Today was spent working on two projects, one is a reproduction of a newel post from a house built in 1920 and the other is the re purposing of an old built in cabinet taken out of a turn of the century (20th) craftsman style house.
The newel post was made to match the existing woodwork and style in the house for a 3rd floor addition. I'll take more pictures when it's done, but I'm quite happy with it. It matches the originals perfectly!
I apologize for not having pictures of the cabinet. One I forgot to take the camera to the shop with me, and part of it is that it's a secret! It's a gift and I can't let the cat out of the bag, but I'll tell you all about it.
The original was a junk yard find, and was originally designed as a built it, which means that only three of the 4 sides were exposed. So the cabinet was completely taken apart, the "bad" side was rebuilt using the original wood and a little luan to make it match the opposing side. The back is being left in it's original half painted/half stripped state just because, and a new top was needed to be made. It will have a custom made stained glass door and new hardware, legs added and coat of stain. Check back in a couple weeks.
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