Another day at the shop. Unfortunately, the snow is melting and with it, bringing horrible leaks in the ceiling. This has been long pointed out to the building owner and was a constant problem for Dennis in his 30 year tenancy. Water is causing serious damage to the antique books, lawyers book cases, the safe, [...]
Category: Workshop
The Old Oakville Pin Shop – Day No.3, Developments
The family has recently rented a space in the original brick Oakville Pin Factory. As it turns out, not only does this estate consist of Dennis's workshop contents, but also two trailers located in the back where they sat a mystery untouched for over thirty years. Now relocated to the Pin Shop, here are some [...]
In the shop – Day No. 2
I have spent two days in the shop. What an amazing place. Everywhere I look, some treasure is hiding. Here are some photos of today's finds. This gem was hiding under a bunch of bubble wrap in a bag in a box under more wrapping material and other boxes under a bench. This is why [...]
Old & New
I was recently offered the post of finishing the work I began on the 1765 George Pyke clock at Temple Newsam House I mentioned in a previous blog entry. You can read about it here.Unfortunately this old path is not the future path. It was extremely difficult to set aside my feelings of attachment to [...]
Blog Feature on Spiel und Kunst mit Mechanik
I am very flattered by the wonderful feature about my blog on Falk Keuten's website. His blog and experiences are certainly worth a read! Steeped in information about automata, related subjects, and resources for the interested individual, take a little venture to his fascinating world. Google translate can always help out if your German is [...]