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Interested in commissioning Dean Sickler?
Dean's expertise in wood finishing, plaster and color design are
very much in demand but he is always interested in challenging commissions
and projects.
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He has a special interest in the restoration of aesthetic and historically
important projects. A recent commission(2007-08) was refinishing
15 large carved 250 year old oak panels and finishing new oak stretcher
panels and millwork to match.
These originally from (ostensively) one of Napolean's castles.
These panels had been lying untouched for 10 years because no one
could be found willing to work on them.
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Another project was finishing large salvaged Italian walnut doors
(and other things) to compliment the woods in an existing kitchen.
Using historic materials like van Dyke crystals and linseed oil
glazes, these doors were brought back to life for another hundred
years of service.
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Here is a kitchen that was re-fitted with cabinets from a turn-of-the-century
pharmacy. The problem was...all the rest of the millwork in the
kitchen was a mis-mash of different woods. Here is one part of the
kitchen showing an oak door, a chestnut door and mahogany trim.
The challenge was to find a way to unify all the differant woods
and make them look like the antique pharmacy cabinets.
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After
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In the Spring of 2007 he was finally able to work on a commission that had
been a year in the works. In he US Capitol Visitors Center attached to the Capitol, he expertly
reproduced two kinds of marble that are found in the US House and
Senate Chambers. These particular marbles are extinct and this was the only way to replicated them
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Call Dundean Studios at 973-635-0505
I respectfully ask that you do not write to me and ask how these
projects were done. The processes take a long time to explain and
there are just not enough hours in the day to answer all the questions
I am emailed.
All others will be answered - dean-@-dundean.com (remove hyphens)
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This historic building in New Jersey had to be retro-fitted with
a sprinkler system. There were 21 different places where the original
wall finishes were broken to install these. They had to be perfectly
restored to invisibility.
Traditional techniques can be used for contemporary looks also..
Concrete patina and imbedded iron
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