Acorn Fabrication LLC

Ryland Install – Day 2 & 3

Acorn Fabrication — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:50:27 +0000

Another photo dump without lables. I’ll fix later

Day 2 Day 3

Ryland Install Day One

Acorn Fabrication — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:38:52 +0000

Unedited Gallery picts without lables. I’ll fix later

Ryland Doors Assembled

Acorn Fabrication — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:49:12 +0000

The doors are assembled and the final coats of finish are starting to go on the doors. Hurricane Lee has delayed me a little with the drying time of the finish, but it is looking good. The last thing I am working on is the molding for the exterior of the door jam, and [...]

Ryland Doors get more finish

Acorn Fabrication — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:23:55 +0000

This week I was able to get all of the extra grain fill sanded from the doors and loose molding, and the first coat of top coat was applied. Also the astragail, the central molding spanning the gap between the doors, was fabricated and finished. We also had a small set back as the [...]

Ryland Doors Get Grain Fill

Acorn Fabrication — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:46:22 +0000

Moving right along. The window trim has been attached for the front with the rear trim left loose. The back window trim and the window glass will both be installed after the doors have been hung to prevent possible breakage of the glass. This means the doors are ready for finish. The doors have [...]

Oomphalapompatronium – A Hand Made Pipe Organ

Acorn Fabrication — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:48:06 +0000

Source: Oomphalapompatronium
via : Laughing Squid

Ryland Doors – Window Trim

Acorn Fabrication — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:56:28 +0000

I’ve worked out the window trim for the Ryland Street doors. The curved parts could not be made with the router, so I ended up hand carving the cove cut for the trim.

There are several posts about these doors. You can view them by using this link Ryland St. Door, or the [...]

Amazing Cut Leaf Art

Acorn Fabrication — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:19:50 +0000

These are incredible works of skill, patience and concentration. There are a few more pictures on the post and source.

Source: Naturayarte
via : Abduzeedo via : My Modern Met

Boat Bath

Acorn Fabrication — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:54:44 +0000

Using the phrase, inversing the function is something typically reserved for scientists and mathematicians. However, designer Wieki Somers seems to pulled off a physical, functional inversion of his own. Taking the boat, typically meant to keep water out, he uses it to keep water in. Blocking the keel to keep his ship upright [...]

New Picts of the Ryland St. Doors

Acorn Fabrication — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:07:14 +0000

I’ve accomplished a bit of work on the doors this week, and am trying to continue updating everyone. Each day brings me a little closer to finishing this task I have set before me, and it is getting exciting to see the parts come together.

There are several posts about these doors. You can [...]