWjXzY0cluxxcVbFWcHwGubTR-b2I_E7kzsRIB9MKJVy-rB-TyTpc4I9fTXSv8wTwIAU6oL1b5D6P3Ch2p8zZSfUqLuO2QNaQT9aIYX-y6uzr_TamOc8XjULXN8lzadihq5BadI/s320/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729428224148202466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here are a few pictures of the furniture in the works....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYtrN2Gj49T57AxTn9Mj7qPXrS6hgy5E2rC0ZPsJ1cgcbyqCNHCVXWYWIkBkqSs87m_fhI5BddSq6yEYvqwelE4-T7rcr4_Td6GiRnIfoa1QsVRynfHe0mFNVpbPuOw5dCro5v1GyTTE/s1600/furn+164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYtrN2Gj49T57AxTn9Mj7qPXrS6hgy5E2rC0ZPsJ1cgcbyqCNHCVXWYWIkBkqSs87m_fhI5BddSq6yEYvqwelE4-T7rcr4_Td6GiRnIfoa1QsVRynfHe0mFNVpbPuOw5dCro5v1GyTTE/s320/furn+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730169639037863586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Small Gibbings Coffee Table Before Restoration</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAToI4j5D6MPefXHMHIp9o5B1sWdD98UYkY7BKWrcj2Hkt6J21O0YUjZ2ZchFYWjAbBLpNHTLNFh1kRUdWh1MDRO0zOpRGAHVgN4sR6K12FlZf8ZmpwkM7Fa1L3CF9VhyphenhyphenKrrO1SGsb9w/s1600/furn+168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAToI4j5D6MPefXHMHIp9o5B1sWdD98UYkY7BKWrcj2Hkt6J21O0YUjZ2ZchFYWjAbBLpNHTLNFh1kRUdWh1MDRO0zOpRGAHVgN4sR6K12FlZf8ZmpwkM7Fa1L3CF9VhyphenhyphenKrrO1SGsb9w/s320/furn+168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730169645840989378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gibbings Coffee Table Before restoration</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfpExgDAWkrl7ak_G2-AvL8VJCHvVbRoAUG2C4_YCI9Mc-5WtGdMJABECTCj6dTa1T06iwuvZItVhOPAxhn89w02ycc7FCdvKz95M83Fsc5LJt0NuzcPh24guX6oPW6CE1gBR-efXYHU/s1600/IMG-20120320-00544.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfpExgDAWkrl7ak_G2-AvL8VJCHvVbRoAUG2C4_YCI9Mc-5WtGdMJABECTCj6dTa1T06iwuvZItVhOPAxhn89w02ycc7FCdvKz95M83Fsc5LJt0NuzcPh24guX6oPW6CE1gBR-efXYHU/s320/IMG-20120320-00544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730169653639162034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gibbings Love Seat Stretcher Repair</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ooQG4VXSdIR9ZXQpq5ymqp3Mj17OKSFoLRy_HXTSMheeFzOlMoSqn72ivXde9wpwbQaaHCnoM83Z137h3PFYq8y5d2SzqTihaXYhD612_c9SFRVGl-kMkl7-vmOaV13YHIW33Pxe8MA/s1600/IMG-20120322-00546.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ooQG4VXSdIR9ZXQpq5ymqp3Mj17OKSFoLRy_HXTSMheeFzOlMoSqn72ivXde9wpwbQaaHCnoM83Z137h3PFYq8y5d2SzqTihaXYhD612_c9SFRVGl-kMkl7-vmOaV13YHIW33Pxe8MA/s320/IMG-20120322-00546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730169662713605250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two Gibbings Love Seats ready for the booth</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3R4HQ6QYf3JJoZSz4blb-GwJxm4uYDcG_CDLJ32QZMaJk9pfct1Puao2nPNxp2e9JSGbEya2VOVfICPjCL8g8vrSBRPdugoA1A18ck3vAWPHlNhvodrrOFPYgwArOGPyGb5nBeMJ3oU/s1600/IMG-20120323-00559.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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It's also nice to know that this stuff goes to a good home. What a pleasure. Thanks Charlie and Katy.<br /></div>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-21669652474036874702011-10-19T06:01:00.000-07:002011-10-19T07:17:21.698-07:00Paul Evans Cityscape Coffee Table<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOgYKkJRtACTdnWip90AoBDV74Z0H2htJGVcdqNgetjLoB8682JAhlzJfCnEEnVgDodjH4FI_nbfi2H-cX39chj3stwufzXRnA3sySLI_SygQt5pGFlEbGOfqfgEPNJzGd3V5pYmSviM/s1600/evans_1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh2jwdAVNCNfPhifpMkvMfY90VJdMw7_uTtGY3MilCt8NhUFZapuKR-42BvrAvAkizU5tnyMCncIASJxr_7fXG4Kwuq2K4YYI96UBDvfyUEpWijZPIWxL26feMVviWb5GfRKJm3HLafA/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh2jwdAVNCNfPhifpMkvMfY90VJdMw7_uTtGY3MilCt8NhUFZapuKR-42BvrAvAkizU5tnyMCncIASJxr_7fXG4Kwuq2K4YYI96UBDvfyUEpWijZPIWxL26feMVviWb5GfRKJm3HLafA/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665200559105779362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Finished Piece</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />This is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Evans">Paul Evans</a> Cityscape coffee table I received from a client in the Fort Worth area who was planning to take it to show it in the <a href="http://www.dollyjohnsonantiqueshow.com/">48th annual Dolly Johnson Antique & Art Show</a>. It was also to be featured in <a href="http://www.360westmagazine.com/">360 West magazine</a>, which I thought was pretty neat.<br />This was when I had first moved into my new shop here by the levy..The piece was in really rough shape. I've done several of these Paul Evans pieces and have had great success with them. I really like the olive burl veneer and some of their designs are really great, even though some are a little over the top, it's got a certain deco quality about it as well as having the sleekness of a modern design.<br /><br />One thing I love especially about this, is not necessarily even the design, but the philosophy behind the design and production of it, which is exactly the type of thing we are going to be trying to do here in the very near future (it is called <a href="http://handcraftedmodern.com/">Hand Crafted Modern</a>, for those of you interested and we will be making prototypes and refining designs for a few lines of furniture this fall).... Their philosophy is basically the same as ours...Every piece should have the same amount of lovingly designed and hand crafted and finished care as the last one or the one after it. This way, you have nothing but truly one of a kind pieces of custom furniture even if they are from the same basic design, each one is different and cared for throughout the whole creative process.<br />(from Wikipedia) The artist's relationship with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Directional_Furniture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directional Furniture (page does not exist)">Directional Furniture</a> set a unique standard for creative manufacture by insisting every piece is made by hand, finished by hand, supervised by the artist at each step of production, one piece at a time.<br /><br />I had been told it needed some pieces of veneer glued up, so I thought, o.k. , no problem, nothing I can't handle...Well, if you look at this piece closer (which is a series of boxes, connected to one another) , you begin to realize, that a few pieces of veneer turns into several dozen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z74aro-l4hJXeNX4SW_scz_GydL3FgZTDh8gwF6h3JgUTeSIvAOjZiXMuRf1S2rk4hvw1fdxWI1Jbc7FvhhE7IPLmWS7P-4OgMn8HlvzAc0DY-I9KLahswxWJE-U-LtseefxXVqbMi8/s1600/furn+074.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z74aro-l4hJXeNX4SW_scz_GydL3FgZTDh8gwF6h3JgUTeSIvAOjZiXMuRf1S2rk4hvw1fdxWI1Jbc7FvhhE7IPLmWS7P-4OgMn8HlvzAc0DY-I9KLahswxWJE-U-LtseefxXVqbMi8/s320/furn+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665199341182660818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">First glue/clamp ups</span><br /><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Be0aMuyPoheYxIsEbmMdS7tXpk_9dnbxnon6VUa_RETf6DQlLsT75eTgmsEk_iLgDthiRSvwbE3pychl0UQGvj-Av5EjjM9RmREgj49EeVzVjGB6Bvn-_xjZ9nGtOm-lT-c89976Ev4/s1600/furn+077.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOEZyC83PXsOYwrNdK5GRDMy76prgkovnLIW2nMgY7bnatOgXIpBtHcarNmqTGHg4CxscR4j6LldAwkOlfHSWSisruX4X4tj6__h1pghICP0WgwZVHR2ZbTjsspkK4cLEh0gE0vhSy2w/s1600/furn+077.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOEZyC83PXsOYwrNdK5GRDMy76prgkovnLIW2nMgY7bnatOgXIpBtHcarNmqTGHg4CxscR4j6LldAwkOlfHSWSisruX4X4tj6__h1pghICP0WgwZVHR2ZbTjsspkK4cLEh0gE0vhSy2w/s320/furn+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665204179731902738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Alternate View</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOQJg_PKL7RCjfuhis7Nb1fYwBJZ6gKwZLvM3QY5xBecWGiIz6Yr6DoMXut9rY1qJxYUSUFV0-qcNRluWqi3UKVrQ4KAel0WYI3ibWGtCN5un5_SdYmwU5rSidTLRiAZj_Q9YvbL0stU/s1600/furn+080.