The griffins are moulded fiber of some sort the wood is poplar. Frames re-glued and stripped. The decoration above the Griffin was reproduced using polyester autobody filler, used it to make the mould as well as the repro. [twentytwenty] [/twentytwenty]
This piece had water sit on the top , much loose veneer. Also some previous repairs done using epoxy had come loose. These pictures are during and after I made these inlay strips to replace missing and rotted sections. [twentytwenty] [/twentytwenty] After filling and sanding color was adjusted two coats of penetrating oil applied, shellacked [...]
[twentytwenty] [/twentytwenty] Posted by Hinman Restorations on Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Before After During
Project description: This trunk...A pine box veneered in pressed tin and battened with oak slats. It is special to someone. This antique trunk may not be particularly valuable for resale. However the owner decided to make it beautiful again. Process: The metal was cleaned with a [...]
