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The details make it yours

Made by hand.
Finished like furniture.

Cut, stained, varnished and assembled one at a time in Texas. Designed by dad, built by son.

Sorry Pele, I Took Your Sand on cherry hardwood
Close-up of the routed, stained and varnished edge of a cherry board

Hand-stained hardwood

Routed edges. Stain wiped on by hand, then sealed in varnish.

Corner of a board: the clear acrylic face held by a black screw, the hanger above

Clear acrylic face

Cut to exact size and held over the print with four screws.

The corked glass tube in its black clip

Corked glass tube

Real glass in a black clip. A small place for something worth keeping.

The small steel hammer hanging on its ball chain

Hammer & chain

A working steel hammer on a ball chain, hung within reach.

Every board, start to finish.

  1. Photo to come: cutting and routing

    Cut and routed

    Each board is cut to 7 by 9 inches and its edge is routed.

  2. Photo to come: sanding

    Sanded smooth

    Sanded by hand, coarse to fine, until the grain is smooth to the touch.

  3. Photo to come: staining

    Stained by hand

    Stain is wiped on by hand and left to soak into the grain.

  4. Photo to come: varnishing

    Varnished

    Sealed in varnish for a deep, glossy finish, sanded lightly between coats.

  5. Photo to come: cutting the acrylic

    Acrylic cut to size

    The clear face is cut to fit and set over the print.

  6. Assembled and checked

    Screws, clip, tube, hook, chain and hammer fitted and checked by hand.

Built in small batches. Made to mean something.

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