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOQJg_PKL7RCjfuhis7Nb1fYwBJZ6gKwZLvM3QY5xBecWGiIz6Yr6DoMXut9rY1qJxYUSUFV0-qcNRluWqi3UKVrQ4KAel0WYI3ibWGtCN5un5_SdYmwU5rSidTLRiAZj_Q9YvbL0stU/s320/furn+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665204434563816482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">More Clamps Being Added</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z74aro-l4hJXeNX4SW_scz_GydL3FgZTDh8gwF6h3JgUTeSIvAOjZiXMuRf1S2rk4hvw1fdxWI1Jbc7FvhhE7IPLmWS7P-4OgMn8HlvzAc0DY-I9KLahswxWJE-U-LtseefxXVqbMi8/s1600/furn+074.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-zIOQjzZ8azpLD7xo5Jq8pIHE48GnrkUaRfz8RmpeSEe80msZlb6v2Y6p4vZ13Dq1AQIX4Haq7XjSirSsU1-G0_Jek_jsyZ6a0fJVIXJXSPPKJSbXeDgm4Ia_Jmf2ryMSa_mSdvpMdM/s1600/furn+082.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-zIOQjzZ8azpLD7xo5Jq8pIHE48GnrkUaRfz8RmpeSEe80msZlb6v2Y6p4vZ13Dq1AQIX4Haq7XjSirSsU1-G0_Jek_jsyZ6a0fJVIXJXSPPKJSbXeDgm4Ia_Jmf2ryMSa_mSdvpMdM/s320/furn+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665204833680620962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Another Alternate View</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIatfz284ApoqE6nlTg0WT5JXyAXztOlnjlKp4aiUQ3WNp-uW-ntP9guH-u3nb8tIjYO6CzDliiW5FsUFnBcda-nGsVmLcFVpyAjvcooQMcQVxGSCs6d4dVEO1OR9fXVejLsWRiy5cz30/s1600/furn+089.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIatfz284ApoqE6nlTg0WT5JXyAXztOlnjlKp4aiUQ3WNp-uW-ntP9guH-u3nb8tIjYO6CzDliiW5FsUFnBcda-nGsVmLcFVpyAjvcooQMcQVxGSCs6d4dVEO1OR9fXVejLsWRiy5cz30/s320/furn+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665205109789581490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clampscape </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />This set of boxes is veneered on every side by dozens of pieces of olive burl veneer and chrome plated steel. Most of the chrome was in decent shape, just needed a bit of polishing , but the olive burl veneer was peeling, splitting and torn from all sides. There were also a couple of dozen pieces of veneer missing that had to be measured , re-cut and re-applied (after the surface was scraped clean at the substrate). Towards the end of the glue ups, I started to realize that it was absolutely necessary to remove the piece of chrome on the end box hiding the first set of screws that held the last box to the one next to it, which would in turn reveal the next when it was removed. This way I would be able to glue up and clamp pieces that I couldn't otherwise get to and get an even finish all the way around, when I actually got to that point.<br />This one was definitely a challenge. I found the veneer I needed and it was a perfect match, once I applied to proper toner to it during the finishing process. I first carefully removed all of the failing veneer, scraped and cleaned the surface it was to be applied to (also marking every piece of veneer so as to know where it went back to) and re-applied and glued up everything I was able to get to before disassembling the boxes....<br /><br />Once this was done, I marked, measured, cut and dry fit all of the veneer pieces that were actually missing and applied them as well. At this point I took apart the boxes and repeated the process with the other pieces I wasn't able to get to at first (in hindsight, it wouldn't have been a bad idea to disassemble the boxes first, but I was trying to avoid it for several reasons)... That all said and done ( which took several dozen hours) I was ready to begin the preparation for finishing....<br />We taped off all of the chrome, stripped it box by box and then let it dry, checked the tape and re-taped for sanding, got everything finish sanded, removed the tape and taped again for finishing....<br /><br />FINALLY!! I was able to move it into the paint booth. I applied the toner I had mixed to match what would be the original aged patina of the olive burl and then applied the rest of the finish. I then re-assembled the boxes, did one last glue up as well as gluing back the piece of chrome I had removed ( the boxes had already been consecutively numbered on the bottom so I didn't actually have to re-mark them so they went back in the correct order) and cleaned it up as well somewhere there polishing the chrome. Unfortunately, my name didn't get mentioned in the article for the restoration, but here is the final piece and the article it was in. Pretty happy it made it in there, nonetheless.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOgYKkJRtACTdnWip90AoBDV74Z0H2htJGVcdqNgetjLoB8682JAhlzJfCnEEnVgDodjH4FI_nbfi2H-cX39chj3stwufzXRnA3sySLI_SygQt5pGFlEbGOfqfgEPNJzGd3V5pYmSviM/s1600/evans_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOgYKkJRtACTdnWip90AoBDV74Z0H2htJGVcdqNgetjLoB8682JAhlzJfCnEEnVgDodjH4FI_nbfi2H-cX39chj3stwufzXRnA3sySLI_SygQt5pGFlEbGOfqfgEPNJzGd3V5pYmSviM/s320/evans_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665200559449915042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">360 Article</span></span><br /></div>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-6866891401212353602011-09-02T06:44:00.000-07:002011-09-02T07:49:56.112-07:00Some of My Finest Work Yet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yG-uoNFWldzYmDI2U5yqdYr-tAYPoC3WFgwEA9XvKKZFNPHyWsYEyJhtY7p_qybR5XePDXes5RhzmbCNV_aOPJdRdentUxya836ltQ4TMtXnWaZVNqnb8zfV3cHEBcAHFxu_VFyvC2k/s1600/mygirls+007.jpg">
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<br /> This makes all of the work I do, just that much more worth the effort. So happy to have these girls in my life. I have been super busy the past few months preparing for the arrival of these two and now keeping them happy and healthy takes so much energy, I'm sure even single child parents understand this, but I would never trade it.
<br />My muscles ache and my mind is reeling with sleep deprivation, I have trouble holding my head up, but I am more happy than I could have ever imagined. It IS all worth it. On August 21st, 2011, I was given two gifts and a great challenge... to be the best father and husband I could possibly be. Hopefully, somehow I can keep this up and measure up. It's funny how you find the strength to do something you feel so strongly about. Luckily, I can still get to the shop to do the work I need to do too, so I can keep my customers happy, bring home the bacon, and somehow find time to actually bring home the bacon and cook it, so my better half can focus more on her ten thousand things to do with being the best mother in the world and all. (which according to me, she is) Anyway, I'm rambling again. Anyway, if you'd like to see pics of them, you can go here,
