Received a call yesterday to install crown and base trim. The homeowner made the original contractor tear out his installation because the quality of their work was unacceptable.
Friend of mine sent me a text today with this photo attached.
Ironic…..?
Communion box 2
Communion box 3
One of the projects currently in the studio this week is a live edge black walnut table. So how did Grandpa glue a 90 inch long joint? With a spring joint of course. Surprisingly simple, incredibly strong.
Spring Joint
Custom seam rippers just in time for Mother’s day gifts.
Curly Maple, Purple Heart, and Mahogany.
Available at sewdejavu.com
Seam Rippers
I will be placing my order today!
Currently working on restoration of a vintage dresser for a client. A tell tale sign dating this gem are the plane tracks on the bottom of the drawers and dust panels. Just like the original craftsman, a replacement panel is made.
Disturbing story last night on 60 minutes. If you missed it check out their web site. The scary part for me was when they went under cover into the Chinese factories and the Chinese managers admitted their products were mislabeled.
Bottom line: laminate floors made in China although labeled low FORMALDEHYDE were found to be toxic.
The following is a script from “Lumber Liquidators” which aired on March 1, 2015. Anderson Cooper is the correspondent. Katherine Davis and Sam Hornblower, producers.
Lumber Liquidators is the largest and fastest-growing retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, with over 360 stores in 46 states and revenues of more than a billion dollars a year. But hardwood isn’t the only product they sell. More than 100 million square feet of the company’s cheaper laminate flooring is installed in American homes every year. Lumber Liquidators is a U.S. company, but much of its laminate flooring is made in China, and as we discovered during our investigation, may fail to meet health and safety standards, because it contains high levels of formaldehyde, a known cancer causing chemical. Lumber Liquidators insists its Chinese-made laminate flooring is safe, but it doesn’t appear that way based on what we learned from our own reporting and from the work of people like Denny Larson.
Two photos of the walnut break front. This built in features sap wood accents, marble top to the base cabinet and seeded textured glass incorporated into the upper unit.
The top to this piece was in need a a complete restoration after years of use and exposure to the sun and atmospheric conditions. After removing the finish (top only) the wood was bleached, and then dye stains were used to parallel the patina and color of the casework. Then the top was french polished to a wonderful sheen.
“This baseball represents one of those rare moments in life when a dream becomes reality. It is the first pitch I threw in my Major League debut. A moment I would trade for nothing in the world. A moment that never would have happened without the significance Richard LaBounty had in impacting my life. It is yours as much it is mine.
Thank you coach,”
Jeff Farnsworth
Significance
