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hill34

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 5 months ago

Need a good wood work guy/carpenter

Brownstoners: I am in need of someone/company who can do custom made wood columns and design. Can anyone recommend someone they have USED and happy…

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Updated 13 years and 5 months ago

sakeboy

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 6 months ago

millwork/woodwork source for thin strips of oak?

Hey y’all. I am doing a renovation that requires a bunch of pieces of 1/4″ x 8″ x 30″ quartersawn solid oak. Not really an…

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Updated 13 years and 6 months ago

berniceshola

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 7 months ago

fretwork trim source?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f18c5f56105e-.jpg hey all, does anyone have a good source for lengths of beaded trim similar to the stuff in the photo? I’ve been stripping and…

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Updated 13 years and 7 months ago

bedstuyresident

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 8 months ago

Looking for carpenter and restorer to install antique interior shutters

I live in Bed Stuy and have a limited budget.

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Updated 13 years and 8 months ago

daveinbedstuy

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 9 months ago

Woodgraining progress.....

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ed42c35a3068-.jpg After prep (sanding and filling any dings) Inez applied an orange/salmon enamel base (after a primer tinted the same color).  She uses oil base…

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Updated 13 years and 9 months ago

ronman

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 9 months ago

coffin corner turn at stop of stairs

During construction the “coffin corner” was cut, i want to replace it . the bottom shelf piece was a piece of wood. I have seen…

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Updated 13 years and 9 months ago

nf85

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 10 months ago

House full of woodwork--how do I know what to do with it?

We are lucky enough to have bought a house chock full of beautifully preserved wood paneling, etc.; the owner seems to have stripped and then…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

shnarkie

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 10 months ago

Sidelight Repair

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ea178b0e7432-.jpg Hi All- We were replacing the electric in our new house and found these awesome sidelights.  I think they might be the oldest detail…

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EastStuy

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 11 months ago

Anyone like before/after paint stripping projects??

I finally finished most of my paint stripping projects and had a chance to put them in sequential order. It started in Summer 2008 and…

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Updated 13 years and 11 months ago

riis10

in Wood Restoration 13 years and 11 months ago

Carpenter to re-do woodwork after window installation

Hi- Looking for recommendations for someone to re-build/match woodwork after we get front windows and center door to deck replaced.  We are ot landmarked and…

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Updated 13 years and 11 months ago

dan

in Wood Restoration 14 years ago

wood fireplace restoration

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e62d1bdbb64d-.jpg  recommendation to Brownstoner   I had a wood fireplace mantel mainly in tact except for two tall pillars with capitals and 4 corbels that…

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anonymous

in Wood Restoration 14 years ago

wood siding contractor?

My wife and I would like to reside our south-slope wood frame house with cedar siding and install new pella windows.  A new cornice is…

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Updated 14 years ago

amberpierce

in Wood Restoration 14 years and 1 month ago

Does anybody have contact info for Bill Boggert (sp?), a woodworker in BedStuy? Thanks!

Does anybody have contact info for Bill Boggert (sp?) a woodworker in Bed Stuy? I found him on Brownstoner (he was recommended for work on…

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Updated 14 years and 1 month ago

HomeSweetstuy

in Wood Restoration 14 years and 2 months ago

Bay Window Repair

Greetings  Brownstoners, Our Bay windows have taken a beating this past winter and it looks likt the wood is splintering and/or otherwise distressed. I need…

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Updated 14 years and 2 months ago

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