Replacement of 13 shutter-slats and 3 adjusting-rods that were broken beyond repair or missing. The repair was accomplished without any disassembly of the frames in which the slats pivot.
Several slats broken beyond repair, others missing. One vertical adjusting-rod missing.
13 slats broken beyond repair or missing. Three vertical adjusting-rods broken beyond repair or missing.
One of the two pivot points has broken off. The back edge has splintered and is missing material where the hardware connecting the slat to the adjustment-rod used to be. This was used as sample for the reproduction of new slats.
Used to plug the 1/4” (6mm) dia. holes in the frame in which the original slats pivoted. A 2.5mm dia. hole was later drilled through the center of each of these plugs as the new replacement slats pivot on an 11AWG (2.3mm) dia. steel pin.
The 2.5mm dia. hole in the new slat allows both the spring and the steel pin to move freely.
The 2.5mm hole in the plug receives the steel pin on which the new slats pivot.
The 2.5mm hole in the new slat is drilled 40mm deep so that once both the spring and the steel pin are inserted, 10mm of the steel pin protrude to firmly secure the slat within the frame, but allow the slat to pivot easily.
To install a slat, both steel pins are pushed into the slat while the slat is carefully slid in the frame. When the slat is in the correct position, the steel pins will register and extend into the small holes previously drilled into the plugs.
On each shutter, the same type of custom made U-shaped staple seen here in the new adjusting-rods will later also be pushed into the back edge of each slat in order to connect the slats with the shutter’s adjusting-rod.
Can you spot the difference? The new slats were wire brushed before varnishing in order to mimic the aged appearance of the old slats.
Solid maple with aluminium pegs. Oil and wax finish.
Solid maple with aluminium pegs. Oil and wax finish.
Solid maple with aluminium pegs. Oil and wax finish.
Solid maple with aluminium pegs. Oil and wax finish.
Solid walnut with frameless glass mirror. Danish oil finish.
Solid maple inlaid with strips of purple heart. Hand carved lettering. Varnished.
Back with keyhole mounting hardware. Varnished.
Solid beech. Oil and wax finish.
Solid oiled maple.
Solid unfinished maple.
Solid unfinished maple.
With hidden embedded magnetic cap catch. Smaller embedded magnets to attach opener securely to fridge or other ferrous metal surface. Stained and varnished solid oak.
With hidden embedded magnetic cap catch. Smaller embedded magnets to attach opener securely to fridge or other ferrous metal surface. Stained and varnished solid oak.
With hidden embedded magnetic cap catch. Smaller embedded magnets to attach opener securely to fridge or other ferrous metal surface. Stained and varnished solid oak.
With hidden embedded magnetic cap catch. Smaller embedded magnets to attach opener securely to fridge or other ferrous metal surface. Stained and varnished solid oak.
With hidden embedded magnetic cap catch. Smaller embedded magnets to attach opener securely to fridge or other ferrous metal surface. Stained and varnished solid oak.
Red oak coffee and tea condiment organizer. Sealed with a clear coat. Made for Padoca Bakery in NYC. Varnished.
Red oak coffee and tea condiment organizer. Sealed with a clear coat. Made for Padoca Bakery in NYC. Varnished.
Red oak coffee and tea condiment organizer. Sealed with a clear coat. Made for Padoca Bakery in NYC. Varnished.
Red oak coffee and tea condiment organizer. Sealed with a clear coat. Made for Padoca Bakery in NYC. Removable bottom for easier cleaning. Varnished.
Wall-mounted wooden photo booth enclosure built for sharingbox™ USA to precisely fit a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet PC, a webcam and a dimmable LED camera light.
Rounded corners to match sharingbox's corporate identity
Opening for camera-light diffusor and glare-reducing opening for camera
Holding brackets for the camera-light and tablet.
Mounting bracket for camera.
Glare-reducing black paint on the bottom edge of the diffusor.
Cutout on the right for the tablet's power button.
Holding brackets for the camera-light and tablet.
Mounting bracket for the camera
Plexi-glass lens protector.
Glare-reducing black paint around the camera lens and on the bottom edge of the diffusor.
Chamfered edge above tablet for better flow of hot air from the tablet.
Mounting locations for tablet charger and USB hub
Clean and unobstructive cable managment
Electronics firmly held in place
Made for “Kiwiana” in Brooklyn, NY, to perfectly follow the multiple slope angles of the sidewalk around the entrance to the restaurant.
Making two existing lofted bed areas more attractive, while improving the sound dampening between them and the shared living room area.
Recycled windows are hinged at the top and can be opened/closed from the inside through a 2:1 pulley system .
2 separate rooms with lofted bed areas accessed by ladders from within each room. The Doors to each room are visible at the bottom left and right corners of the image.
The lofted bed areas were more or less open to the living room, save for curtains and some paneling.
Side view of right-side room with lofted bed area
The 2 bedrooms with the curtains and some paneling removed
The 2 bedrooms with the curtains and some paneling removed
Right window frame with top-hindged window installed
More framing and some of the siding installed
The left window ready to be installed
Both windows installed and held open with their respective 2:1 pulley systems.
More siding installed.
More siding...
Windowsills installed.
Small fixed window installed in top left corner.
Siding completed.
Pulley systems run to the bedrooms' back walls.
Custom 10’ ladder that is attached at the top to sliders which run in vertical wall-mounted tracks.
The tracks protrude downwards a few inches below the ceiling, but run up to the top of the rooftop access shaft.
The top of the ladder can thereby pivot down from its storage position - horizontal, just below the ceiling - and slide up into the rooftop access shaft.
For better lateral stability the ladder is wire-braced.
Custom cedar-clad infrared sauna in Fort Greene; Brooklyn, NY.
Design and management by Reason Modern Custom Furniture, Cabinetry and Millwork.