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<br />Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-29436438357345604672011-06-11T11:09:00.001-07:002011-06-11T11:56:07.004-07:00For my Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p2vd4Q0D9jfh5CGBlMdFv-SIZAiTrHa-5eyOSer0lTF-9drV9f6SqVy8PG3n6F2hFIZlaDdUGUB8hcRIr8jY_g_47TpfdZGbdQOdro3mAlgqGUceGj6kq_p8rpaRT1OSSrlrrOS1Fvo/s1600/furn+298.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p2vd4Q0D9jfh5CGBlMdFv-SIZAiTrHa-5eyOSer0lTF-9drV9f6SqVy8PG3n6F2hFIZlaDdUGUB8hcRIr8jY_g_47TpfdZGbdQOdro3mAlgqGUceGj6kq_p8rpaRT1OSSrlrrOS1Fvo/s320/furn+298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035936039389602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This dresser (this is what we'll call it for now. I have a feeling it is an old 'gentleman's chest, but it has been used as a baby's dresser all it's life as far as I know..) has been in my family for many generations and had as many layers of paint added to it for whatever reason (according to my dear Mother, probably one of the only things holding it together). It was my Grandpa B's (that's Henry Jack Black) when he was a child. I am thinking it was probably acquired when he lived in California. I really had little idea what to expect when I laid eyes on it again. It was used by both of my sisters, painted (lovingly, but painted) in Breckenridge years ago. Since I have two twin girls on the way, it was given to my wife and I to use for them and hopefully pass on to future generations.<br />Well, when I looked closer, I noticed some places where the paint was chipping (there were more than a few) and was happy to find that it was made from Solid Long Leaf Pine. This is not just any pine, but so sturdy that they used to make ship masts from it. Reason being, there is much more grain per square inch than regular pine, making it stouter and stronger almost as maple, but not quite as hard, just more stable and sturdy. Not to mention the fact that the graining is also very nice.<br />Well, After many hours of stripping off layers of paint, scraping and scouring, dental scrapers and all, (Many people aren't aware of this, but stripping old latex/colored lacquer/Milk paint involves much more than just painting on some stripper and wiping it off. Even the strongest of industrial rated strippers are not strong enough just to melt off this finish) I was really torn as to what stain I wanted to use on it. I knew I wanted it to be natural and for the wood grain to come through, but wasn't sure how it would look with the carving, so was considering something darker.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">here are the door and drawer as they were painted before I started</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ypYSGq8A_g5yF9KAkqkw3QS7XEuwmGRDREl6FE4X25uUMZ0rzHPLBSBMVbxep2Jx74LBIi2mKlzarKtC80aieVK6J2NU3S38q7XyJTRC2w4SvKMqwAS0O3lySYgD5qg8Xio1y6YtqtE/s1600/furn+142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ypYSGq8A_g5yF9KAkqkw3QS7XEuwmGRDREl6FE4X25uUMZ0rzHPLBSBMVbxep2Jx74LBIi2mKlzarKtC80aieVK6J2NU3S38q7XyJTRC2w4SvKMqwAS0O3lySYgD5qg8Xio1y6YtqtE/s320/furn+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617032019633645634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe59uXXpiTWuVpDqbI0wMRdjhSrwWEIJm4w_g9PwP2b6KKg2DhoYnbkRoAn5Ztg_TVnLt4OmlCa5lh5akj-Pz85R1ZoHTMMNE81BF2l9UrG_c-m4IyWfwJCpzht_KGQYoWvqiDtTaWPM/s1600/furn+141.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe59uXXpiTWuVpDqbI0wMRdjhSrwWEIJm4w_g9PwP2b6KKg2DhoYnbkRoAn5Ztg_TVnLt4OmlCa5lh5akj-Pz85R1ZoHTMMNE81BF2l9UrG_c-m4IyWfwJCpzht_KGQYoWvqiDtTaWPM/s320/furn+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617032016726289730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I normally insist on restoring things back to what would be the natural aged color of the wood as if it had never been touched, so this was what I intended to do, but after applying the color, was still unsure...My wife urged me on, so I kept on in that direction. After staining one door, I applied the white to all of the hand carved areas with a fine tip brush (more painstaking work, but well worth it in the end) and then the whole picture started to come together. I finished out one door and knew this was exactly what we wanted (I had finished the inside drawers prior to this, but once I saw the combination, I knew this was the right thing for it).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">With the painting and stain applied</span>...<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbp6EjIt6m4Ofzxh0VDa4QLWBfE2Ol0ZK7hZx8PUcW3PqYMXZ6xIMuU2K_2SRQxQGBe8fjxvGKcOF0Pz7x1vEvCX6RUdATeDAzpyEvs3MH3yzEyflOp3TjoLtOl5zjHhIj3vse8nCWuA/s1600/furn+279.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbp6EjIt6m4Ofzxh0VDa4QLWBfE2Ol0ZK7hZx8PUcW3PqYMXZ6xIMuU2K_2SRQxQGBe8fjxvGKcOF0Pz7x1vEvCX6RUdATeDAzpyEvs3MH3yzEyflOp3TjoLtOl5zjHhIj3vse8nCWuA/s320/furn+279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617033283472078610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">With clear coating applied<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdSs_gUeoliDVho80JQcPGeYszvlRtEZwiDXaS6hRAWpY4oWno7ZPZR_uRV7381GURdZICB6xIztrlcs7XZwUG2284DIg2rYn5IoE9dUuJHf_0ZPsyx9HU4I0yY5dRNpw42DmlT-XNJI/s1600/furn+284.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdSs_gUeoliDVho80JQcPGeYszvlRtEZwiDXaS6hRAWpY4oWno7ZPZR_uRV7381GURdZICB6xIztrlcs7XZwUG2284DIg2rYn5IoE9dUuJHf_0ZPsyx9HU4I0yY5dRNpw42DmlT-XNJI/s320/furn+284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617033284482187986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After finishing all of the drawers, I had to repair the upper rail, the hinges and make sure the wallowed out screws were set in place to stay. Finally, I had some brass knobs (the other knobs were yellow pine so I am sure they had been replaced) that were lying around doing nothing, added some machine screws to them since they were missing and they just fit, and just happened to go perfectly with the finish. I hope my Grandfather, god rest his soul, is as proud of it as we are. Maybe it will last another 100 years now. Here are some more of the pictures in it's final home, our little girls' nursery, which is another story altogether.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0VO8SzhCu6lUyj_FAC1z1BAkAdIiKHwaFui9EmCHd3LrOZ_Kim3OALQjyKiY2GDXsSK9PyG-qtgAv8FCMWtki5juC3WJgv4huCj6cY900upMFvljrUPPmeCuILI66ADAjCfKLDIHuas/s1600/furn+315.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0VO8SzhCu6lUyj_FAC1z1BAkAdIiKHwaFui9EmCHd3LrOZ_Kim3OALQjyKiY2GDXsSK9PyG-qtgAv8FCMWtki5juC3WJgv4huCj6cY900upMFvljrUPPmeCuILI66ADAjCfKLDIHuas/s320/furn+315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035388387479538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlJPUXKLOU9tbq1-pE0-XPAr2NN9OGqWEibs5LZ065Y1nEILmfzUw3ZwqnCTQxW1HbB1yJdCZ7uJPulekNwEs-dW7EdXQ0swsRWuwaQdSi3Ya_MJ9V3KF5kc9xFwL2m7SdxXTI3Sk1nY/s1600/furn+312.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlJPUXKLOU9tbq1-pE0-XPAr2NN9OGqWEibs5LZ065Y1nEILmfzUw3ZwqnCTQxW1HbB1yJdCZ7uJPulekNwEs-dW7EdXQ0swsRWuwaQdSi3Ya_MJ9V3KF5kc9xFwL2m7SdxXTI3Sk1nY/s320/furn+312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035379200888450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TCcmipzeClLsOd2csV1KQSCdfzUiJB17VMQuceUJG1BNd-Tq6kwZlakZOjXT22lEsVzrQL7xhqZCKXF9YMnaafVdLNg3EhkCl95HcxrKAbUabqjcln-i7kwksh2o-cW4KqsEr_-F_kc/s1600/furn+307.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TCcmipzeClLsOd2csV1KQSCdfzUiJB17VMQuceUJG1BNd-Tq6kwZlakZOjXT22lEsVzrQL7xhqZCKXF9YMnaafVdLNg3EhkCl95HcxrKAbUabqjcln-i7kwksh2o-cW4KqsEr_-F_kc/s320/furn+307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035367374686242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4Xyjp-cVFeq0Dn-ajIBkBpBjRw8D6m24kxGPxXc9EinS977dRUwHvx1Yl1qA3Q50-_I4AATdUYwAsYBsDJZMziUoy0KrJrl2wuGlD2BJ0e6ztonCql74P_E4IqbQ093YTkjzB8KVnqo/s1600/furn+306.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4Xyjp-cVFeq0Dn-ajIBkBpBjRw8D6m24kxGPxXc9EinS977dRUwHvx1Yl1qA3Q50-_I4AATdUYwAsYBsDJZMziUoy0KrJrl2wuGlD2BJ0e6ztonCql74P_E4IqbQ093YTkjzB8KVnqo/s320/furn+306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035365082347874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_khTGJGjtBoBGP7jJUUUSmJLzIJbEIwn7wJEPqHUkHXOALs3_oA_bZ8kOnxFQHR7vgcVcN7IlVix-uaCcMpiaZUAkbaZKQUgiHsNEJokCtFKCNQeQ-IgDC8YH-oCXl9FzSgbfCMiLBIc/s1600/furn+304.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_khTGJGjtBoBGP7jJUUUSmJLzIJbEIwn7wJEPqHUkHXOALs3_oA_bZ8kOnxFQHR7vgcVcN7IlVix-uaCcMpiaZUAkbaZKQUgiHsNEJokCtFKCNQeQ-IgDC8YH-oCXl9FzSgbfCMiLBIc/s320/furn+304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617035360567331954" border="0" /></a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-63401318266310433962011-02-03T09:18:00.001-08:002011-02-03T09:23:30.088-08:00And Another<div style="text-align: center;">Another Dunbar side table for 20th Century Design....<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7O5YF4H0KZgyyR2-2VadhAte_p-GhcvsidFGYKHzZu5fRO2-fElzXdTIwuUhAZb0anfi-SuVaU2pfuxX3mTidCq1AVzfTWPq-qDU0Niq6iEcw3qSch6MXGVIMuPCk0iguaQoojLgcc0/s1600/new_furn+069.