Thomas Entry

This window is a lot bigger up close than it is seen from the street. And when one is in a telescoping lift on a windy day… memorable. An out of town job, I have not been back to take good photographs, but even so, the work is its own best spokesman anyway.

 

The opportunity to do this kind of work is a privilege. It’s hard work, and not necessarily steady, and all that, but it is intrinsically satisfying.

 

Carved from a single block of stone, the pediment was a blast to carve. The stakes are high when one gets this far in. Mistakes are not allowed.

 

I traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, to photograph and measure the original that this is based on. The original was wood, from the late 1700’s. This was done when the building boom of the nineties was at it’s height, and Old World was very busy. I had the help of several assistants in the fabrication and installation of this piece, including Matthew Palmer and Erin Ennis. Nice job, fellas!

This detail shot must have been taken on a later trip- the light is different. I’m sure I would have taken more shots than this. Too bad I don’t remember where I put them.

 

I need to get a shot of the entry with the front door installed., the brick toothed in, the landscaping done, etc., but at least this way you can be pretty sure I was actually there when it was being installed. Note thye keystones- we did the entire facade of the home.

Getting all thoose pieces in and fitting just right without chipping any is a study in slow and steady wins the race. Everything has to be just so.