Burley Figure Woodcraft

10/09/2026

Step five was skipped and labeled step six, so this is the jumble of chaos that was parts of my attempt to get back on track: Not pictured was the endless days of rain that started as soon as I put the paint booth up on Monday, the first run with a new sprayer and the pressure set too high, going on a second material run because I forgot to account for some door frames, and a third material run because I'm my frustration I forgot to account for tongues and grooves. In other words, it's been a disaster of a week, but like I told my client I've never let a project beat me, and this one will not be the first. However here are photos of prepping the cabinet dados and grooves, the paint both fending off the outskirts of a hurricane, and 70+/- gallons of saw dust where my main barrel overflowed. Into the second barrel sitting under my clogged up filter.

10/01/2026

Step six: today was a game of inches, and in a few cases, 1/32 of an inch. It was a slog of minor adjustment, managing mountains of saw dust, and a minor equipment repair. So, no grand reveals today. However, here's an arborial record of the variety of wood that has gone through my main tables

09/30/2026

Step four complete: the plywood has been broken down. Tomorrow we make sure everything is trimmed to exact sizes and start assembling boxes.

09/30/2026

Step four begins: Today we start breaking down the plywood.

09/25/2026

Step three: Take the boards that have been milled to S3S (surfaced 3 sides) to the 1942 Delta Unisaw to bring them down to the finish width and S4S. Next week we start breaking down plywood.

09/24/2026

Step two: begin milling the solid wood.
Step two A: realize the dull blades have to be replaced, but also realize it will take 3 days to get them shipped in. Then go check the only local place that may have them, and realize they don't. Step two B: decide to sharpen them myself. Make a sharpening jig. Drop a set screw and blade adjustment shim inside the saw dust. Partially disassemble the machine to pull the trapped saw dust out, hopeful that it contains the lost parts. Find the larger of the two parts, and search the pile of sawdust with a magnet, search the pile of saw dust with a bigger magnet. Find the parts and reassemble the machine.
Return to step two.

09/22/2026

Step one: get the wood.

07/25/2026

06/05/2026

We installed 522 feet of Crown Molding for a new client who just moved to town. She's already talking about the next two projects she wants us to take on.