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7O5YF4H0KZgyyR2-2VadhAte_p-GhcvsidFGYKHzZu5fRO2-fElzXdTIwuUhAZb0anfi-SuVaU2pfuxX3mTidCq1AVzfTWPq-qDU0Niq6iEcw3qSch6MXGVIMuPCk0iguaQoojLgcc0/s320/new_furn+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569514413143299506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YZPV2W9oVdrAu0U2U-EBRlfMUZagbfPFIHEDW9ltNCNXENCgud4WU0kw7hGt3Eb4YZt200EqGwrRM1sFCtu1vb_1pWkiAecJqhnHNTywByw02iODwW-yGlMGfEVICdgu3iJy16fgDHM/s1600/new_furn+070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YZPV2W9oVdrAu0U2U-EBRlfMUZagbfPFIHEDW9ltNCNXENCgud4WU0kw7hGt3Eb4YZt200EqGwrRM1sFCtu1vb_1pWkiAecJqhnHNTywByw02iODwW-yGlMGfEVICdgu3iJy16fgDHM/s320/new_furn+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569514860862020274" border="0" /></a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-6611734701477413082011-02-03T08:28:00.001-08:002011-02-03T08:55:56.214-08:00More PhotosRather than editing the whole post again and possibly deleting comments, I just decided to add some photos of some of the other pieces I had been working on. Here are the dressers I was referring to in the previous post (RWAY Cabinets). This is pretty much the very first set of cabinets to be completed at the new shop.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The larger cabinet on the stripping table, ready to be sanded/repaired...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc2UyEAj9CI6NmqlIpGOKKOnZr5OZlTXShcSpd0BIYYyb2DHmBnl15FuVK2ifFLd44sn8xPKUQ01iBSwVUyhn4wtLJ7ayP9-uFilAItq8zgBqnAybgLS-nL4jGTOZGKS0Zwbiw05lV3o/s1600/new_furn+043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc2UyEAj9CI6NmqlIpGOKKOnZr5OZlTXShcSpd0BIYYyb2DHmBnl15FuVK2ifFLd44sn8xPKUQ01iBSwVUyhn4wtLJ7ayP9-uFilAItq8zgBqnAybgLS-nL4jGTOZGKS0Zwbiw05lV3o/s320/new_furn+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569502985356666306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Both Cabinets and Drawers sanded, repaired and ready to be finished....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69EX1KLpNhyphenhyphenoQ3BQwk4tbInh2Rj30d-FF7aeDiIVUMxSa2hPvJQcAHtew0_ozJ0RFdvJvPFTCS4Un6WLwd5m5h5CLzBMvM-FHt_5FvbrjKG3npJnMVw7PlPFAEFwQLpHuHtHXDlAOnVA/s1600/new_furn+040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69EX1KLpNhyphenhyphenoQ3BQwk4tbInh2Rj30d-FF7aeDiIVUMxSa2hPvJQcAHtew0_ozJ0RFdvJvPFTCS4Un6WLwd5m5h5CLzBMvM-FHt_5FvbrjKG3npJnMVw7PlPFAEFwQLpHuHtHXDlAOnVA/s320/new_furn+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569506958487585170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65p2s6qw5rkKw-Yam_O9FM4ZAivX2zkNPOqKW1mKK7MD_aMRMlM3RA_PcCDrFqPLalaXzrAvZLprUdPYRxsffOWEWnSzKrVQNFCiiGgDvOnJsNjNXR5_8bFWrGEv6Mq7fwEC5FXY2dvE/s1600/new_furn+052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65p2s6qw5rkKw-Yam_O9FM4ZAivX2zkNPOqKW1mKK7MD_aMRMlM3RA_PcCDrFqPLalaXzrAvZLprUdPYRxsffOWEWnSzKrVQNFCiiGgDvOnJsNjNXR5_8bFWrGEv6Mq7fwEC5FXY2dvE/s320/new_furn+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569506950816600962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir28-xMDT-74hY_V8xC9zzr8sZ1e6Oc7NJlCvbxuYc7lGyrC0WqCfXpoxNtq6uu4ty1I0V1dySac4h2Oni7xbSnQdEi4GOV5kbMD5HPL-RUoUdPSzATJeFNk7SpLQ45kEK9mkqxJsJmGk/s1600/new_furn+050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir28-xMDT-74hY_V8xC9zzr8sZ1e6Oc7NJlCvbxuYc7lGyrC0WqCfXpoxNtq6uu4ty1I0V1dySac4h2Oni7xbSnQdEi4GOV5kbMD5HPL-RUoUdPSzATJeFNk7SpLQ45kEK9mkqxJsJmGk/s320/new_furn+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569506942739981922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And Both cabinets completed.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mp9VBemYAgiLFDrProhUGETXwQ9p3vXOu7R0OuzORUTGeHN0aM1Sa5pr9LRCUIn6s4hMaq9MzsfjhyphenhyphenUX-hDsrgHIfiSgqDIFPFlk5h9S7Gu5I8OQzN_KxVuXmwYP0X5WKrdjGaxTAxk/s1600/new_furn+056.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mp9VBemYAgiLFDrProhUGETXwQ9p3vXOu7R0OuzORUTGeHN0aM1Sa5pr9LRCUIn6s4hMaq9MzsfjhyphenhyphenUX-hDsrgHIfiSgqDIFPFlk5h9S7Gu5I8OQzN_KxVuXmwYP0X5WKrdjGaxTAxk/s320/new_furn+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569505052835553698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Wb5YFiqnZkD4TWCZ_HuJcP6jHmLB2R1S8qRGBRL_JaXdfBIWljy8r1qgz1oOakYzd8JIu9FEDMB_IdT2IbzmaRpX7C0Tl0IAvHLDn-wZVPkz46prsP2XWSiDlq7w3_V4gWDQm8D7d-M/s1600/P1020529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Wb5YFiqnZkD4TWCZ_HuJcP6jHmLB2R1S8qRGBRL_JaXdfBIWljy8r1qgz1oOakYzd8JIu9FEDMB_IdT2IbzmaRpX7C0Tl0IAvHLDn-wZVPkz46prsP2XWSiDlq7w3_V4gWDQm8D7d-M/s320/P1020529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569505057349741202" border="0" /></a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-84572561157041771572010-12-14T19:29:00.000-08:002011-02-01T17:06:45.496-08:00New Shop is UP AND RUNNINGwell, we have done lots of arranging and organizing here at the new shop and things are starting to fall into place. I was finally able to get a few pieces in the works here in the last week and a half and it's a good feeling. We had a lot to contend with getting the utilities going and the building functional, as it hasn't been inhabited for quite some time, but the gas should be turned on tomorrow (finally, it's freezing in there and the space heaters don't compare to the suspended gas heater we will have fired up). There is still much electrical to be run, but that should be in the works very soon. Here are a few of the pieces I have completed at the new shop. Hope you enjoy.....<br />(Note...This is also a somewhat dated post. I have lights in the paintbooth now, and electrical, and we also have power drops to the tablesaw and jointer and many more pieces have come and gone. still a ways to go, but we have made lots of progress and I've also had 3 other Frank Lloyd Wright (Hendredon) pieces come through. A Couple of my regular dealers have also opened up new spaces very near by, so the best of luck to them as well. More pictures to come in the very near future of course.)<br /><br />This pair came to me from an individual referral. It's by RWAY, from the 40's. Nice Honduran Mahogany mixed with Bird's eye drawer fronts. Really Like the lines on these....<br /><br />(pictures to come)<br /><br /><br />A couple of really nice McCobb pieces, both solid maple, of course (one a rarely seen table/dresser/jewelry chest) for Form..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNr27vFrR2mffGax5Fir27zM9PUqqb4idS-2n82RtOy1imK5WUoEorx623hLq0L8FhSxisY85aGvn-XS_GhSPIpyevIPFHVSpOrTcrpj_oA3IBoD2bNtO92qDV4fMz0ULm07si9g1ujuY/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNr27vFrR2mffGax5Fir27zM9PUqqb4idS-2n82RtOy1imK5WUoEorx623hLq0L8FhSxisY85aGvn-XS_GhSPIpyevIPFHVSpOrTcrpj_oA3IBoD2bNtO92qDV4fMz0ULm07si9g1ujuY/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552223806859873394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />These are both Widdicomb, by Robsjohn Gibbings, done for Sputnik Modern. You can also see this post for more info on the <a href="http://toshmahal.blogspot.com/2009/11/season-for-gibbings.html">Gibbings</a>....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovuGyXtLyfvH6tCKRS5u6QUkbKKlwrPq2nSUdmMfIsFwJiETgq7kOBiqJb8Bmx9p0ruSadYHde_b2_Dvto1V5jQ-w4HTiUjkZTvOBe6lqg1FtAr_8er3yWqD-MXYFYOZkjaG9t21_v2I/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovuGyXtLyfvH6tCKRS5u6QUkbKKlwrPq2nSUdmMfIsFwJiETgq7kOBiqJb8Bmx9p0ruSadYHde_b2_Dvto1V5jQ-w4HTiUjkZTvOBe6lqg1FtAr_8er3yWqD-MXYFYOZkjaG9t21_v2I/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552223171535247122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurR93qf9LUk4_-hzetStwvSitZpVx0T_V2KQLgT3b_Nz4ggPI5WxDpfRrz4mjZF7KVXnwGKrALu5cCGzTfRsFTA3DgPYi7jJMBPMoXko76MzYA3JkKSONJjvRAEnyvpR692dbVgQlRQw/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurR93qf9LUk4_-hzetStwvSitZpVx0T_V2KQLgT3b_Nz4ggPI5WxDpfRrz4mjZF7KVXnwGKrALu5cCGzTfRsFTA3DgPYi7jJMBPMoXko76MzYA3JkKSONJjvRAEnyvpR692dbVgQlRQw/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552223172203155874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a beautiful walnut Brown Saltman Dining Table, also for Sputnik Modern.