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Rapid Texture wainscot progress
Over the last while I’ve routed ten sheets of 30 lb Precision Board with Rapid Texture for the wainscoting. In the last few days our finish carpenters have begun trimming the sheets to size and installing them in the new house. In preparation I also designed surrounds for the plugs.
Building a train – part two
I designed a second style of wheels that would be used on the back side of the locomotive and on the log car.
Building a train – part one
Today I began work on the train. I like to start with the wheels, then the trucks and then work my way up from the frame
Best Designed Sign – December Contest Winner!
Congratulations to our December "Best Design" sign contest winners Mark and Kim Siekmann! Mark and Kim own Sign Makers of FL/GA, Inc., located in the mountains of Blairsville, GA. The winning sign was made from sandblasted Precision Board Plus PBLT-15 and donated to...
A Tuscan Style Kitchen Remodel With A Touch Of Precision Board Plus
Turning dreams and ideas into reality is a way of life at Final Touch Custom Millwork. When a customer was interested in a Tuscan Style Villa theme for his kitchen, owner Nathan Betts was quick to design a professional, authentic looking layout. In one of the more...
Service with a smile
They say good service is a thing of the past in our modern times. In my experience this simply is not true.
Window trim test
The new house interior will require many specialized and custom moldings. Today I created the first test piece. One of Janis’ favorite themes is butterflies so we decided to incorporate them into the trim in the living and dining room areas.
Wood carver install
Yesterday was finally time to install the wood carver figure we had sculpted. The hardest part of the install was hoisting it up on the scaffold. once we got it into position it took less and 30 seconds to slip in the routed shutters and then screw it securely to the wall
Whistle build
A whistle punk was a young lad (generally) who’s job it was to blow whistle signals that warned the loggers out in the bush that the steam donkey was about to tighten up the cables to drag another log out of the woods. His job was also to make sure any wayward sparks from the wood fired boiler got put out before they started any fires in the woods