{"id":1976,"date":"2019-02-19T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2019-02-16T16:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T22:42:01","slug":"escutcheon-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/2019\/02\/19\/escutcheon-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Escutcheon plates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I received an unexpected parcel in the mail last week from Keith Turner, a woodworker in British Columbia Canada. Keith was inspired to make his own table after seeing the video<\/a> from the Getty Museum. He’s also been following my progress, and sent replicas of the escutcheon plates that he cast. He writes:<\/p>\n\n\n

I do have a background in the mechanical trades and teach at a local Institute of Technology, that is why I am able to cast as we have very well equipped shops. (I used to teach sand casting). These pieces were cast using the lost wax method and I put a blog together at <\/span>http:\/\/lumberjocks.com\/Longcase\/blog\/84378<\/a>  if interested.<\/span><\/blockquote>\n\n

These are one of the components that decorate the carcass side aprons. <\/p>\n\n\n