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For the last 10 ish months, things have been a bit crazy with our lives. The biggest gift at the end of this is the birth of our third son. Baby boy came a little early but is on the up and up. We are have been working through these times of health scares and bed rest. Always putting the kids and family at the top of the priority list. All our clients have been nothing less than amazing for understanding and we can't thank them enough. We are excited to share some more spotlights of projects recently delivered. So stay tuned for the antique fridge bar and a oppurtunity we had to help out a local charity. 
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This table set has come out of no where for us. We did the original table set for a friend that had an idea and asked us to design something. We started off with the typical X base table. Then we decided to frame the X to change things up and to do matching chairs and bench. The bench and table were no problem once a design was completed, the chairs are a big first for use. We had never taken on chairs and had a few ideas but were not sure of what to do. After trial and error for the chairs, we came up with a plan. The chairs can be seen on the header on the home page. Once everything was completed and in its new home, the orders started rolling in. This simple table concept quickly became our most ordered piece and started taking the place of custom orders. Clients wanted this table instead of taking the chance to design their own table. In one year we have done 5 of these tables now and two more to be done. By the third order we changed the chair designed the chair to focus on comfort a little more. We did this by angling the back legs. This post wasn't made to high light the building process as much as it was to highlight a lesson learned. That lesson is how good things happen no matter what you do as long as you try. The original build I was not to sure how the set was going to turn out, or if we would even be able to do the chairs. We took the hits doing the trial and error and it seemed to pay off. The other life lesson was that no matter how many times you do something, if you don't pay attention to what your doing you can mess up. The third table was meant to have a tradition bread board. I guess i was not thinking and how go glue on both sides of the tongue bread board. The build was during the change of summer to winter. The table split itself down the middle, which is fine because the repair came out better than the original. This project has been really fun to tackle. We are taking a warehouse cart, that was given to a fellow firemen. This cart is an original Lineberry Cart. The idea was to turn it into a coffee table with a top, that would have drawers hidden. These drawers were to have concealed firearms in. That being said they are also outfitted with keyed locks, so no little ones can get in. Progress Video and Photos The Arlington |
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The shaping we did with a tool that was sent to us for a review from Tack life tools. This angle grinder was the perfect tool to sand down the accent side pieces to the same contour as the live edge. The sanding disc they sent in combination with the grinder did everything I wanted it to. The sanding we started with an older ridgid belt sander that is the of all our major sanding jobs. Then we sand through the grit with a palm sander.
By no means do we claim the next tip is the end all be all, and I am sure there is better way to address the problem of your power tools with cords coming unplugged from your extension cords while moving around working. I got a photo of what I do and wanted to share it.
I plug in and shove it in my pocket. This solves multiple problems. The first the plug doesn't come out. The second is that the extra cord doesn't get in the way of the tool on the working service.
So, we have moved on and have finished the bed parts. Everything from the headboard to the feet. We used Arm-R-Seal from General Finishes. This oil and poly mixture makes for a very nice and durable finish for anything live edge you may be doing. This product really brings the amazing character out in the material its being used on. This is the footboard for the bed a very nice piece of maple.
The next picture is the feet for the bed and footboard. The client wanted a modern feel to this bed, so we went with the average height of a modern bed and then kept the clean lines mixed with the lines of the live edges. This project has been awesome, educational, and challenging at times. We can't wait to get this in its new home.
