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This equine dentist builds wooden horses and furniture, too!

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on August 23, 2011

Meet Dr. Tom Allen of Horses of Wood in Patterson, MO. Unlike other woodworkers on CustomMade.com, Tom’ s expertise in craftsmanship comes from, all of places,veterinary school. Yes – you read that correctly. Tom is our first and only equine dentist to date; the dream began at age twelve, and he’s been practicing horse dentistry [...]

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Seller Beware: Old Scams in New Places

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on August 22, 2011

A prospective client is interested in placing a large order with you.  As you’re hammering out a quote, the client makes an unusual request.  Could you forward part of their payment to a shipping company via wire transfer?  An oversight on the client’s part, the company doesn’t accept credit cards.  The client will even throw [...]

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CustomMade Maker Shaun Killman competing on HGTV’s All American Handyman

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 22, 2011

Have you seen HGTV’s All American Handyman show yet? Here’s the synopsis:

20 Americans from across the country have nailed the chance to be crowned the “handiest of them all” in the new HGTV series, All American Handyman… The goal of the series: to find America’s best handyman (or handywoman), the one with real skill, [...]

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Beautiful Inside and Outside: Custom Windows and Doors for Unforgettable Entry Spaces

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 21, 2011

Your custom home doors not only greet the world but also welcome you home and urge you to hurry back whenever you cross these thresholds.  Custom windows, transoms, sidelights, and inserts, also feature prominently in the porches, foyers, and hallways where you take the first and last steps of so many journeys.  CustomMade artisans can [...]

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Take These Custom Bookcases for a Spin

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 19, 2011

If you associate rotating bookshelves strictly with stores and waiting rooms, think again.  Sure-fire conversation pieces for your living room or study, custom bookcases designed to stand away from the walls can function as multi-faceted room dividers and provide plenty of storage with a compact footprint.  And if you happen to be shopping for retail [...]

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Apprentice system in Germany. What could we learn from this?

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The Pro Shop, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 19, 2011

When it comes time for college in Germany, young people can go to school and study a purely academic array of coursework. Or they can get their hands dirty and enter into a government assisted apprenticeship to learn a particular trade or craft.

How does it work?

The student chooses the craft he or she [...]

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Love Handles? Try Custom Cutlery

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 18, 2011

There are two sides to every piece of custom cutlery.  For example, both the blade and the handle of a knife combine function and art, but there’s a reason the former is the business end.  The handles of knives, forks, and spoons, on the other hand, are made literally to be taken in hand and [...]

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A painting gives birth to a custom dining table

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on August 16, 2011

This week’s favorite custom find is the DT-86 Dining Table by Antoine Proulx, LLC:

A painting inspires the idea for the custom table:

Believe it or not, our  favorite custom find this week – a custom dining table with sweeping , almost illusory lines – was inspired by the abstract figurative painter Francis [...]

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Making Room for the Unique in Custom Kitchen Remodeling

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on August 15, 2011

Have you ever had clients whose dream custom kitchen remodel project included ornate wood moulding in a contemporary style home?

Kingsley Adegboye’s recent article in Vanguard News highlights both the appeal of custom kitchen remodeling and the difficulties homeowners and designers may face in creating a design that will complement the house.  More attention and [...]

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Plant Motifs and Metalwork for Your Custom Railing Projects

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 14, 2011

If you peruse our custom railing gallery, you’ll find that metal railings with botanical motifs are popular projects at CustomMade.  Plant life exquisitely rendered in metal can bring the outdoors inside and add a dynamic sense of growth to any stairway or deck.  However, at first glance, plants and metal seem like an unlikely pairing.  [...]

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