As a restorer not every thing I do is woodworking, People and historic organizations bring me all kind of things to be restored beyond furniture.This week a county historic society brought me two interesting pieces. The first is a model ship in a display case, what’s interesting about it is that it was made in 1866 by a wounded civil war veteran while recuperating in a veterans home. At least that’s what I am told.
Ship model
The second is the original 1870 hand drawn and written survey of part of Bloomington Wisc.
Survey
Because of the back log Of work I have I won’t be actually working on these for 8 to 12 months.
This week I worked on a large porch swing brought in last summer. Here is the finished project.
Finished swing
When I got the swing the back and one arm were totally destroyed.
Just started
Verticals 1/2 replaced
2nd half of back removed
installing verticals
Weaving back
Back finished
New arm started
Arm finished
Repairs complete
Painted
Wicker is currently very popular so I am getting a lot of it in for repair. Originally wicker furniture was made from the rattan vine which came from south east Asia, for sometime much of it was made from what is called fiber rush, which is twisted paper. Much of the wicker being made today is made from plastic tubing. This swing is actually fiber rush.
