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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Front Door Reinforcement Protection from Burglar Kick-ins

14 gauge Stainless Steel wrap-around door reinforcement plate.







Custom flush-mounted Installation. Not a thin overlay


CNC Laser cut holes in edge of Door Wrap Plate
for Dead Bolt Lock
and Door Knob Striker

Zero tolerance around latches and deadbolts
 for distributing the force of an attack
 away from the weakest area
of the door.  


Drilling huge 2 1/8" diameter holes
for your lock hardware
 compromises the strength
 of a slab door



My Door plates turn this area into
 the strongest part of the door


Door shown in transparent Glass


Drilling BIG holes through your door weakens the door


The door jamb is a joke made of 3/4" thick wood with a 1inch diameter hole in it leaves 1/2inch of wood holding your deadbolt in place. The wood holding your door closed is no thicker than 2 pencils.

My Jamb plates are made from 14 gauge Stainless Steel
 I use 4inch long screws that go past the jamb and into the 2x4 stud 





Saturday, December 29, 2012

Red Oak Craftsman Bookcase Commission (Nov 2012)

Solid hardwood construction
No Fasteners
Mortise and Tenon
Floating Frame and Panel
Home made Slotted Dowels Secure the Top
 w/o sacrificing seasonal wood movement



























Finish Recipes:shellac sealer
boiled linseed oil
shellac sealer
general finishes colonial maple stain
shellac sealer
deft hickory gel stain
shellac sealer
varathane satin polyeurathane x3
synthetic steel wool
pate dugay furniture wax
wool bonnet polished
(+ sanded 320grit between each layer)

Monday, September 17, 2012

Redwood Gates from My Recent Bay Area Jobs

3D Sketchup of Joinery idea to cover end grain and not use any mechanical fasteners.
This is a 4X4 Redwood Gate Frame held together with only wood glue  

fine joinery for gate
4x4 redwood gate built using no mechanical fasteners just glue and custom finger joints

redwood gate joinery
round top redwood gate
Curved top gate w/ Tongue n Groove Redwood facing
Euclid ave, berkeley

Lap Jointed Z Frame

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Update: Pictures of Recent Work...

Drawer front added to existing kitchen island cabinets. Stained to match original cabinetry.
Replacement of Staircase and landing with railings added for safety


Railings 90% finished before it started raining...

Curved front cabinet with detailed reliefs and stunning restored finish
Sketch-up rough-draft of customers bathroom vanity idea
Bathroom vanity idea in spray booth! Pocket screw reinforcement. Frame and panel construction on all 4 sides!
Side panels with mortise and tenon joinery from Bathroom vanity idea...
Bathroom vanity idea coming together...



Pass-thru added to load-bearing wall complete with solid oak table top stained and finished with clear





Berkeley Motorsports @ Gilman ave. On the fly camouflaged detailing + gas meter protection welded together

All new window casing added to naked window

All new stool and apron added to naked window

1 sheet of plywood dresser with ball bearing soft close drawer slides

Sketch-up draft of display stand for stained glass artwork 

Display stand made in solid white oak ammonia fumed finish sealed in clear @ Pt Richmond art collective

FOR SALE in front window of Pt Richmond Art Collective!
Solid wood stick shift nob hand carved and stained with lots of clear