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKaBP1zA4fZLbY-Uoy5SRt2IKmt-GG7Tl8-VW-HztrBccZYTA8WYAj7cfPBOpbNgXyyW2Wv-coTs8dPp73io5eWCC6r2dX6gFV1DtjKoq7ZzUKyq-kxOKGyw2NX1e1c2wp8qpHlsS7Ng/s1600/8518_1292701164_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKaBP1zA4fZLbY-Uoy5SRt2IKmt-GG7Tl8-VW-HztrBccZYTA8WYAj7cfPBOpbNgXyyW2Wv-coTs8dPp73io5eWCC6r2dX6gFV1DtjKoq7ZzUKyq-kxOKGyw2NX1e1c2wp8qpHlsS7Ng/s320/8518_1292701164_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552222196825389218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />-there are many more, but it's difficult to post everything. Just like on the website, it's just a drop in the bucket, but I will try and keep putting some of these up here if anyone's interested in seeing them. Meanwhile, more shop pics to come and it get's more and more into a fully functional mode.Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-90766466246473457992010-11-22T08:39:00.000-08:002010-11-22T09:01:33.655-08:00New LocationAs many of you already know, I have been working with a few different people to get my new shop ready to go. It has been a couple of months in the making. We started out with a pretty bare bones metal building, and it had plenty of issues. We now have the outer walls repaired (which were leaking and rammed in a few places thanks to what must have been a drunken forklift driver). We also have the inner walls built, insulated and sheetrocked and just finished up building the paint booth the other day. Have my shop partner's stuff all moved in and partly arranged. I shoud have the rest of my operation up and running in here by next monday. It has been a long time coming. I have made things work well with my beloved home shop for many years now, but I felt like it was an oppurtunity for a positive change that I couldn't (or shouldn't) pass up. I am going to really love having more space to work. I have included several pictures of the process of re-working the new shop and there will be more to come. Just make a note of the new address. It is 4750 Gretna. This is 75207, right off of Irving blvd. , close to Inwood road.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-r5STJvMI8u7DSYDJ1y1YSE9e39jeeP7FxbGH9fD3zNtTOXZPDVy8PQwR0v3-JKlP_Yd7h9jOsUYazwClDwc02UGGmoXqHwQ85B_4BtJOh4X2CoyB_F03PPLRHx15BWgR-MMIiQ_2Vc/s1600/shop+16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-r5STJvMI8u7DSYDJ1y1YSE9e39jeeP7FxbGH9fD3zNtTOXZPDVy8PQwR0v3-JKlP_Yd7h9jOsUYazwClDwc02UGGmoXqHwQ85B_4BtJOh4X2CoyB_F03PPLRHx15BWgR-MMIiQ_2Vc/s320/shop+16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542416831482549666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most of the walls had to be 'stick framed', which I eventually figured out was framing it stick by stick, because of the notches that had to be put in every stud for the cross braces.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQtpWVPxFNlBLOe0r3HSi6SuC_tzYlBqhzC138jpwQjRQUDNH9czLXLPmvOIHZamw3lVJItAoXv5CsAgrC7GP9xGK8GPWbejj6S2TLSQISkcAHeabzsgcB6yi_rd9_c4m-E1kfkfb4G8/s1600/shop+21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQtpWVPxFNlBLOe0r3HSi6SuC_tzYlBqhzC138jpwQjRQUDNH9czLXLPmvOIHZamw3lVJItAoXv5CsAgrC7GP9xGK8GPWbejj6S2TLSQISkcAHeabzsgcB6yi_rd9_c4m-E1kfkfb4G8/s320/shop+21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542417684979021506" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks to Bart and James for Schooling me on some of the finer points of construction. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73ZgFibkYGzfyXmBThadf7QcgB-IdM4T077U1MpRlqwtLoKzZv8UzHmCsGWkk8hkf0jsUUIgb4lv-nYqHJ-LlMWajknKwWvX4XtZ8q5208kXAR0LkNQjV3CiRTDclPIG-BGjTffIRKZA/s1600/shop+20.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73ZgFibkYGzfyXmBThadf7QcgB-IdM4T077U1MpRlqwtLoKzZv8UzHmCsGWkk8hkf0jsUUIgb4lv-nYqHJ-LlMWajknKwWvX4XtZ8q5208kXAR0LkNQjV3CiRTDclPIG-BGjTffIRKZA/s320/shop+20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542417632721826914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLuHid3l03Xq71p4r3o1Mna06DbmJPm5M4OtJrYBkRGvNZQyqqh3drPztmG8cy2_n721vOAsc-ibdL75NUM93x6Tuhyphenhyphen-5QJxJyyHSfnZGb7bXr6pitn8Hi1p8YjHKbPofSIEUvMi2Mi4/s1600/shop+29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLuHid3l03Xq71p4r3o1Mna06DbmJPm5M4OtJrYBkRGvNZQyqqh3drPztmG8cy2_n721vOAsc-ibdL75NUM93x6Tuhyphenhyphen-5QJxJyyHSfnZGb7bXr6pitn8Hi1p8YjHKbPofSIEUvMi2Mi4/s320/shop+29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542419709660619842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">And thanks to Larry and Mitchell, the outer walls were fixed so we can keep out the critters and the rain.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlEmhDhZalXv0sZV5s9_H7RnN_J27UCMI7JNanz3jyh47L4AdFURsxm4l7APLwxinKeO9Xm0W9vii6ask7ZOpOrWL5aV8rPefux8sbXRkLT1T0QRfVttukBz3yAfdZIW9EvcuSdfol4U/s1600/shop+33.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlEmhDhZalXv0sZV5s9_H7RnN_J27UCMI7JNanz3jyh47L4AdFURsxm4l7APLwxinKeO9Xm0W9vii6ask7ZOpOrWL5aV8rPefux8sbXRkLT1T0QRfVttukBz3yAfdZIW9EvcuSdfol4U/s320/shop+33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418600254951202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finished walls on the north side of the building.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzaKvfESjvQdHRKL8rZnjIn4KWw-14awqAMKC1iGqwJqJGGGmCm7ewZj_JGpKPenwNHu8MjPyD_B29vIOXFjAe_NFN4dB2i4VHz37gjpcdLSa9kYBp_I0fTf85gfht9QNA_rY_z0f70U/s1600/shop+035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzaKvfESjvQdHRKL8rZnjIn4KWw-14awqAMKC1iGqwJqJGGGmCm7ewZj_JGpKPenwNHu8MjPyD_B29vIOXFjAe_NFN4dB2i4VHz37gjpcdLSa9kYBp_I0fTf85gfht9QNA_rY_z0f70U/s320/shop+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418639163379794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The inside of the new paint booth.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kXNB62ERNTjAUuOI8IDkOSf-E38-HZkFIcwbfS0rQokIgWmk-6fEgI3eeV2csEZ39Pj1L6EwVdTLQAk-Dep9MFwcuRV4XK6uNtN1M9Prunu7SD5-sAz-KRN1YmlT1lGOBCtiIn_0a-Q/s1600/shop+034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kXNB62ERNTjAUuOI8IDkOSf-E38-HZkFIcwbfS0rQokIgWmk-6fEgI3eeV2csEZ39Pj1L6EwVdTLQAk-Dep9MFwcuRV4XK6uNtN1M9Prunu7SD5-sAz-KRN1YmlT1lGOBCtiIn_0a-Q/s320/shop+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418627281823906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">along with some nice natural lighting..</span><br /></div>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-252710856507144182010-11-14T14:38:00.000-08:002010-11-14T14:43:07.797-08:00Another Nice ArticleI have been in the process of moving my shop over off of Irving blvd., building walls and doing repairs and things to get it ready to move in and helping my shop mate move, so have been so busy that I haven't been able to post much. I'm really excited about the move. (I will post about this later) In the meantime, a friendly nieghborhood MCM blogger has written a really nice post about this here operation. (thanks again, Dana!)<br /><br /><a href="http://mid2mod.blogspot.com/2010/11/toshmahal.html">Mid to Mod Blogspot : Toshmahal</a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-24878875720539174972010-10-07T11:08:00.000-07:002010-10-07T11:13:36.553-07:00Jack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kAU-w7qqOuf5VYdrhhBy4H7nKChnIEc8y6oNQXrbknebO63Kb-4DVFYeLx5QEJon__Uk1vfcGtTUc4BDtHOcMxQy0XkJEuus_FzRi9-ehnv5t3jxg6-KbCsPIXurrUOAkuyGLN6udjI/s1600/IM000387.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kAU-w7qqOuf5VYdrhhBy4H7nKChnIEc8y6oNQXrbknebO63Kb-4DVFYeLx5QEJon__Uk1vfcGtTUc4BDtHOcMxQy0XkJEuus_FzRi9-ehnv5t3jxg6-KbCsPIXurrUOAkuyGLN6udjI/s320/IM000387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525368303312947682" border="0" /></a><br />Rather than making another post, I will just link to this. Going to miss this little guy.