You learn something new everyday….

I just finished a 1/8″ plate steel base for my friend Alice.
She brought a table back from Africa, she did not like the base that came with it.
I wanted the base to look “hand made” to go along with the character of the table top (not shown). And decided upon sheet steel to give it [...]

Part of starting up… homework.

I had a meeting with Chris McMillan, the owner of Dwellings a fantastic home furniture store here in Asheville, North Carolina.He said he may be interested in some of the Fab-Slab pieces. He actually has specified certain sizes… a console (tv/entertainment stand) , 2 coffee table sizes, and a pair of end tables. Chris has [...]

I am trying to make production and custom furniture….

The beauty of simplicity… a kind of latitude that opens up the possibilities.
I’m not only trying to offer out of the box design solutions for retail, I also want to work with home owners/designers to design around their needs. My metal fabrication skills and tooling are simple at this point, so the custom designs will [...]

I entered The MillerWelds.com Weekend Welders Challenge

I submitted a couple of projects to Miller Welding Challenge, in hopes of winning a plasma cutter, or a TIG welder. I realize a zillion people may have entered, but what the heck… if you don’t try, you’ll never win.
Here is the link for the Miller Welding Challenge if YOU want to enter too! Hurry, [...]

Hi Folks… Here’s where I blog about my Fab-Slab project.

I am trying to start up a business doing simple welded steel furniture, combined with my interest in casting and coloring concrete. This is the place I will be posting progress pictures, writing about what worked and what didn’t. Of course I would love your input…
I will be moving in over the next week… More [...]