Fish railing We often provide railings, stair systems, mantles, and other finish trim to complement our timber frames. Our fully equipped woodworking shop gives us the space to explore many possibilities, including a school of salmon for the balcony. Normally we think of ourselves as craftsmen, but occasionally our clients call upon us to be artists as well. In keeping with the Pacific Northwest theme, we created this fir salmon to grace a mantlepiece. We work with all sorts of materials, including these antique hand-hewn timbers from a barn back East.
Some pieces make great backrests at lunch time.
It's wild to think about who might have chopped out these mortises a hundred and fifty years ago, and to think that these are the same sticks we're working on today. Some of our projects involve fashioning arches out of trees that otherwise grow straight. Or, we can whistle up a pod of dolphins from Bellingham Bay and link them together to make an arch like this one. Actually, Tim Morrow and his crew did this by fashioning a series of scarf joints on gently curving timbers cut from wide pieces of wood. We relish these sorts of challenges that make our customers' houses unique.