About Us
 
Staff:
Material Purchasing - Mike, Graphic Designer - Mike, Scrollsawer - Mike, Accountant - Mike, Repairman - Mike, CleanUp - Mike, WebMaster - Mike, WebDesigner - Mike. As you can see, there really is a lot of 'me' is 'us'. So, here's something about me:
 
Born/raised in MA but now call GA home. Locally, that makes me a 'Damn Yankee'. ('Yankees' come and go back; 'Damn Yankees' come and stay!). 'Ya'll' comes real natural to me now.
 
Spent 4 years in the USAF with one tour in VietNam straight out of Tech School. (I wasn't a happy camper!) Cam Ranh Bay was home base but saw Bien Hoa, Saigon, Nha Trang, Buon Me Thuout, Pleiku, Da Nang and Monkey Mt (just outside of Da Nang). Then spent the remainder of my 4 years in Georgia which might help explain my Yankee status. Was honorably discharge in 1973.
 
Rates:
General: Rates are usually posted with the pattern or fretwork art. Finished fretwork rates can be affected by choice of wood, framing options (such as matting, frame style, etc.) and rush order requests. Rates do not include shipping and handling fees which are currently 20% of the selling price. 
Custom: Submit a complete description of the project include photos or other imagery and request a quote.
 
Process:
All my cuttings are hand-made. None of the laser-cut or other automated processes that result in assembly-line, cookie-cutter clones. Hand cutting can take many hours hunched over the saw. I find that I can reduce/eliminate errors by limiting myself to about 20 minutes cutting with a 5-10 minute break to stretch. Here's how it's done (the old fashioned way):