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1907 Reproduction Front Doors

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The original doors to this property were in very bad shape. The building was built in 1907 and was being renovated and converted into condominiums.

Furst Woodworking was contracted to reproduce the doors and make the center column movable (hinged to one of the doors).

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The transoms (Top windows) are non-opening and have tempered glass installed. The center column at the top is an exact duplicate of the original center column. The difference is the now the column is split between the doors and the transoms. this allows the column to be attached to one of the doors (using SOSS hidden hinges) which allows the column to be opened with the door but can be folded back upon the door to clear the interior stairway.

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Small Webster Groves Kitchen

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Small Webster Groves Kitchen

This Webster Groves kitchen was designed for a small efficient utilization of cooking efficiency and ample storage in a small footprint. The cabinet doors are a flat panel design and are painted in an off white color.

The counter tops are quartz and the kitchen features an under counter microwave drawer as well as bead board wall panels and subway tile back splash.

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Built-In TV Cabinet

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Custom Built-in TV cabinet for a projection style TV

This TV cabinet was custom designed to fit an older style projection TV and associated gaming console into a corner niche that creates an out of the way location for the TV and associated gaming equipment. The TV cabinet was open in the back to allow easier connections of the electronic components as well as having air circulate around the electronics to keep them cool.

The cabinet has the familys’ favorite sayings engraved at the top (Family * Faith * Friends) as well as the family names at the bottom of the cabinet. These engravings were a surprise to the family and was a delightful customization that added to the sentimental value of the cabinet.

The finish was a light Mahogany with the engravings highlighted with a dark Mahogany color. The entire cabinet was top coated with three coats of polyurethane.

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Reclaimed Wood “Floating Shelves”

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Reclaimed Wood “Floating Shelves”

These “Floating Shelves” 32″ wide, 6″ deep and 1 1/2″ thick were made from the reclaimed barn wood (as described in the Reclaimed Desk section). The wood was finished in a walnut stain and three coats of lacquer.

The shelf mounting system provides for a totally invisible method of  mounting the shelves and is quite attractive.

Wood is old growth Yellow Pine.

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Reclaimed Wood Bathroom Door

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Reclaimed Wood Bathroom “Barn Door” (Joe O. Basement)

This bathroom “Barn Door” was made using the reclaimed barn wood (same as was used for the reclaimed wood desk). This door was necessary due to the limited space for a traditional door.

The door measures 34″ wide and 82″ high. The mounting hardware adds to the authenticity of the “Look”.

The barn door is made of old growth yellow pine and is finished with three coats of lacquer.

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Reclaimed Wood Desk

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Reclaimed Barn Wood Desk

This reclaimed barn wood is one of the projects that was made from this material. The barn was 140 years old and was located in upper Illinois. The image of the barn and the lumber from the floor of the hayloft are also shown within this project.

The desk is 52″ wide,  25″ deep, 36″ high and is made of old growth yellow pine. The finish is a walnut stain and three coats of polyurethane.

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Architectural Details – Repair and Restoration

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Various Restoration projects

This section and the images within show the variety of restoration projects that are undertaken by Furst Woodworking.

Plaster and cement capitals that are in need of repair, wooden capitals that need new rosettes carved, column bases in need of being recreated (mostly due to dry rot), moldings, handrails and newels needing to be reproduced to expand a porch. New balusters needing to be recreated to replace damaged ones or to expand a current handrail to meet new building codes.

Furst woodworking is your source for hard (or impossible to obtain) architectural parts that are an EXACT match to the existing items. In the event of existing architectural details not being available, Furst woodworking has an extensive historical library that can locate historically accurate architectural details for use to reproduce.

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Front Porch Restoration

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Front Porch Restoration for a 115 year old home

This front wrap around porch was in desperate need of repairs. The last time it was worked on was the early 70’s. The home is a stately home with a spectacular wrap around porch. The deck was replaced as well as some of the support beams.

Since the deck was being worked on, the city inspectors had the homeowner update the deck to meet current building safety regulations. This included having handrails for the stairs.

This job entailed building 7 new newels as well as recreating the handrail and molding under the handrail as well as the balusters for the hand railing. Since I was turning new balusters, we decided to replace several that had some dry rot within them. The new balusters were made of Sapelle, which is a type of Mahogany. It handles outdoor and extreme weather very well.

The deck of the porch has been finished in these images but the hand railing had not been painted yet.

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Wood Slab Desk

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Poplar Slab Desk

Slab Desk – This desk was built for a home on the lakefront in Plymouth, Michigan. The desk is 7′ long and 52″ wide and 1 1/2″ thick (It started out as a slap that was 13′ long, 56″ wide and 2 1/2″” thick with a twist along its length).

The slab was cut into a 7′ and a 6′ piece. The 7′ slab was made into the desk shown here. The 6′ piece was made into a coffee table (shown elsewhere in this portfolio).

The wood was an “Urban Reclaimed” Poplar slab that was air-dried for over 20 years.

The checks in the slab were held together with 1/2″ thick walnut bowtie inserts epoxied into the board once the board was flattened. Cracks were filled with dyed epoxy to create a level and smooth surface.

The images show the process for leveling out the slab, filing in the cracks and inserting the bowties.

The legs of the desk were fabricated from sheet steel and were powder coated.

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Tea Box

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Tea Box

This tea box is made of Quilted Maple, Maple and Peruvian Walnut. it was designed to hold bags of Bigelow tea (although most packaged tea bags would fit).

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