Tag Archives: woodworking

Custom Finds Inspired by the Year of the Dragon

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Marcie| Leave a comment
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In Chinese astrology, the year of your birth always has a corresponding animal attached to it. Simultaneously, that animal is linked to one of the five elements of earth, water, fire,wood, or metal. Depending upon the exact specifications of when … Continue reading →

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Why I Heart Custom Chairs!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Marcie| Leave a comment
Pieces by Stefani & Co. on CustomMade.com

Sitting. We do it every day, all the time. There’s nothing interesting about sitting, and the same can often be said about what we’re sitting on. Most of the time we put very little thought into exactly what it is we … Continue reading →

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Meditations of a Woodworker – Stewards of the Past, Present and Future

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Marcie| Leave a comment
Old Barn (source of reclaimed wood) taken by Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft on CustomMade.com

Guest contributor CustomMade woodoworker Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft, Inc. I often sit in my 1760 farmhouse daydreaming about how craftsmen created the home’s hand-hewn beams, posts, pegs and wide plank floors and doors.  I think about the hard work … Continue reading →

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A Marketing & Business Model Checkup, Part 2: Your Business Model Clean-Up Checklist

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Marcie| Leave a comment
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This is the second part of a two part article written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug brings marketing tips to woodworkers through his own experience of running a successful, profitable custom furniture business in … Continue reading →

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10 Totally Unique Custom Finds

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Marcie| Leave a comment
Alphonse Mucha Reproduction by Hartman Glass Art on CustomMade.com

The Merriman-Webster dictionary defines custom as: “an item made to an individual’s specification.” It really is that simple, although I’d like to add to that definition by saying, “an item made BY HAND to an individual’s specifications.”  Be it wood, … Continue reading →

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A Marketing & Business Model Checkup, Part 1: Your Marketing Clean-Up Checklist

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Marcie| Leave a comment
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The following article is written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug shares insightful and useful marketing tools for woodworkers looking to showcase themselves and their work in order to educate consumers about custom and increase … Continue reading →

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Drivable Art by Rau Automotive Woodwork

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Pedro| Leave a comment
Voisin - New Wood for a Classic French Beauty by Rau Automotive Woodwork at CustomMade.com

This 3D computer model of a Bentley luxury concept car by graphic artist Andreas Fougner created a buzz last month among automobile enthusiasts for its merging of modern design with custom woodworking. Andreas writes: The inspiration for this concept comes … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Treen

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Pedro| Leave a comment
Turned and Hand-Carved Walnut Bowl by K. M. Davis Woodcarving at CustomMade.com

No, it’s not a child developmental stage that comes before tween, but its boundaries, too, can be a little nebulous. Treen is an archaic word used mostly, appropriately enough, in the world of antiques to describe objects made from a … Continue reading →

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Custom Humidors: Fine Gifts for the Custom Man

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Marcie| Leave a comment
Custom Cigar Humidor by Delorme Humidors on CustomMade.com

All too often, gift-giving is focused on women and children. Being a woman myself, I tend to like that bias. But, I realize it’s not fair. For this reason, I decided to dedicate this blog to men. Specifically, to the … Continue reading →

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Promote Your Business With Quick Response “QR” Codes

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Marcie| Leave a comment
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By Guest Blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture If you start looking for them, you’ll find QR codes everywhere these days, and for good reason: they are a really easy way for tech savvy smart phone users to get … Continue reading →

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