Category Archives: Casemaking

Alternatives to Glass for Covering Daguerreotypes?

OK everybody: chime in! Is there any sort of spray-sealant that works reliably for protecting the daguerreotype surface?  Shellac?  Epoxy? Polyurethane?  Shellac worked for me but I’m worried about yellowing over time. Post a comment and share!

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Making Daguerreotype, ambrotype, and tintype mats

Andy Richmond over on the Wet Plate Collodion forum has posted an in-depth tutorial on the creation of replicated engraved mats and package preservers and followed it up with some great examples here. This is something that I’ve been meaning … Continue reading

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Leatherworking Tools for Daguerreotype Cases

I’ve had to teach myself an awful lot in the service of this wonderful art of mine but of those few have been as rewarding as the wealth of information I’ve absorbed about the bookbinding industry art. I received this … Continue reading

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Site update & Gallery News

My sister pointed out that my site was not particularly friendly to those of you using low-resolution monitors so I have redesigned elements of this site to be more friendly to visitors using 1024×768. Since I was tinkering, I decided … Continue reading

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Georges Rousse and some new Casemaking Goodies

9-8-2006 A Frenchman has my tripods. Georges Rousse, french trompe l’ oeil artist extraordinnairre is in Durham this month at the solicitation of my friend Frank Konhaus. Frank and his wife Ellen summoned M. Rousse to Durham to install four … Continue reading

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