Matthews Opera House

The railings for the Opera House were patterned from one-half of a newell post
and pieces of ballister.The components were milled from paint grade poplar.
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The flower medallion was produced on a lathe. Concentric rings were formed on flat stock and then the petals were hand-cut with a coping saw.

The large cove molding was made by running stock diagonally across a table saw blade.