BLAG 01 - Magazine - Page 40
the aim of getting perfect coverage in order to
represent the decay present on the original.
Finally, after chiselling out the large crack towards
the right of the sign, it was time to beat it up. This
stopped short of trying to recreate the prominent
damage to the top right of the frame so that the
structural integrity of the replica was preserved.
A variety of implements were used to beat the
sign, and it was chucked about the workshop a bit.
(Neither Salandin nor Son were hurt in the process.)
The recreated layers, including the gravelly bitumen.
with two coats. First, a white tinted with pink
and yellow was used to recreate the warm tone
present on the sign itself. A white glaze was then
applied over this. Neither of these was done with
The gift was presented to Cattle’s descendent
and, in the words of the client, “he loved it”. In
addition, the original in Soho continues to remind
passers-by of the woodturners that once worked
in the yard.
Salandin & Sons / @irregularsigns
Archie Salandin with the finished replica.
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