<br /><a href="http://www.hungry-texan.com/2010/10/i-may-be-mia.html"><br />The Hungry Texan (Posting)</a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-46631941508281695912010-06-21T06:23:00.000-07:002010-06-25T11:25:48.886-07:00Learning Curves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Prtp7Kt9vBgngJOBN3snnqJdK9hFGVSI53LaVoFMCEbUy2z5vvz6vIuenTrBlFe3bXeAMKaBoxOY_eIHNCAAPU9pEGGQXOUNllhMD5Ssw-oizura2RPxAPbt2mmnKXa_Y-ElTbbKzLk/s1600/furn+287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Prtp7Kt9vBgngJOBN3snnqJdK9hFGVSI53LaVoFMCEbUy2z5vvz6vIuenTrBlFe3bXeAMKaBoxOY_eIHNCAAPU9pEGGQXOUNllhMD5Ssw-oizura2RPxAPbt2mmnKXa_Y-ElTbbKzLk/s320/furn+287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222266108822514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWtVVFwFSIVGdEnFMNEMHYg4xXGX11rC2o28SFyUpWgWp-Gd78tEjolcW0ctPszdQToFHmO37tEz8_jbA96d5Yv_ryPz1w46wp97NiJvLdFVOvcGKSIsUYCLMXkoJDr-gkziuHZR4Bo/s1600/furn+289.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWtVVFwFSIVGdEnFMNEMHYg4xXGX11rC2o28SFyUpWgWp-Gd78tEjolcW0ctPszdQToFHmO37tEz8_jbA96d5Yv_ryPz1w46wp97NiJvLdFVOvcGKSIsUYCLMXkoJDr-gkziuHZR4Bo/s320/furn+289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222252159424338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWhOy73snQFfuXtAv0qj2ibmhKLN7jGA9_gquV60emfidqLjAR1oOe92QlhfdID86elkAlGjhbv7vG_fIufvAtn0_ArUgFVH6gjXg7EBzMfVmykeNRQpoLmSdBnmGmy1bt9hR3UyLlc0/s1600/furn+285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWhOy73snQFfuXtAv0qj2ibmhKLN7jGA9_gquV60emfidqLjAR1oOe92QlhfdID86elkAlGjhbv7vG_fIufvAtn0_ArUgFVH6gjXg7EBzMfVmykeNRQpoLmSdBnmGmy1bt9hR3UyLlc0/s320/furn+285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222242782994082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEap2WMzBc9Dn-hkgymRzjLaz2MKyjB6-epJ0kyPI_D_P-fx-2nNqCvZyOUjOkVFA_phZt2y-ovwdYJE00EceHvHKlvAN7HDfCXYml77RVq_g4WXnbzFp3NKy-m9lKu6iZFlc1KDV8w3s/s1600/furn+273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEap2WMzBc9Dn-hkgymRzjLaz2MKyjB6-epJ0kyPI_D_P-fx-2nNqCvZyOUjOkVFA_phZt2y-ovwdYJE00EceHvHKlvAN7HDfCXYml77RVq_g4WXnbzFp3NKy-m9lKu6iZFlc1KDV8w3s/s320/furn+273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222240834500818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKG5r3tq2ikvbTNq_V6emzwDTIumyJzEkK2kwceKMsoEmHYjdUbmd4djLL_VGqiGyV8CCiqCFoAOm8F3xIBnchgrrdUdApelVwX9xv3PgB_qCcEEeK1Y0LPjJqSrFo7LfK5IvCwkuqiM/s1600/furn+284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKG5r3tq2ikvbTNq_V6emzwDTIumyJzEkK2kwceKMsoEmHYjdUbmd4djLL_VGqiGyV8CCiqCFoAOm8F3xIBnchgrrdUdApelVwX9xv3PgB_qCcEEeK1Y0LPjJqSrFo7LfK5IvCwkuqiM/s320/furn+284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222229554504658" border="0" /></a><br />This is another piece of Finn-Juhl I have had brought to me that was very badly neglected before it got into our hands. We have a pretty good idea that this (and the other Credenza) had sat for a long time in a very damp place and just eventually sagged under it's own weight and the poor thing ended up looking like an old swayback horse. Not to mention all of the other repairs that this had on it, the main thing on this was to straighten out the top and get it to stay straight once the desk was put back together, having to bear the weight of it's world once again.<br /><br />I cut a piece of red oak to go under the desk and run the width of it, about 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 32" and centered it belly side down, clamped the ends to my work table, 2 on each end, over compensating the curve of the top, steamed it heavily from the underside twice, letting it sit overnight both times, prayed a lot, released it after a long steamy weekend, checked it and it was perfectly flat. Now to keep it this way....<br />There are a few options here, My dealer had the idea to use a piece of angle iron bolted to the bottom and the stretcher (I think this is the simplest without routing a channel into the bottom of the desk and it worked beautifully.). I don't normally do any metal working, but agreed to do this one. I pre-drilled a total of 36 holes in 1/8 inch angle iron with my hand drill (ouch. I am getting a drill press very soon, to do the other piece the same way, plus it will come in handy for other jobs. My hands won't take too much more of that), shearing off about 3-4 1/4 inch drill bits, but eventually getting them done, putting in 36 one inch lag bolts (with a slight pre-drill in the top and the stretcher, so they wouldn't split) and they grabbed very nicely. It has sat up on it's feet (thanks to Kevin for helping me flip it over) for more than 72 hours and it is straight as it can be. I love when a plan comes together. Anyway, I think we saved this one from going to the curb. Hopefully it will have a much longer, happier life now.Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-33643662176106074562010-05-21T07:07:00.000-07:002010-06-11T06:33:06.647-07:00Pull up a ChairI've said it many times before to different clients that a chair is not always a chair in the sense that you know what to expect in the refinishing/repair of it (the same could be said for a table or credenza).<br /> <br /> There seems to be a very common misconception that just because it is a chair (maybe because it is small), it should be less work than a table or any other various larger pipeces of furniture. This couldn't be further from the truth.<br /> <br /> They are generally a little more time consuming and difficult to properly design and build, and build to last. The same often times holds true with the restoration and refinishing process of these beasts of burden. These are very delicate items, that over time, with all of the stress and strain we tend to put on them, are truly tested to thier limits. Many times when they come to me for a 'little tlc' or a 'touch up', many times unbeknownst to the client, they are in need of much more. After many years of experiencing this, you know more what to look for, but it has taken many years to get to the point where I recognize the tell tale signs. They are obvious to me now, but to many they are not. This is just an example of such a case. Just had a really good oppurtunity to shoot this one step by step, so I took full advantage of it.<br /><br /> This is one of those chairs (from the 60's I would hazard to guess) that is made of a sturdy white oak (good material by the way) and made to resemble walnut in color.<br />This could, in my opinion, sit along side any other high end modern designer chair and be quite comfortable with itself once the restoration is complete.<br /> <br />It came in originally just needing a tune up (there were a couple of obviously loose dowels, but the whole chair seemed a bit shakey), but I felt like the finish was pretty worn and gunked up over the years of use it had, not to mention some heavy scratches, so we collectively decided to refinish.<br /><br /> I will normally try to match what would be the natural aged patina of the original finish without all of the gunkiness and build up so you can actually see the woodgrain (in certain cases it is masked only because it is the nature of the original finish). I do this by using and mixing my own stains and toners again with many years of trial and error to perfect this process. (sometimes using a toner rather than a stain so as not to go too dark or too deep).<br /> So..........after a stripping and a good sanding, it became more apparent that the dowel joints on this piece were very loose and in several more places than we'd originally thought (Again, this is not uncommon for a chair of this age) so I began loosening all of the joints to completely separate them so as to get the glue in all the right places, otherwise you are wasting your time and efforts. This also is a very delicate process. You don't want to break the joints, just separate, clean and re-glue/clamp them, also taking note here not to get glue on any of the surrounding surfaces (taping) as this can block out any finish/stain you try and apply later making it appear blotchy at best.