Blog-A-Long..

It's a slow news day.

Those fortunate few of us that survived the carnage that was the "Great Layoff of '08",are back working full time in an effort to meet our production schedule.
Mr. K has been doing a fantastic job running hither and yon to drum up business.
We now have some lucrative onesy twosey's,as well as a plum $21,000 contract which he all but stole from our biggest competitor.Not by reducing the price mind you,but by showing the customer the difference in quality,and amenities that we can offer.

Here's a nice onesy we installed this very afternoon.


This was a ball to work on!
The customer wanted something other than his current wardrobe,which was your basic closet rod and single shelf,behind two sliding wardrobe doors.
The challenge here,was that we had to work around a safe that is bolted to the floor,and now located behind the lower right hand door of the middle section...A roll out laundry hamper lies behind the lower left hand door.
In order to do this,and get the wardrobe to fit properly in its space,we built this in eight sections.
I had to fit these together in the shop,shape and finish sand them all together to insure that all the joints would be virtually unnoticeable,and then disassemble it for lacquering,transporting,and final installation.
It's built from Red Oak and Birch,which have been clear lacquered inside and out.
The customer was ecstatic!
It took three of us 3 days to construct,45 minutes to install,and went for around $2,200..

Nick(L),and Larry(R),are putting the final touches on the trim in this photo.

That's just about all I got for now kids.
Have yourselves a great week!