Clark College Bench

Here are some photos of a sculptural bench that we recently installed at Clark College in Vancouver.

The blocks of cedar are shaped and installed to resemble clusters of columnar basalt.

The largest block (weighing 150 lbs.) is laser etched in memory of the donors son.

This wood was taken from remaining cutoffs from a tree farm in WA, supplied by a local forester.

Fancy chainsaw work and lots of sanding created the faceting that emulates natural stone.

Standing Bar in Process

New standing bar in process. Completion photos to follow... soon... we hope.

How to install a 15,000 Lineal Foot ceiling

Here is a progress update on the installation of the custom ceiling at the Oregon Coast:

(Step 1) Create insanely complex shop drawing

(Step 2) Install 2 x 4 furring strips milled to exact tolerances.

(Step 3) Hang fabric between furring strips.

(Step 4) Sort through material and find best matches.

(Step 5) Start installing—proceed with caution.

(Step 6) Keep going.

(Step 7) Make crazy concealed flipper doors where access is needed.

(Step 8) Admire how crazy flipper doors close and completely disappear.

(Step 9) Scribe fit around steel columns.

(Step 10) Do this for about 5 months, until complete. (To be continued.....)

Newest Work

These are some pictures of a sofa and bed that we built for a client here in SE Portland:

The sofa is made from walnut. Thanks to Think Design for the custom upholstery!

We wanted the silhouette of the side table to match that of the upholstery. The table and cabinet are made from solid walnut.

Two sliding doors reveal interior storage space.

Overall view of the bed, shelving, and soffit.

Detail of the corner of the bed—this was hand shaped and sanded to fit the contour of the mattress.

On each side of the bed we built custom shelving, installed into the drywall nook.