<br /> I have included many pictures here to show the clamping/glueing process. We also discovered that there was some ply separation at the arm, so I fixed that as well (thanks to the handy glue syringes I keep around). After all of this we were finally able to complete the sanding, apply the toner, tighten up all of the screws and add the new walnut buttons to cover the screw holes and finish with a nice satin clear coat and a final coat of carnuba wax.<br />This probably sounds very difficult and was too detailed/verbose. The truth of the matter thgou, is this is still the simplified version.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope you enjoyed the snapshot of this restoration. Hopefully it will help more in the understanding and appreciation of chairs in all of thier many forms.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> dowel joints for back outer rails</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj943dR89JT1yYPe0DtO_uy9U_PJusTXkdgSQGv5PelxET9TeKhPevBptmPWP7aiYvj1mQflBIPLaiV4_6Gm0m0ysabpiHWcTTx3gR7FSzfFelAkOmmECbZoBk46ItQChuYkiPrazcIlto/s1600/furn+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj943dR89JT1yYPe0DtO_uy9U_PJusTXkdgSQGv5PelxET9TeKhPevBptmPWP7aiYvj1mQflBIPLaiV4_6Gm0m0ysabpiHWcTTx3gR7FSzfFelAkOmmECbZoBk46ItQChuYkiPrazcIlto/s320/furn+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481138006929177266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg3VfDVYS4nyW-TJuuJMf9oLoNkfWkRN8sXxm6FP_lh4KpsMN6cp8W8kDJpgL-f_D-nk3mwHgvf9igEYI-7YiOxnGKO4MAdop_854vm64BJKgNpe02K34KrbVQ3bYg58XmNUGS24KUdo/s1600/furn+232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg3VfDVYS4nyW-TJuuJMf9oLoNkfWkRN8sXxm6FP_lh4KpsMN6cp8W8kDJpgL-f_D-nk3mwHgvf9igEYI-7YiOxnGKO4MAdop_854vm64BJKgNpe02K34KrbVQ3bYg58XmNUGS24KUdo/s320/furn+232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481138016741189106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9QXT2QJuF5Of9nFTE8Hu7is_ve1cPIuur0szxPeYFf-J0vo5EadEq54-GafbvU2gii7xaHeLpIOws-MYM8a3Ef-dMdyS6_3mN11DiLKmxpCWNcN_D0SswRPRD24J06lhM6SE0mej7e0/s1600/furn+233.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9QXT2QJuF5Of9nFTE8Hu7is_ve1cPIuur0szxPeYFf-J0vo5EadEq54-GafbvU2gii7xaHeLpIOws-MYM8a3Ef-dMdyS6_3mN11DiLKmxpCWNcN_D0SswRPRD24J06lhM6SE0mej7e0/s320/furn+233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481138026252986466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCQoP1tQVYrdRnNIP7F0Lg7BOj6DY288WH1Xj1NhZ4FroPI0J-Om6tZV1jabuaCVAp5X_WWUnrA8DcT55QcSAjiurc0kxugtVsO_l8qgQ6StOHnxEjOf9HkQ8fyjPy12oJZNpSC0IvwQ/s1600/furn+234.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCQoP1tQVYrdRnNIP7F0Lg7BOj6DY288WH1Xj1NhZ4FroPI0J-Om6tZV1jabuaCVAp5X_WWUnrA8DcT55QcSAjiurc0kxugtVsO_l8qgQ6StOHnxEjOf9HkQ8fyjPy12oJZNpSC0IvwQ/s320/furn+234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481138030322710450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> inner dowel joints for front to back rails (see arrows)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRamFNSFplVxCaJt77FTISWBDgn_TbWNFC7JROCLQpNnvyu8aDmTQeAWyCS33FSUojieWACqQiALsbWfjhx0X2quAUHCJYICax32qlfXN4SGRowUG8vt9pTHR6uplPKMqI343RD3RBC7o/s1600/furn+235.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRamFNSFplVxCaJt77FTISWBDgn_TbWNFC7JROCLQpNnvyu8aDmTQeAWyCS33FSUojieWACqQiALsbWfjhx0X2quAUHCJYICax32qlfXN4SGRowUG8vt9pTHR6uplPKMqI343RD3RBC7o/s320/furn+235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481138035265454178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSg8DhGZltkriJPY8Y9TbF4FZiUx0yeNLTss_PgzS3H4wSm30Kzsnvn03jhjLhnrSp7YkAvTizKq7vQQKydwL638LfaeVyafsjCEyqigxzJhNgEifKciWSkgDJYqzwAFatdc85cmbUUI/s1600/furn+236.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSg8DhGZltkriJPY8Y9TbF4FZiUx0yeNLTss_PgzS3H4wSm30Kzsnvn03jhjLhnrSp7YkAvTizKq7vQQKydwL638LfaeVyafsjCEyqigxzJhNgEifKciWSkgDJYqzwAFatdc85cmbUUI/s320/furn+236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481139671697100130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdJGlqKB49usIeVROC1Vk8DOPvksuCUi9k0jSSM2osmg1Of-BHJNkAVIM0ib6Z9YmMH3gq7Rbk-_mYZbwN2wyI5xXUNaiqcHEtMEB0PQ2SMnTn1EM9J5GH-tnebSGzDm_rwMggJJwM8Y/s320/furn+237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481139677658278866" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> dowel joints for rails from front to back under arms (arrows)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qq8cj6FZeSi-lCoCbbRp-KhRffuI4X09JCwHdBz52WXp0FSjb3nhyKi09yb_7AEN2rHtfObZVR5TrJ1_M72kNJKMx4TMy15BD5zm6NxyceGXcFQrNx4z3hBTmVwi5Zye8lms9u0RaAM/s1600/furn+238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qq8cj6FZeSi-lCoCbbRp-KhRffuI4X09JCwHdBz52WXp0FSjb3nhyKi09yb_7AEN2rHtfObZVR5TrJ1_M72kNJKMx4TMy15BD5zm6NxyceGXcFQrNx4z3hBTmVwi5Zye8lms9u0RaAM/s320/furn+238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481139684593389538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rAVZ77F9EgXqgU28wkI8G9-O1hRVTnUlqqIWjB-UqVO5yiuhMZlZMXgbrqNfapDImHzDUUjkAymhOjiivZ74FmmY-xziq-LiAcURprGdhsyNhqdGlYbvNXFZVL9PmSAxsrF3buLlBvU/s1600/furn+239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rAVZ77F9EgXqgU28wkI8G9-O1hRVTnUlqqIWjB-UqVO5yiuhMZlZMXgbrqNfapDImHzDUUjkAymhOjiivZ74FmmY-xziq-LiAcURprGdhsyNhqdGlYbvNXFZVL9PmSAxsrF3buLlBvU/s320/furn+239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481139692869015586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> dowel joints for front rail left to right</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE3_vlZ443mdnS69zJRKkQBR7PawHzFiKpMZFtOY68l6MFtfyf4Fpdw8ir7DZlH4mId4lbf4cSQaW3MHA-JNlk_oc3Oe68bjlu41JyX32dvwhCLaB_gZcUAcgjUFfxYkPCr0R5jbzxt4/s1600/furn+240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE3_vlZ443mdnS69zJRKkQBR7PawHzFiKpMZFtOY68l6MFtfyf4Fpdw8ir7DZlH4mId4lbf4cSQaW3MHA-JNlk_oc3Oe68bjlu41JyX32dvwhCLaB_gZcUAcgjUFfxYkPCr0R5jbzxt4/s320/furn+240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481139706016840274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> ply seperation on arm of underside of chair damage/repair/clamp</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">(with and without flash)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EYdv-xLMW2N-_O5Votbbe8i8-u8k2j8ZtFQOh2t8-s2KVThGfymJ1IFfyzhA3OVei1O-8QPwvui3R-n-TucpyXa8yE4RVlJwjHH5E2rC5ZVfLqdSJRYQ3TRJqntIeb41E2KYkGd03p4/s1600/furn+241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1UNIrTBJQ6r-EmcM3rVybimdrfsHfO1WQTTW4cOpIyAYu3lYlr-H7JD0NEiD_IsSjxCr5jmss-4tU93xFrPtJSbP5zXPM6Cqp4YQHjh0I5JIJ9hLJl4LoAmoJQMR2Jrut3XqwMqARd4/s320/furn+243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481237630643564722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1jPtlVi65Q1S0LecvaH6nAwTGiNi4ZCYgDdBSMSigWG8kVsxT2-MFQYhRAMiBdmeQxFdm12s69ZedMoSFiC8ztJgt2UIM8roSEQ6I-JsbwYQQ-x7mapGPI7EtV5-e0AKU03k4OZV9ok/s1600/furn+244.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1jPtlVi65Q1S0LecvaH6nAwTGiNi4ZCYgDdBSMSigWG8kVsxT2-MFQYhRAMiBdmeQxFdm12s69ZedMoSFiC8ztJgt2UIM8roSEQ6I-JsbwYQQ-x7mapGPI7EtV5-e0AKU03k4OZV9ok/s320/furn+244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481237621868411922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Toner applied after final sanding (with and without flash)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibArVsofLnSoCxSWWyfubIVU8otHLscTA9H0Y3fKM87kI5yM3oSF_Bbs5m0oir5JwwbCsWxV9qjgLn-orLVFgvtWCMcPKhq7XwVCMe4h6NZ_zwTitL14nE2F3QWOnYaqDbn80ohBJ5nnQ/s1600/furn+245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-weight: bold;"> new buttons applied after screws tightened with grain aligned<br />(several angles with and without flash)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HnS35JkkIG8lJb7B94ag2AdtG6XSpZlaYikVFu_i4UJDw7-ZYYHp8P7WBKP1zWm2H3hokyFXGbO3rDO_Qsr2jd4NWuQ9t0MpeEU6JP4kv_sEz3q-mVMVpIauVUWtchA0jA_lYIpk33k/s1600/furn+249.