I recently had to repair a broken bed post. I was sent a blurry picture, with the explanation that “the movers tried to repair it”. They glued the piece on crooked, and all of the jagged edges were exposed. To top it off they used gorilla glue that seaped out, and made a complete mess. …
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Fairy Wings and a Skate Board
Ruby has been into fairies lately ever since she watched the Tinker Bell movie. She is very crafty and started to make fairy houses out of cardboard, and even painted some of them. Her grandma found out, and bought her several toy fairies to fill the houses. The only problem was that they were plastic. …
Fort Gordon Repair
Last week I repaired a conference table damage at Fort Gordon in Augusta. Augusta is about 2 and a half hours from me so it was quite a drive. It was only a small repair but I was the closest recommended technician according to the designer! He said the guy he uses is in North …
The Nutcracker and Dark Lader
I finally finished the very large Nutcracker. When I brought this back to my shop I told two of my girls that I had a surprise to show them in the shop. Victoria 3 and Ruby 5 saw right away in the corner of my shop the very large toy figure. “Wow is that for …
2015 in Review
I had a really interesting 2015. For the past two weeks it has been my goal to clear the shop of all projects that needed to be finished. The last thing in the shop that has been pressing was an old secretary desk. I am proud to say that it is finished. Of course …
Sometimes it takes many Tools!
I have been working on a factory made Henredon furniture bed that had an entire leg break off, and get lost during a move. No one knew what happened to it. The movers asked if I could make a new one from scratch. This leg was very curvy, and was hollowed out in the middle. …
The Latrine Chair
I worked on a broken Latrine Chair for the first time last month. At least that’s what my customer called it. It has come to be known as the potty chair in the shop. I am going to spare you with the potty jokes that were running through my mind while speaking to the customer. …
Decorative Coffee Table
I recently repaired a Decorative Coffee Table. It had decorative scroll saw work on the top that was broken off. Before After I had to glue and clamp the pieces that were broken off. I had to replace wood, fill, and touch up the damage. Turned out very good. Time to deliver! Zeke Willard
High Back Dining Chair
I did a repair on these oversized dining chairs. The back was very loose. I had to take the backs apart, glue, and clamp. Before After It is very sturdy now! Zeke Willard
Broken Queen Anne Chair
I repaired a broken Queen Anne chair recently. It had a broken arm, and the top was broken off, and was missing some wood pieces. Before After This one was a mess. I had to repair the broken arm by gluing it back, and reinserting the inserts. I had to glue the top, replace the …