Designing Services

Designing a new courtyard? house? or even custom funiture. A Touch of Renaissance can do these services and supervise the project to completion. Cost is usually set as a lot fee, however supervisory fees are charged by the hour. To contact for cost please email pheasant01@yahoo.com and place in topic line custom designing.

Fibre Weaving Equipment and Tools

Inkle loom - made of solid chestnut and birch dowels

Back side of Inkle Loom

Basic Inkle Loom Package

Inkle Looms (Slow fibre Arts)

Inkle looms are available in Oak Plywood with birch 3/4 inch doweling and includes the shuttle and jig for making the hackels. If ordering for carding the hackel spindel shall be left out, to provide for card weaving. Extra 3/4 inch spindles can be install per set of 2 for an additional $ 10.00 dollars. The Inkle loom base price is 100.00 dollars. Extra shuttles are available for 20.00 each and are either made of maple or birch. For a solid wood inkle contact B.O'Neill at pheasant01@yahoo.com for cost. Shipping and handling is extra and will be sent COD. A deposit of 50% is required before the Inkle will be made. Balance is due on completion of shipping.

Drop Spindles (Slow Fibre Arts)

Drop Spindles of varying designs - All are custom made and turned on a lathe therefore no two are alike and are made from species of wood of oak and maple. Starting cost for a new thrills drop spindle-wax finish starts at 15.00 dollar and can be purchase at most Medieval events that are held by Connacht (Adrian Empire). To order custom made spindles, inlayed spindles and special turned spindles the cost will vary. Can be made from other hardwood species contact by email pheasant01@yahoo,com for cost and availibity along with custom finishes. Topic line - Drop Spindles

Custom Furniture

4 Panel Linen (front) Chest or Foot Chest - made of oak veneer plywoods and edged faced. Cedar lined with dividers on lower level and two trays. Black Iron hinges and hardward heavy duty. These are custom order and are not made for stock, therefore color of stains and finishes can be at clients request. Cost 1,300 dollars. 1/2 down to order, shipping is extra, and balance of cost to be forwarded before chest will be shipped. Available in solid oak - contact for price - pheasant01@yahoo.com

Elizabethan chest - made August of 2008. This particular chest is 48 inches long x 19 inches long and stands 18 inches high. Made of oak veneer, and trimed with oramentation painted in antique gold. Lining is of pine, with divider lower bins and a lift out tray. This is a custom order chest, however others can be made, at an a cost of 1,200 dollars Can. Lid is a lift type, but is available with a hinge style as well for extra cost. If made of other woods, cost will be reflected to cover cost of spiece of wood. Wood carving is avialable but is contracted out at an average cost of 50.00 per hour, plus shipping and handling.

A historical replica of a chair dating from the 1500s - and is well known at the time of cornation for King Edward the VI. This chair is made of pine, but can be made of other woods as well. Contact for cost. Seat can be made of velvet or leather. A making foot stool also known as a kneeling stool is shown here and is also available - Contact for cost

Another view of chair and kneeling bench. These were used at a re creative anachronism event held September 2011.

A model of the Northstar was sent to B.O'Neill to be repaired and equiped with sails for client Charles, who lives in Sask. When the boat arrived in April it needed repairs and the making of parts that were missing due to handling by the owner, and his grandkids. Damage was repair, and some of the outriggings were replaced, along with a replacement anachor for the one that was missing. Due to the age of the model, painting was only used for touch up as this model dates to the early 1900s. This project involved historic research, along with fabrication of sails and parts to replace those that were missing. The owner also requested a shipping box that measured 43 inches x 43 inches x 8 inches of 1/2 inch plywood for shipping. Client in his travels pickup the package on his trip to Vancouver in October.

During the Peachland Model Railroad and craft Show on the October long weekend B.O'Neill presented a demo seminar on pin construction techniques, along with a miniture tree making demo. This particular project was not completed at the show.



A view with plastic sheeting - painted to look like wood been attached to the model sawmill. Scale is HO.

Another view of the same model along with a pattern for a tresle bridge. The pattern is used in pin construction techniques also H.O scale. All wood frame materials were milled by B.O'Neill and can be custom order for those that are making models from H.O size and up, and is available in cedar, pine or spruce, and bass wood. Fees range on volume of material order and comes in 24 inch lengths. Contact for prices for milling of scale timbers.

Over the next few months - as an artisan - I do make a number of articles and hard goods along with private teaching of different fields of clothing and costume pattern making. Blackwork needlework, and even needle felting. In the near future will be a list below for those interested in learning a new craft, or even to brush up on a previous craft.

Demonstrations are available through the Okanagan Valley from Vernon to Penticton, British Columbia, and even visitations to Adria Events and Demos (Oyama Days, - Oyama (June); Canada Day - Vernon, (July 1st) and Camelot Vineyard - East Kelowna - (August) and the Peachland Model Railroad and Craft show - Late September - early October. If for a class or a demo outside the Okanagan and this will be restricted to Western Canada, a cost of lodging, transportation will be applied. If booking please make sure of the number of students that are coming, as this will be the set fee, + transportation (air and taxi) + lodging. I usually stay with one of the lesser costly motels as per quote, and particulars will be email to you on the requirements for classes and demos.

I B. O'Neill also make historical replicas and contempory furniture of a custom order basis, of which photos of these items are included above. Also on a custom basis will make architectural, historical and scale models - mainly model railroads, but have repaired sailing ships, and have made miniature displays. For prices contact B.O'Neill as these are all on a custom base. Prices may be listed with some of the photos of the products, but normally these products one must contact B.O'Neill for a price.

Policies: As with custom, all custom orders must have a down payment (usually 50 % of cost - before work will proceed. Materials do cost money, and I have been burnt a number of times when dealing with custom items. Some items may be small, while others are large, and these will be shipped COD once the item leaves the Studio. Pending project, and the less cost of shipping, with determine the carrier. Please note - international shipping will have to be arrange prior to making of item.

All monies are Canadian funds, and the final cost to be paid to the shipper on a COD arrangement. Due to the amount of work I can take in and do to the size of the project will determine if I B.O'Neill will proceed with the project.

If forwarding a cheque - cheque clearing time is usually 7 business days, and this will be applied to the purchasing of materials to make said project. After cheque has been received, a cooling period of 7 days will be allowed. If you wish to speed up project, certified cheque, or and money order by pre-determine amount along with a cover letter to proceed with project will be needed.

All custom projects once project materials and project is started (NO REFUNDS will be refunded). If contacted prior to seven days after receiving cheque. Usually a week for mailing + 7 days the cheque can be forwarded back to you, and there will be no more issues of cancelled project.

In classes, which will usually take place at the studio, there will be a cost of the course, and possible materials; however it will be the student's responsibility of supplying their own tools and to make it to the class. I do not supply transportation or and tools, and that these courses are interest courses only. There is no certificate and or diploma issued. These classes are for interest of the student only, and that each student usually has a different learning curve pending class.