This year I have taken on the interest of working wood with traditional hand tools. Yes,
We have been doing a lot of bathrooms this year. These bathrooms are sporting hand built wooden vanities. This is really our opportunity to showcase our skill and artistic expression. In wood working joinery is paramount. Wood workers express themselves and their skill through
Here is an example of a mass produced vanity wall cabinet. The drawers are made of paper composite sides (pulp paper wood). It does not last very long. I realize that people want to save money, but this is real crap. It is glue and wood by-products. It possess everything but quality. Wouldn’t you want to purchase something that somebody made with a true passion? Every day Americans buy crap made in a factory in China. It has no soul, we bought it because it was cheap and it looks like something we saw displayed in a magazine ad. The fact that Ikea is pushing disposable furniture with at utility life of 3-5 years further perpetuates this trend. Quality has a price and a distinction in class!
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