Pure Fun!!

This restoration project was challenging, but one of the most enjoyable. I think you'll find this to be quite interesting in a step by step recreation of this wood art. Pictured is a before shot of a suburban Dunwoody home with damage to the door pediment and window scroll, I call a "cleff" because it resembles a music cleff.

Below is a closer view of the damaged area. Note a small imperfection on the bottom left side of the pediment, we thought it to be water damage. Also the bottom right of what I call "Cleff" Scroll work of the round window.

Here's what we found when we pulled one of the arches down (surprise)

This next photo we began cutting the back panel so we could take it to the shop for duplication.

Back at the shop, now comes the tedious part of clamping to get the thickness that we need. Just didn't seem to have enough clamps......... I also had a vanity I was doing at the time, that had to be put on the back burner till we got this project completed

more clamps!!!!!!!!!! notice the thickness? only half way there now

here we have the rosette ready to cut

now over to the sander

now here you see that we could only glue up only 7 1x12x12 at a time in order to sand even. I guess I could have turned the whole thing on the lathe, but at the time this seemed to be the quickest. Once we had two stacks together, then we glued the two up to make almost 12 inches in height

here I'm sanding the main scroll of the pediment

This will give you a better idea of just how much lamination and layering that had to be done!

We also had to repair the "cleff" design on each side of the round window. Here we are putting the final edge with the router, after it was cut and sanded smooth.

now we start the small finial pediment

Here's the final layout ready for job delivery and installation. Notice that we had to make a raised panel center key, and arched panels blow each arch.

Of course.........no custom work would be truly custom without the artists name on it? So..I stamp all my work with pride

Here we begin the installation. Bear in mind that the new work has to sit exactly where the stucco met the old panel.

We also had to repair and replace the bottoms of the "cleff" design, and piece it in on both sides without notice. We also had to make up a new round molding for the bottom of the window. This is visible at the tip of the ladder (bottom right of the window) all this stock was 5/4 in thickness. The back panel is MDO plywood, specially designed for exterior use

Here I'm applying Marine sealer (making sure all plywood edges have deep penetration) and over all wood parts, prior to oil primer and oil top coat.