Archive for January, 2010

Ralston Testimonial

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Thank you for your quality work, commitment to schedule, and fair price. You exceeded all expectations – the tables came out more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. We are absolutely thrilled with our tables! Please don’t hesitate to use us as a reference. I can’t wait to share you with my clients. Alicia [...]

Group of Cherry Tables – Part 2

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Solid Cherry Dining, Kitchen, Coffee, and End Tables After we had routed the mortises for the splines in the underside of the four table tops, we turned our attention to the three splines and nine legs. Each spline received a mortise of the same length as the one in the table top and a mortise [...]

Group of Cherry Tables – Part 1

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Solid Cherry Dining, Kitchen, Coffee, and End Tables We just finished up a suite of tables for a client that were very modern in design, yet were still elegant, warm, and inviting. Each table consisted of a solid 1.5″ thick Cherry top, two solid 1.5″ thick Cherry legs, and one solid 1.5″ thick Cherry stringer. [...]

Curved Dresser – Part 2

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Painted and Glazed Curved Dresser with a Stained Alder Top With the carcass built and the curved sides completed, it was time for us to turn our attention to the two layers of trim work on the top and the bottom.  We decided to make the trim work a frame that followed the outside perimeter [...]

Curved Dresser – Part 1

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Painted and Glazed Curved Dresser with a Stained Alder Top We have been commissioned, by the same people we built the large office unit for, to build a dresser matching the picture above. There are several reasons the client decided to go custom with the dresser: 1. They wanted the finish on the dresser to [...]

Office Unit – Part 4

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Office Unit: Painted and Glazed Body with Stained Alder Surfaces Each main vertical column consists of two parts; a 3″ post, and a turned post cap.  Each of the columns are going to be mounted on the front of the cabinet and wrap around the side, which meant, rather than cutting each one in half, [...]