Any carpenters?
Betty. Older, very sweet lady. She owns a historic home in Carlisle PA built in the late 1700s.
One of her window treatments rotted away & parts of it fell off.
I measured the remains carefully, removed what was left of it & took photos of the 'survivors' still on the house.
She wanted a replacement that would not rot, so I re-created it in PVC using the correct glue & stainless steel screws to hold the layers together until the glue set.
The Fleur-de-lis was then carved by hand with a Northwest native type carving knife I made in Mr. Hudsons 7th grade class in Alaska a very long time ago.
Betty was ecstatic with the results so it was a proud moment for me.
In this photo, what was left of the old one & the replacement before it was installed & prepped for paint.
Betty. Older, very sweet lady. She owns a historic home in Carlisle PA built in the late 1700s.
One of her window treatments rotted away & parts of it fell off.
I measured the remains carefully, removed what was left of it & took photos of the 'survivors' still on the house.
She wanted a replacement that would not rot, so I re-created it in PVC using the correct glue & stainless steel screws to hold the layers together until the glue set.
The Fleur-de-lis was then carved by hand with a Northwest native type carving knife I made in Mr. Hudsons 7th grade class in Alaska a very long time ago.
Betty was ecstatic with the results so it was a proud moment for me.
In this photo, what was left of the old one & the replacement before it was installed & prepped for paint.