The Chalet at Government House Sydney. The upper and lower southern verandas had been removed and built in with walls and window. Click here for a closer view. The built in walls and window have been removed to reveal the original fabric of the verandas. Reconstruction of the missing fabric being undertaken.   Following architectural evidence this photo shows the final recreation, reinstatement of the missing fabric. Joinery timbers are Agathis robusta. Shingles Sequoia sempervirens. Click here for a closer view the Chalet after reconstruction.

Early Australian kitchen table. Toonia siliata top with Eucalyptus saligna tapered legs and rails. Drawers and drawer rails and back rail were missing.   Missing parts were recreated following witness marks and methods of construction similar to the period and evidence of tools used. Click here for a closer view the table.

Magnified photograph of 1870's bench seats in the gardens of Government House Sydney. None of these seats survive today. Click here for a larger view. Re-created bench seat based on above photograph and chairs of this period. Timber is Eucalyptus microcorys. Click here for a larger view.

Admiralty House Sydney. The table had under gone extensive modification at some stage. Edwardian embellishments included shell pattern veneer inlay. Mid section with tri-base is missing. It would have been three sections. Click here to see more detail. The following items were re-established to their original form; tops were turned, locater tags installed on cut down edges, stretches re-located, bases reset to correct direction, banjo catches, strikers and forks, tilt function re-established. Click here to see more detail.

2.5m x 2.5m x 1.6m Situated within Sydney's 1839 Elizabeth Bay House, the Australian red cedart dresser is reconstructed based on archaeological and documented evidence. Traditional cabinet making and finishing techniques were used in keeping with the period of the house. Click here to view entire piece. 2.3m x 0.6 Measuring up for the reconstruction of the work bench that once fitted under the windows. Witness marks show points of attachment and dimensions. Australian red cedar. (Elizabeth Bay House) Using archaeological shadows in the original paint work to reconstruct the dressers cornice. Australian red cedar. (Elizabeth Bay House)

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