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My Purpose
I combine a traditional craft with state of the art productivity tools. This allows me to deliver my customers the highest quality work at a reasonable cost. I use electronic media and machinery to get the job done accurately, on time and at the right price.
The highest quality materials are carefully joined to produce furniture grade cabinetry that will endure. Jobs are produced one at a time to measurements and specifications unique to your order. Shown above is a bathroom medicine cabinet made of vertical grain douglas fir. To the right, a maple display case.
Contemporary
Characterized by simple, clean lines, the contemporary look is most often represented by plain, flush doors, either in wood or laminate. The choice of material defines the feel. In this design, quarter sawn maple gives a warm glow to a modern look. The clean lines direct attention to the larger compositional elements of the room. This "modern" style is now almost one hundred years old, rooted in the bauhaus principles of form defined by function. By now this look is a classic in it's own right.
Design by Larry Strain-Seigal&Strain Architects, Emeryville, CA
Shaker
I first saw a Shaker settlement in Kentucky. I was opening my first shop and wanted to find out what had gone before. My grandfather operated a shop in Louisville that made marquetry card tables. My aunt and I drove down to Berea and Shakertown to see traditional craft.
The Shakers were modernists. Sister Tabitha Babbit invented the circular saw and sought effective ways to produce the community's goods, blending quality craft with new production techniques .
The clean aesthetic is timeless in it's appeal, merging the modern with the traditional, giving form to simplicity.
This lovely kitchen combines classic design and modern equipment in a highly functional workspace.
Design by Michael Rex, Architect
Sausalito, CA
Storage
A wall of cabinets with a maple access ladder makes use of this storage room's vertical volume. Cabinets above the washer and dryer keep cleaning and maintenance supplies out of sight. Well furnished utility areas become easier to integrate into the home, becoming pleasant spaces to inhabit. A practical aesthetic abides.
Wall Units
Wall units serve both for storage and display. A nice place for all the stuff we like at hand. They make a room more intimate and help order the clutter that surrounds us. Cupboards keep things out of view and away from floor dust.. A good place for all the electronics that threaten to take over our home lives.
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I combine a traditional craft with state of the art productivity tools. This allows me to deliver my customers the highest quality work at a reasonable cost. I use electronic media and machinery to get the job done accurately, on time and at the right price.
