Porches, Stairs and Misc. (Click any image to enlarge)

Shop help taking a break.

Turning a new 16" capital .

The tapered staves glued in place.

Cutting in the flutes.

Below is the new facade and column.

The owner wanted this set of stairs reversed and to be enclosed. 

The oak for the stairs and the wide pine wainscot was hand planed to match existing work in this 18th century home in Upper Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY.

A small shelf  and a plaque built with carved sunflower as donations to Historic Albany's Silent Auction. 

                                             
                                                               Ant and rot damage.

Dining Room Makeover ( Click to enlarge any picture)

The walls of the 27’ dining room were stripped of wallpaper and then were skim coated and primed. The crown was constructed in three parts, two profiles I produced in my shop and one that was special ordered. The scale of the old corner cabinets seemed wrong for the room and the soon to be added crown molding. I removed the pediment and old pilasters and made new, wider pilasters with a larger beading profile. I raise them eight inches and added plinth blocks to the base and made a panel to extend the top to the ceiling.

Window Restoration, Bathroom Remodel, Plaster Restoration

Plaster moulding repair, restoration and skim coating.

For pictures of boat building, fireplace mantels and more go to the lower right hand corner where you see the words "Older Post" and click.

Porch Restoration

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Mantels (click to enlarge)

Ralph Lauren's flagship store: The Rhinelander Mansion at 867 Madison Avenue, N.Y.

This reproduction in mahogany was built to replace the original marble mantel which was removed and used at his newly constructed residence in Garrison.

A Georgian style in pine and basswood

All carving is done by hand. Patterns are expanded or contracted so that a "center" can be joined by a carved acanthus leaf at each miter. If you look closely you can find them.

Traditional English mantel with carved acanthus leaves in mahogany.

Carved from one piece

 

Below you will see the caption "older posts". Click on this and there are additional pictures of boat building and exterior work on a bungalow style home.