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HnS35JkkIG8lJb7B94ag2AdtG6XSpZlaYikVFu_i4UJDw7-ZYYHp8P7WBKP1zWm2H3hokyFXGbO3rDO_Qsr2jd4NWuQ9t0MpeEU6JP4kv_sEz3q-mVMVpIauVUWtchA0jA_lYIpk33k/s320/furn+249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481238671530765442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-lxNkEMy2etoP7oJP0oQKNsaMTENWbE5YeAD9wYyhAmoaA-r9GRLVNUDcgz5c0pB2dPNu_SizL4Qy-CXiLG9maSb6u7O6x1tJCsdfX4CIRZKNfpoYVGaOzxvju84e9ezEAGTwvVU7_Y/s1600/furn+250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfWmWCb2l9FMIhz8WRZdysZ6lET602hqtnQq9AVRkrH9SIirzDB4xyhivRFJMmfgdU315ICUs30qbGB1VxcSmWE_72JEaY-ACM0QyrZBvY5f2NFVzLCURTEz0ZwL1Q9CtLiuQksRQqk4/s320/furn+252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481238644369898370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> top angle with toner applied (so you can see arms)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT67gr4qYppt43CSiB1BW2BqRZFBQLfhFDDufZVDBeYRi1S5K5o1zlqPF8IECb5njE_p1jTa6a-RgR7gAepk8rDoOZAeUn_fOtxSPBtZe3YifoSaEi99fjBnKufzy4egzcJgnb2m05SU/s1600/furn+253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT67gr4qYppt43CSiB1BW2BqRZFBQLfhFDDufZVDBeYRi1S5K5o1zlqPF8IECb5njE_p1jTa6a-RgR7gAepk8rDoOZAeUn_fOtxSPBtZe3YifoSaEi99fjBnKufzy4egzcJgnb2m05SU/s320/furn+253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481239045352822658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsRHO684kwvdkPRt2OnWQEPwu2YiYSwBYmi-6zj7RF_C_V_L5EtPP0iqK91bszVP8g4r5KgtegEoYRmNaJH9BN_wk7s3olliIMrp69owFkHvprwImXDQEZIZl6wPm3VgfUvILBis17ro/s1600/furn+254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsRHO684kwvdkPRt2OnWQEPwu2YiYSwBYmi-6zj7RF_C_V_L5EtPP0iqK91bszVP8g4r5KgtegEoYRmNaJH9BN_wk7s3olliIMrp69owFkHvprwImXDQEZIZl6wPm3VgfUvILBis17ro/s320/furn+254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481239033689295298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> several angles with finish applied<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezJjMvmo3pRMPYiu5t9Q-L8wkzX54Z3H4k6Tih3b4B5aqVzWh_mvkUwq5vBlWTqJrpxnxfR5kJlUmBo1up0jnyYobvgGjLJ-OFpBmkcGCWMgbY5z9dubbW2oqYAEi_yrlm6_Hlv5Buq0/s1600/furn+255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezJjMvmo3pRMPYiu5t9Q-L8wkzX54Z3H4k6Tih3b4B5aqVzWh_mvkUwq5vBlWTqJrpxnxfR5kJlUmBo1up0jnyYobvgGjLJ-OFpBmkcGCWMgbY5z9dubbW2oqYAEi_yrlm6_Hlv5Buq0/s320/furn+255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481239564196109922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5Jk0DIo-Yxv3LQ3OYDUQqw7chxEfkX7lLfyM4aar2OOmhPftvFspKWB1TXwv4-Hmi0WaArGCWZUJalp8Or9TLyz6RRgsQ3sKHO0emy4UKqOO6tbbbXERWYhY2cJz1ezvftYN2tLqtqE/s1600/furn+256.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vw_UE7BBnXNWFBjABbXhyphenhyphenUiYT1S7sZmCrVMBzZGTJHVXeQHZCrZJm4NNBJlKfQK6FW-oyFQ4NT3ZTgdvEyia_V6mtriptN3usrNr9zF7iBDtWwrzSXNjWvGen2DUN0fjgC4rJsZv01Y/s320/furn+258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481239538301898450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> wax applied</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSiZOQwVADhw0q3xu67586Ca_wzAuSy-6lpHpGe_63Icbgn_yj7E_qOdoMsPTDb8T1mjduRwP8ldHlVtoTKIvVYKirMnPEWJfVlvTv3WyqumWRD1DVt8NpozSQOyY_jVGSSeAAQ1BnEU/s1600/furn+262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSiZOQwVADhw0q3xu67586Ca_wzAuSy-6lpHpGe_63Icbgn_yj7E_qOdoMsPTDb8T1mjduRwP8ldHlVtoTKIvVYKirMnPEWJfVlvTv3WyqumWRD1DVt8NpozSQOyY_jVGSSeAAQ1BnEU/s320/furn+262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481240704851788594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />And finally the chair put back together<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNKaZv7T8zR0bmJtEWmdfHu3RwPORtgeP05WaEjohw0vYxW6vx5c9qfTN_3xJiJisjDvDgkUTMuONup3s1t3I4efWFEA7XZM_UOCTwu4nRNfC9ClObSvm0VHFvzvWCAzwZ_o9hEeWcOM/s1600/furn+265.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNKaZv7T8zR0bmJtEWmdfHu3RwPORtgeP05WaEjohw0vYxW6vx5c9qfTN_3xJiJisjDvDgkUTMuONup3s1t3I4efWFEA7XZM_UOCTwu4nRNfC9ClObSvm0VHFvzvWCAzwZ_o9hEeWcOM/s320/furn+265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481241390867847410" border="0" /></a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-40194034586071358182010-05-17T16:33:00.001-07:002010-05-17T16:45:43.934-07:00Projects and Side ProjectsSorry I have not posted in a while. I guess from my point of view, that is a good sign. What with all of the BPE recordings, record makings (our new record is set to be released in June or July andI'm very excited about it) , BPE and Saddle Tramp shows, I get very little time to do this. Not to mention my main purpose for this outlet, the realm of furniture restoration and refnishing of mid century gems. (which as of late has been very busy and ever growing in the sense of restoration proper). I have had many challenging and sometimes perplexing, mind altering experiences in the furniture business. (one of which was a rosewood Finn Juhl credenza with a badly bowed top and carcass, having to be steamed and clamped several times to straighten, but with the original design (as much as I love Finn Juhl) in my humble opinion, being slightly flawed, needing to be re-structured to support it's own weight.) I have definitely had my work cut out for me and am continueing, even after 15 years to learn more about something I truly love and realize more and more that there is always more to learn. You truly can 'never step in the same river twice.'Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-53557319888005676682010-03-11T08:25:00.001-08:002010-03-11T08:31:39.277-08:00Frank Lloyd Wright Sideboard RestorationI will post the story to go along with this at a later date, along with some more detailed pictures of the process. Just save to say, this was a labor of love (and worth it. I love the style of these). I've only had the pleasure of restoring a very few of these. They are pretty hard to come by. Here's the after shot of it anyhow (oh, and the Knoll table top in the background is on it's way)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lpz9JtCM1Nm-c68zynwyA5dBQl8VOyJIrxTqFSnv9ZmGLAmqAL_8wUevkKt5xW_wESxCnFz0TjWcvuEyQkbF3dRgDBLCzaECFb9hAs9hTmFIJ8JnZyjcvS44qBdqhw207GvuPaud_wA/s1600-h/furn+153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lpz9JtCM1Nm-c68zynwyA5dBQl8VOyJIrxTqFSnv9ZmGLAmqAL_8wUevkKt5xW_wESxCnFz0TjWcvuEyQkbF3dRgDBLCzaECFb9hAs9hTmFIJ8JnZyjcvS44qBdqhw207GvuPaud_wA/s320/furn+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447414587784418114" border="0" /></a>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106167752193916191.post-1648276525220211042010-02-04T09:14:00.000-08:002010-02-08T07:46:28.725-08:00Paco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGEVjp-1vq8pgcxJ3FGGFDaVcaV0qOfpT7yURB5Ha0S4fhdGZxJnEU8IFOXbVuUgNGoytW2Ly4Nr19ZCnsjki4zAK3aB0PPYdKGUNwT5bX1u4a5d4VyjNRNQVasZI2_Fqw7y9pwI2t0s/s1600-h/Picture+401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGEVjp-1vq8pgcxJ3FGGFDaVcaV0qOfpT7yURB5Ha0S4fhdGZxJnEU8IFOXbVuUgNGoytW2Ly4Nr19ZCnsjki4zAK3aB0PPYdKGUNwT5bX1u4a5d4VyjNRNQVasZI2_Fqw7y9pwI2t0s/s320/Picture+401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434438589519629634" border="0" /></a><br />I'm gonna miss this guy. One of the greatest dogs ever.<br /><br /><br /> This was one of his favorite places to be. (mine too) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUqW0i0eOuL5Jt1KVTzBkQyCNM54BjAq9JiIyRCnbUCtRQWDyeJErrHRWRp4_PLFaJ8luScghiY4M-ryFMWWSv5QzTw-bqq21MVem5NUQfzFoGxUy4HMoT7VMqmnlGuhfPFn3PCH3cVM/s1600-h/misc+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUqW0i0eOuL5Jt1KVTzBkQyCNM54BjAq9JiIyRCnbUCtRQWDyeJErrHRWRp4_PLFaJ8luScghiY4M-ryFMWWSv5QzTw-bqq21MVem5NUQfzFoGxUy4HMoT7VMqmnlGuhfPFn3PCH3cVM/s320/misc+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435898440113741330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYz1BV0uQs&NR=1">Take a Ride.</a><br /><br /><br /></div>Hankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529937556112938547noreply@blogger.com0