Project:OldWestTown Location: Daigle Farms-The Carriage House This is one of the most unique and fun projects we have had the opportunity to be involved in. Glen & Jo Daigle, owners of Rabideaux’s Sausage Kitchen and Daigle Farms in Iowa, are expanding their business to include Western theme weddings. We...
Articles from July 2011
CUSTOM COLUMNS
Our customer has requested two split columns for use in a kitchen. This will be an unusual project in that the customer wants to reproduce a larger version of an existing cabinet post. The original cabinet post measures 36” in height x 3 ½” in width x 1 ½”...
FIREPLACE HEADER-3D
Our customer has requested a fireplace header with a fleur de lis in the center and a flourish on each side. The piece will measure 64” x 14 ¼” x 1 ½”. The header will be painted so we will use ¾” composite board for our components. The components...
FRONT DOOR PANEL
Our customer has requested a panel to replace a front door glass insert. The panel will be machined from Spanish Cedar and measures 60” in height x 26” in width x 1” thick. The panel will have a fleur de lis and corner flourishes engraved into the surface on...
MENU RACK
A customer has requested we make 4 racks capable of holding 15 menus each. The menu racks will be used at restaurants in a local casino. The racks measure 24” long x 8” wide x 4 ¼” tall and will be made from Spanish Cedar. We started with a...
CINDERELLA DRESSER- COMPLETE
Here are the pictures of the completed dresser. The installation was relatively simple…Eric (my son-in-law) and I mounted the backdrop with 2 ½” wood screws. We placed the dresser and toy boxes in position and secured these with 2” wood screws. We applied the appliqués with wood glue and...
CINDERELLA DRESSER-PART 2
My least favorite thing to do is paint! I did make this project somewhat easier by making individual components. This allowed for painting the components separately and applying them to the backdrop during installation. This also allows us to hide any screw holes during the installation process…we will layout...
CINDERELLA DRESSER-PART 1
What does every little girl need? A Cinderella Dresser of course! Ahh…”The Things A Granddad Must Do”. I began this project by building a dresser 36” wide x 36” tall x 18” deep. I used birch plywood for the carcase and poplar for the facing. On each side of...