[MassHistPres] Wood Column Repairs / Replacements

[Steven O'Shaughnessy]

While there may be a source for fiberglass or resin columns with proper
proportions and entasis in their design, my feeling is that columns can and
should be repaired or reproduced in wood. This promotes the restoration and
custom woodworking / turning crafts and with some demand will come supply
of skilled craftsmanship. The North Bennet Street School has recently
reproduced the 7" tall columns for the lantern on the roof of the 1790's
Memorial Hall in Charlestown. Students researched, honed their new skills
and achieved great results. The columns should be going up within the next
month. Alumni of the program have recently repaired and reset two story
columns on a Colonial Revival in Somerset, MA.
And to ease the challenges faced in reproducing large, heavy columns, the
school has purchased a massive 6000 ln Oliver Model 66 lathe on which we
will be able to turn columns, bases and capitals. We work with homeowners,
museums, churches and on public buildings as a venue for teaching craft. We
are happy to speak with stewards of historic buildings who need assistance
and might consider students learning craft while
Thank you.

-- 
Steven O'Shaughnessy
Dept. Head  - Preservation Carpentry
North Bennet Street School, 150 North Street | 617 227 0155 *270


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