Marquetry Magic ~ Covered Bridges
Artist ~ Ernest Mills ~

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The Churchill Bridge, Newington, CT
size: 13-1/4" (33.7 cm) x 10-7/8" (27.6 cm)  For Sale, contact the Artist
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In Newington. CT176 (Main St.) S. 1.5 miles from jct with CT175 (Cedar St.), E. on Churchill Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge. Pedestrian walkway on both sides. It is named: Churchill and is over the Schoolhouse Brook.
This piece measures 13-1/4" (33.7 cm) x 10-7/8" (27.6 cm) and was vacuum pressed onto a piece of 1/2" Balsamic Birch plywood. It is backed by a single piece of Jarrah Burl veneer.
It was sanded with 120/600 grit then 5 coats of sanding sealer were applied. Between each application the surface was sanded with 600 grid using a flat sanding block. It was finished with 3 coats of Satin, wipe on polyurethane varnish and finally polished with Renaissance wax.
It is all Scalpel cut.

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