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Projects: Wood, Decorative

furniture-quality components: doors & windows, cornices, trims, mantles


Miles Brewton House Window Repair School

Charleston, SC: 1988

A window repair school set up to train locals in preservation practice lead many attendees to open their own businesses. Conservation of the 6' diameter Neoclassical pediment window is also described.

Nathaniel Russell House Oval Window Repair

Charleston, SC: 1989

Structural integrity was restored to the fragile muntins of this 9' wide oval window using a variety of woodworking techniques... and a lot of bamboo skewers to realign the parts.





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