Entries by A.L.O.S.C.

Custom Woodworking in Santa Clarita

Our client is building a custom home and is installing wainscoting throughout. We were commissioned to create custom wainscot panels to wrap some corner columns within the home. Wainscoting adds a striking touch to any home. Below is an image of one of the corners which is to be wrapped with Knotty Alder panels. Because […]

Create Your Own Wall Art

Sometimes customizing a piece simply means taking something which we already make and making it your own. Our client liked our There’s No Place Like Home Wall Art . . . with a slight twist . . . There’s No Place Like New York. This custom piece was ordered in a reduced size of 16″ […]

An Oval Serving Tray ~ Custom Carved for Your Family

We enjoy custom projects and this custom carved oval Serving Tray was a delight to create. Our client, Laura, was a pleasure to work with and we really enjoyed seeing her delighted expression when she saw her completed Serving Tray. Serving Trays make wonderful personalized gifts. What can we do for you? The van Vegten […]

Custom Diplomacy Gameboard

We were contacted to create a very special Christmas gift. Our client commissioned us to create a custom made, heirloom-quality, Diplomacy gameboard. This was a delightful project and it was a pleasure to work with Stacey. All the components were milled from solid cherry hardwood. Our client chose to have handcrafted stained playing pieces included […]

Our New Oval Serving Tray

Look what I found inside this 8/4 slab of Cherry . . . . . . this lovely oval Serving Tray. We are ready to offer our new oval Serving Tray for purchase through our website.  Look for it to be released next week.

Simple Separate Deliberate Kingdom

This is a favorite – This piece was a surprise gift from a loving wife to her dear husband for their Wedding Anniversary. The text on this Wall Art is rooted in one of our favorite ministries – Highlands Ministries. Highlands Ministries exists to help Christians live more simple, separate, and deliberate lives to the […]

Unique Serving Tray – What Does it Symbolize?

We are so grateful to our client for this information and for her kind words.  Here is the explanation which our client provided to us about this very unique Serving Tray – The tray is lovely and will be a unique gift for this couple. I promised to let you know the origin of the […]

Unique Serving Tray

We recently created a very special wood Serving Tray which is to be a wedding gift. We were asked if we could work from hand-drawn artwork and carve a Serving Tray featuring the artwork. Our client had an artist prepare a drawing incorporating some elements that were special to this particular couple. The hand-drawn artwork […]

Foam Sign Letters

Recently, I cut some letters out of Gatorfoam for a client. This is an economical way to achieve a very eye catching sign for a business. Below are a few pictures of the project. Here is a screen shot of the letters “nested” together to optimize the use of a rather expensive material – The letters […]

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Custom Antique Truck Parts

I just finished a rather interesting project. I was commissioned to make some wooden parts for an antique truck. My client is restoring a 1933 Dodge Pickup and is going to cut the truck in half and “stretch” it four inches. Up until the late 1930s GM used quite a bit of wood in the […]