SWS Portfolio

Witness plaque

Reproduction of a witness building plaque

Gettysburg

On barn siding. Text is in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

Newspaper

On basswood. War/political headlines, moon landing, birthday, sky’s the limit. This one is small with less detail, but we can go larger.

Witness plaque (embossed)

Gettysburg plaque

On old, hard oak fence rail. Text is in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

Gettysburg distance sign

On farm fence railing. Let me know where you live and I’ll create one just for you!

Gettysburg address

On barn siding. Text is in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

1863: small desk decoration

Text and numbers are burned in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

1863: medium-sized desk decoration

On narrow barn wood door casing (?). Text and numbers are burned in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

Trostle Barn

On scrap barnwood.

The Farnsworth House

On 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

Presbyterian Church

Like the Daniel Lady Farm and so many other buildings around town, the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church became a hospital for wounded soldiers, but again, it was a stop by Lincoln – and later, another U.S. president – that makes this church so historic. Our 16th President stopped here for a political event after his famous […]

Beech Springs Farm (private commission)

On 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

Shriver House

In process, on hard oak fence rail.

The Wills House (draft and finished)

Completed product, and draft below.

The Wills House

The home of Gettysburg attorney David Wills.

124 (private commission)

This on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg. It was built as a single-family home in 1850, with 8 beds and 3.5 bath, at 5,100 sq ft. It has cedar shakes above the brick siding, and antique wavy glass panes and original shutters. We painted this several years ago.

William Douglas Farm (private commission)

1826-1869

Battlefield Bed and Breakfast barn (private commission)

Showing bushes, trees, and overgrown ivy climbing up the vertical barn siding boards.

Evergreen Cemetary Gatehouse

Donated to the Cemetary. VERY unique as burned on Gettysburg battle “witness wood”. It was a damaged piece of the Gatehouse’s soffit we removed, replaced and repainted white. Back side has crackled, lead-based white paint. Can be publicly viewed on the Cemetary office/gift shop wall.

Jennie Wade House

The Jennie Wade House

Historic Round Barn

On barn beam. The Historic Round Barn & Farm Market is a family owned and operated farm market just 8 miles west of Gettysburg.  Built in 1914, it is one of only a handful of truly round barns surviving today.

Rupp House and Tannery (in process)

Burned on barn siding.

Rupp House and Tannery

Completed

1863 post

On severely damaged barn beam. Text is in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

1863 post

Before, during and after.

1863 post

On pegged mortise and tenon joint. Text is in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting.

Iron Brigade monument detail

As one historian has concluded, the Iron Brigade was “Arguably the finest fighting unit of the Army of the Potomac” and “was both feared and respected by the enemy. The men could be easily distinguished by their tall black Hardee hats.” This unique unit, recruited from the Union’s mid-western states, contained five regiments: the 19th […]

Lutheran Seminary cupola

On June 30, 1863, Brigadier General John Buford climbed to the Cupola of the Lutheran Seminary Building, where he saw the campfires of thousands of Confederate soldiers burning to the west.  Predicting a clash was imminent, this view helped him lay out his lines of defense to protect Gettysburg’s pivotal road network. The next morning, […]

Pre-Civil War farmhouse

Pre-Civil War farmhouse located just west of Gettysburg. We’ve painted this several times. The house has been lovingly restored and maintained by a specialist in this period of history. It has fully working six over six single pane, antique wavy glass sash windows, swingable storm shutters (with metal strapped holdbacks), repointed stone walls, standing seam […]

Spanglers Spring

On miscellaneous plank. Note shading of arch, stone and dampness on steps.

McPherson Barn

Edward McPherson’s farm was a half mile west of Gettysburg, atop the ridge that also bears his name. (Tour map: Stone and Meredith Avenues) The area was the scene of intense fighting on July 1st, 1863, as Confederate General Henry Heth’s Division advanced towards Gettysburg against defending Union cavalry under General John Buford. Union reinforcements […]

Irish Brigade Monument

The monument is a Celtic cross supported by a granite base, standing 19’ 6” tall. It was sculpted by William R. O’Donovan, a former Confederate soldier who fought at Gettysburg. The front of the cross is an ornate bronze ornamented by a 2nd Corps trefoil, the numbers of the three New York regiments, the Seal […]

Spangler Barn (George Spangler Farm and Field Hospital)

Donated to the Gettysburg Foundation. Burned on miscellaneous plank.

Spangler Farmhouse (George Spangler Farm and Field Hospital)

Donated to the Gettysburg Foundation. Burned on miscellaneous plank.

Spangler summer kitchen (George Spangler Farm and Field Hospital

Donated to the Gettysburg Foundation. Burned on miscellaneous plank. Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead, CSA, died here on July 5, 1863, of wounds received in Pickett’s Charge on July 3.

Gettysburg Coffee Company logo

On barn siding.

Map of Gettysburg

Sachs Covered Bridge

Sachs Covered Bridge (1854) called PA's most historic covered bridge.

Sachs Covered Bridge – Ghosts of Gettysburg version

Burned onto farm fence rail. Only available at the store.

Pride of Baltimore (private commission)

The Pride of Baltimore on wood door panel.

Rosenbach (private commission)

Family name in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting, on barn siding.

Fort Pitt (in 3-D)

Burned onto 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

Eastern State Penitentiary

In process, on 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

B-52 crash (private commission)

Crashed on Iwo Jima. With beach, surf and various infantry/ landing craft in the background.

“Flying Tiger” P-40B

On 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

B-17

With “bullet holes”.

Vought F4U Corsair

American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Burned on scrapwood.

Canadian M4A1 “Grizzly”

Canadian-built M4A1 Sherman tank

USS Arizona

December 7, 1941.

P-51 Mustang

Controlling the air proved key to controlling the ground. The long-range P-51 Mustang fighter was invaluable to the Allied victory, enabling resumption of strategic bombing after heavy losses suffered by unescorted bombers in 1943. Developed for export to Britain, models modified by the British to use Rolls-Royce Merlin engines became America’s most capable wartime fighters. […]

Sherman tank: comparison

Bottom version comes directly out of the laser unit while the other is shaded, distressed and decorated.

D-DAY map

Burned on scrap wood, resting on my grandfather’s Iwo Jima shelter half.

M4A3E8 Sherman tank

M4A3E8 Sherman tank.

Rotz Family Barm (private commission)

Family name in Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting, on barn siding.

SAW Horse Farm (private commission)

Donated to the owner. SAW horse farm in Gettysburg is a private equestrian farm providing horse boarding, horse training, and riding services for horse owners and lovers. Source: Equestrian Farm, Horse Boarding, Horse Training (sawhorsefarmgettysburg.com) Burned on 1″ thick white oak floor plank.

“Caution Tetanus” beam segment

Meyer May House (private commission)

Frank Lloyd Wright house located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This two-story, T-plan residence is considered “Michigan’s Prairie masterpiece.” The house features pale brick, a hipped roof, lean masonry masses and long broad eaves. It is carefully sited to allow maximum southern exposure for the living room windows and skylights, and to create a spacious yard […]

Millennium Falcon Cutting Board

Why not? I broke out the old, rarely used cutting board. I’ll burn on anything; this happens to be bamboo.