Mahogany exterior cornice Georgian style, by L J Cabinetry

Nice job!

Too much repetition for me! That must have gotten real old toward the end.

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-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Beautiful work. Lots of repetition is right. But some people will pay dearly for that stuff.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

hello cabinetmaster, new to this stuff, blogging & such. Usually the manufacturer, ( in this case, me), pays dearly for this stuff. To get the work of this type.

Excellent looking craftsmanship.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Beautiful looking home. I suppose the ceilings weren’t 8’ either.

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It’s not my kind of house but nonetheless a great job. What kind of wood and finish did you use to withstand the exterior conditions for the years to come?

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stunning!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thats lovely.

I worked for a company that did the same thing….............only in concrete. For sure, the most challenging work I have ever done as its done backwards and inside out.

Nice work

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Jojo
To make the project last I used african mahogany, for it’s non rotting cabibilities. Then
I used an exterior oil based high fill primer, 3 coats both front and backside of cornice. Topped this off with an exterior acrilic latex. One coat back & 3 front.
I’m glad I did. When cornice was installed it was left for the fall winter & spring with no dry sheet over it. As you can immagine without the dry sheet the cornice was a giant gutter. It held water snow & ice for 6 months. The pictures were taken after. No ill offects from the weather exposure.
LJCab

Wow! You are really good John. By the way, I apologize because I read the title too fast and didn’t see the “mahogany” part. It seems that your method is a winner regarding surviving the weather.

Please, show us more of your projects.

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