Author: Warren Dircks

Stairway Revived and New Handrail

We completed a stairway and handrail job. The homeowner ripped the carpet off the stairs and took down the base newel post because it was so wobbly. He wanted a more modern look for the handrail. He went with having horizontal bars and we made the newel posts and new handrail. For the steps we installed the stair treads and risers. The homeowner was quite delighted to have a more solid handrail! ?

The original hand rail and newel posts upstairs
The stairs with the carpet off
The stair treads before finishing them.
We made the custom handrail the homeowner wanted.
The new newel posts we made.
We stained and finished the treads and handrails with a warm red oak stain.
The homeowner wanted horizontal bars instead of spindle balusters.
The finished rail and newel posts upstairs

Refinishing older Floors

Here are a few pictures of the recent floor we refinished. They were quite drab. The homeowner wanted the floors stained a medium brown which complimented the color of the walls they painted.

Making Interior Doors

There was a house in the city that needed vestibule doors. We were asked to make them along with the transit above the doors. The tenant wanted the hardware of the new doors to match the existing outside doors.

We installed them and the tenant painted them.

Making Special Boxes

Warren had to make a brick mould box for a local brick company. It was rather large. But the shape of it was so that he could cut it on a bandsaw.
Cathy then took the center cut and cut out a box with a drawer using the bandsaw.

Custom Cut Letters

A couple is expecting a little boy and they wanted to decorate the nursery with the boy’s name. They asked for it to be 6 inches tall and chunky cut out.

Custom woodworking, that’s what we do.

The Cat Scratch “Post”

This homeowner was in need of new newel posts. Her cat claimed them and sculptured them.

Artwork from a cat.

We were able to make them and install them.

Sanding and prepping the post.

We then stained and finished the post to match the rest of the hand rail and balusters. We were able to pull out the old newel posts and insert the new ones.

Needless to say, the homeowner put aluminum foil over the new posts to keep the car from sculpturing the new posts.

Old House Window Casing

There is a barn that was converted to a house that the homeowner is sprucing up. There was an oval window that the casing was falling apart. He asked if we could make one to replace it.

We had purchased a truck load of old barn wood that we were able to make the new window casing.

The homeowner was going to put the finish on it himself.

The original was painted white and was falling apart. We made the new one out of old barn wood.

A Table For Three

We were asked to build a custom sized desk for a home office to hold 3 computers.

This table is 8′ x 30″

She wanted it painted white.

Painted table frame, lags and drawer faces.
Table top

We then assembled after all the painting was done.

We then delivered the table and put it where the homeowner wanted it placed. Now she has plenty of space to work.