Fire Station Alarm Bell

This antique Fire Alarm Bell was full of rust when I acquired it. I removed the rust through the Electrolysis process and then wire brushed it a bring out some shine. I attached to to an old piece of oak and added a copper chain and handle. The handle came from a piece of vine that had grown through the fence in my back yard. I cut a piece of the vine off...let it dry and then turned it on a small wood lathe. The bell clangs quite well!

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35mm Film Reel Wine Rack

This old aluminum 35mm film reel was converted into a wine rack by splitting the reel in half and attaching it to an oak wooden base. I drilled square holes using a mortise hole machine to replicate the sprocket holes of a piece of film.

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Film Reel


Wooden base (Oak)


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Assembled 


Detail view of base

Sheaffer's Pens Art Deco Display Case

This 1930's metal display case started out as a rusty mess. I sand blasted most of the rust and removed the rest by a process called electrolysis. After the metal was cleaned, I painted the entire case with a textured paint. The glass front panel was hand painted, a new bottom wooden rack was made, and the lighting was rewired.

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(Front view)


(Back view)


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(Front view)


(Front view, high angle)


(Three-quarter view)

Bakery Bread Case

This 100 year old oak Bakery Bread case restoration started out with just the frame...no glass, racks or top. I handcrafted the back doors from old oak flooring and stained them to match the frames original finish. I found some old wavy glass for the front and sides as well.

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(Three-quarter top view of frame)

IN-PROCESS:

(Front view. Racks added)


(Back view)

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(Three-quarter view)

(Back view)

Display Case

Slant Front Wood Display Case. I started by chemically stripping off all the white paint, to the bare wood. I then sanded, stained and clear coated the case. New glass shelves were then cut and fitted.

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(Three-quarter front view)


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(Three-quarter back view)

Valve Covers

Powder Coated Valve Cover. These valve covers were de-greased, cleaned and sandblasted to remove the old pain. I then powder coated the covers in red and hand painted the embossed lettering in white.

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Neon Advertising Sign: Moore's

The original wrinkle finish on the Edge Lit neon sign was rough and worn, so I sandblasted it clean and powder coated a new wrinkle finish on it. I also repainted the white lettering on the glass.


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