Blogs
Bridge build – part one
Routing the four, large, detailed panels from 1″ thick precision Board took a long while – almost fifty hours in total.
Signs With Authority – A 55′ long Precision Board Sign
Talk about a sign with some authority! Jeff Wisdom, owner of Oregon SignWorks in Springfield, OR, sent in some pictures of a particularly impressive project he recently completed. Suspended under a massive 11,000 lb., 85' long, 36" diameter Douglas Fir timber is a 55'...
One of a kind bridge
Before the large crown molding can go up around the living/dining room area we have to finish off the sides of the bridge that goes over the same area. I’ve been working on countless ideas for the bridge since well before we even started construction on the house. I’ve filled many pages of my sketchbook with these ideas but nothing clicked..
More fancy
The giant crown molding production continued today and will for a few days yet. Today we routed the first of the rounded crown moldings that will top the living and dining room windows. I had to work with the material I had in stock and so they will be done in segments and joined , most likely up on the wall
Giant crown molding
We are finally at a point in the project where I can begin work on the giant crown moldings that go around the living and dining room and up and over the big round windows. We wanted them to match the smaller crown molding that is to go on the kitchen cupboards. I traced the end of the molding and then imported that into EnRoute which I then traced to create the vectors needed
Building a train – Part fifteen
The last step of amy project is to ready it for shipping. In this case we get to have the fun of delivering it ourselves.
Finalist!
We are always pleased and honored when one of our projects is considered for an honor in a competition. This year one of our projects has made the final round in the Signs of the Times international sign contest – people’s choice.
Building a train – Part fourteen
With the locomotive now almost done it is time to work on the log car. It will sport a giant log with the name of the adventure golf on the side. The rounded log back and ends will be sculpted from fiberglass reinforced concrete
Building a train – Part thirteen
Tonight I installed the front number plate, the top of the steam dome with the whistle and a few of the other remaining bits. I also popped in the Heico Lighting LED modules and routed trim rings.