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Flood damage table before restoration

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Table after restoration

Desk Leather replacement

Desk top before and after replacing the leather.

Gallery before

Gallery before restoration

Gallery restored

Gallery restored

Cussion Mirror

Mirror frame before restoration.

Cussion Mirror

Mirror frame after restoration

Drawer before and after reastoration

Part of a fine marquetry cabinet showing the condition before and after restoration

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Chinese Stand. Cutting a curved fret prior to carving

finished stand

Chinese Stand finished

Teachng Marquetry

Teaching a specialist marquetry course to Musical Instrument Makers at West Dean College

One of the students at work

Teaching methods of copying a design to make a brass pewter and mock-tortoiseshell image.

Quaish before restoration

A small Scottish whisky tasting dish in need of some work.

Quaish after restoration

The dish with a new handle piece spliced in to match. New silver mounted and polished.

Fire damage

Smoke blackened gilt mounts before restoration

Fire damage after Restoration

Fire damage after restoration

Drawer Before Restoration

A jumble of pieces ready to be reassembled and recovered.

Drawer After Restoration

Cutlery drawer refitted and recovered with red baize.

Sand Shading

Using hot sand to create a 3D effect in the design

Marquetry Cutting

Showing the process of making a marquetry image by sawing a packet of veneers to create the flowers and leaves.

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