John Mark Power, Antiques Conservator

A blog to chronicle the restoration of antique furniture and the construction of new furniture http//www.johnmarkpower.com email: info@johnmarkpower.com

Friday, June 26, 2009

Renaissance Revival Secretary Desk (ca.1870)

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Assembled desk after removing the finish I am currently in the process of applying the finish to the Renaissance Revival bed that I have be...

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Clamping outside the Box

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When repairing the appliques to the walnut bed I am currently working on, I needed a way to clamp the parts while they were gluing. Clamping...

Sunday, June 14, 2009

More repairs on the walnut bed

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Before getting to the repair work I thought I would share some more information about the bed. In addition to the walnut bed, there is a sec...

Carving new molding for a foot

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On the Headboard for the bed I am working on the foot terminates with molding that sits on the floor. the molding is a cavetto (concave) st...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Renaissance Revival Walnut Bed

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My current project is the restoration of a Renaissance Revival walnut bed. The bed is between the size of a full and queen size bed. here is...

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Archetectural Turnings

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A builder I work with is restoring the facade of a store front and needed some turnings duplicated because the original turnings had rotted...

Friday, May 15, 2009

Completed Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marquetry Inlay

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Here are some photos of the Marquetry chest of drawers completed:

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