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Recently we were contracted to build a few bookshelves. Massive bookshelves, approximately 10 feet tall. These were designed and built into the wall by one of our skilled carpenters. To start: Bookshelf in Front Sitting Room: In the Back Sitting Room there were two sets of bookshelves. One had a built in TV nook. BookshelvesContinue reading The Bookshelf Project
Recently one of our carpenters spent about twenty hours working on rebuilding a decorative bracket for one of our customers. It was in rather rough shape when he started… Finished bracket in shop. Of note, the decorative scroll portions were made using refurbished wood. Finished bracket on house
We recently completed a small roofing job using cedar shingles. Before The job was on a bay window. The shingles were crafted using a band saw and jig (for the rounds). Detail Finished
In this post we shall do a quick walk through of an arched dormer renovation process as well as include a small comparison of various roofing options for this particular project. Here is the initial condition of the dormer. Wood is rotting, and birds have made their nest. For this particular window a new arched crown moulding wasContinue reading Arched dormer, copper roof and some roofing comparisons
For this project we took down the existing balusters, posts, and columns, turned and/or built new ones, reinstalled and painted. Process: Installed (not painted) Finished in detail: Finished, overview:
This kitchen renovation featured an installation of a copper sink, stone work behind the stove and general interior carpentry renovations: built in cabinets and woodwork around the window. The cabinets were purchased used at an antique/salvage store and were made to fit by cutting and rebuilding.
Drawer modernization.
This kitchen had custom made cabinets which needed modernizing but were hand made pieces worth keeping. We reused some of the wood, updated the hardware and made new pieces to match the older looking ones. A combination of ingenuity and talent and hard work. An up to date kitchen with is own unique look. Continue reading Kitchen: modernizing while keeping the old
This staircase was re-made from carpet covered rough framing to hardwood. In the process the original frame had to be adjusted to equalize the rise of each stair. The finished wood is Brazilian cherry. Additionally the handrails were made from solid Brazilian cherry, shaped in our shop, and new newel posts and balusters were installed.Continue reading Stair case renovated
We needed a few additional feet of moldings to match the original window casings. It is not cost effective to have a shaper cutter made so instead we copy the original design using table saws, routers, shaped chisels, sand paper and elbow grease. Usually we make our copies in cedar or pine, wood that isContinue reading Recreating molding profiles
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