How It's Made

While sawing one day, it occurred to us that many out there don't know how some of these items are made.  So for today's blog post we will look at what goes into making our wooden items.

First, designs are created in a vector program and printed.  They are then transferred to the wood in pencil.

Next, the shapes are cut using a scroll saw.  This step can be labor intensive depending on the shapes being cut, the hardness of the wood, etc.  But it definitely takes time and skill.

Next, depending on the shape being cut, it can be sanded using an oscillating sander.  However, much of what we do has to be sanded by hand due to the intricacy of the shapes, e.g. puzzles.

Then we paint using non-toxic paints.

 Painting raises the grain of the wood making the surfaces rough to the touch.  So we sand, by hand, using 400 grit sand paper to smooth the surfaces.

Then we re-paint.

Final Product.