Stelter Co. bench completion

Strummer gets the first seating...

FIIF and the family in print

Here's some pics from the recent issue of Ready Made magazine. It shows us in the midst of our ongoing renovation of our American foursquare house. I absolutely love the pic with our son, Strummer!! He looks like he's about to eat the kitty cat!!

I also love the fact that I was allowed to wear my Murder City Devils shirt. Additionally, the URL for this blog was printed along with a pic of the reclaimed barn wood bed I built for my wife. Grab a copy on newsstands today to get the whole scoop on our project along with many more profiles!

Herron Residence railing installation

Here's the completed installation of the Herron residence railing from Saturday. Actually, this is "Phase I" of the job. A portion of the deck that is wood and not the rubber membrane was built out to be flush with the fascia of the garage. That will be fabricated and hopefully installed next week. Thanks to Kent Herron for his incredible hospitality and patience! I wish every client was as kind and generous as you, sir! A big thanks to my bro-in-law, Clint Haight, for throwing me a lending hand on the install on one of his days off. Always appreciated. Clint didn't want his picture taken...see below. They're actually a couple of nice shots...

Cheers...

Gabriel Saenz's bed

Long time "i can weld..." blog follower, Gabriel Saenz, recently commissioned this platform bed through Factor II Fabrication. The bed is actually a mass-produced piece from a large company, but is literally just plywood with some stained veneers glued to it. I checked out one in person and was less than impressed with the construction. For Gabriel, we've decided to build his queen-sized commission out of reclaimed barn wood; like so many of the other recent jobs being done around here in the wood shop!
I really enjoy building with the reclaimed stuff. I've said it before - when this stuff is gone, it's gone forever. We'll never see lumber or construction techniques like this ever again. It feels really satisfying to preserve some heritage while hopefully passing it on to future generations. Thank you so much, Gabriel.




And, it's not as if Gabriel doesn't know quality - or lack thereof - when he sees it. This is a photo he sent me of a door his mother and step-father collaborated on in Colombia, South America. (I believe you told me Colombia...correct me if I'm wrong!) His mother is the carpenter, while her husband tends to the fire forging the steel and welding. This set of doors is for a church under construction in their town. Absolutely gorgeous! I'd love to head down south to work a few weeks on something like this with the two of them. That'd be a great working holiday...

Strummer Douglas Boone - 9.13.10

Last week, my wife and I welcomed our first child into our lives. Strummer Douglas Boone was born 9.13.10 at 10:23 am weighing in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. and 20" long. He is, without a doubt, our greatest creation.