Woodworking Tips from Pop…

Simplicity is beautiful!
This is Pops comeback whenever a customer tries to get complicated. Not that there’s anything simple about this mantel, it is just simple in the way that all the elements flow naturally together. Now from a craftsmans’ point of view, there’s nothing at all simple about this mantel. It takes a lot of time and [...]

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Pop will tell you that in this business as well as in life, unless you’re a complete dumb ass, you’re always learning.
This is never more evident than in the building of jigs or templates, which are usually created out of necessity rather than enjoyment. Jigs can be built for just about every function in the [...]

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Another one of our innovative creations is this French inspired mantel.
 
Designed on a scrap block of wood in about 15 minutes during the construction of this home, this master bedroom beauty has enough charm and masculinity for even the most discerning couple. (The block of wood was Pops’ idea)
  This is how easy a lot [...]

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An architectural term used in woodworking and design.
The flute is a hollowed out vertical groove milled or carved into columns to add a sleeker and more decorative look. This process has been around a long time!
 I believe it was the ancient Greeks that started fluting their columns first, but who really knows. We’re just [...]

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We built this mantel about 3 years ago for a customer in a North GA gated community.
We spent about four to five days building this piece including all the millwork which is manufactured in our shop. The lower mantel stands about six feet high and sits on a 10” hearth bringing it close to [...]

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Pop and I have been building custom mantels longer then we’ve been building bars. Honestly, I could not begin to tell you how many different styles of mantels that we’ve built. I can tell you that there are as many designs out there as people, so the options are endless. The trouble with choosing a design [...]

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