A large portion of the products that we produce involve a process called sublimation. Sublimation is a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye onto medium materials such as a ceramic tiles, license plates, or ornaments. The sublimation name is applied because the dye transitions between the...
Articles from March 2011
LOUVERED SHUTTERS
A customer has requested we make 4 sets of operable louvered shutters for their home. The shutters will have a 1 1/8” Spanish cedar frame with a closed back louvered panel. The panel will be made from Extira, a waterproof composite board. We created a louvered profile in our...
WORKSPACE TABLE
I was working on a large project one day and found myself in need of a work table. I didn’t want something that would be in the way when the project was complete, so I decided to make a table I could take apart and store when not in...
THE SIGNS THAT WE DO
People often times ask us if we do signs…yes we do. We do a variety of sign types …stenciled, engraved, layered and textured. The pictures below give an overview of the various types… We have done signs for businesses, camps, churches, Mardi Gras floats and probably a few things...
BLACK WALNUT TABLE-COMPLETE
The base for our table project consisted of 6 sides angling outward at 30 degrees. We constructed a 16” six sided cylinder that supports the weight of the table and wrapped this with black walnut. The Cad file is a rendering of the upper & lower plates and the...
SIDELITE SANDBLASTED GLASS
This is a follow up to the “Entrance Door Project”. The customer requested glass sidelites with an etched fleur de leis. We decided on a slightly different approach for privacy. We applied a sandblast mask where the fleur de leis were located and proceeded to blast the surrounding area....
BLACK WALNUT TABLE-PART FOUR
We completed the structural part of our table by fastening the substrate to the under side with 1 5/8″ wood screws. We reinforced the perimeter with an additional 2″ x 3/4″ plywood ring…notice the concentric circle pattern of screws on 6″ centers. We laminated an additional walnut ring 1...
BLACK WALNUT TABLE-PART THREE
We joined the 2 table halves with an ample amount of glue and biscuits, used the ratchet straps to secure until dry and mounted to the 3/4″ plywood substrate. We layed out the location of the starburst and perimeter ring in our Cad program. The pocket for our inlays will...
BLACK WALNUT TABLE-PART TWO
The next step in constructing our table involved creating a substrate to fasten our table top too. This is necessary to provide structural support for the 12 wedges. We decided that ¾” plywood would provide the support needed. We did the layout for the substrate in our cad program…we...
BLACK WALNUT TABLE-PART ONE
Our customer has requested a 72″ round black walnut dining table. The piece will have an 8 sided starburst in the center with a half inch ring just inside the perimeter. The inlayed starburst and ring will be of Gaboon ebony…an exotic wood from the Ivory Coast. The field...