Monday, August 22, 2011

Hand Made Boxes



One of our customers makes oval boxes to resemble shaker type boxes. He had an idea to cane the top. It took a lot of figuring out how to make the holes, how many and how big in an oval on top of a box that wouldn't break. He makes all sizes and stack-able. After they are completed, he uses them for potpourri and the holes made from the cane make it possible for the fragrance to seep out into the room.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Fiber Rush Factory

Did you know that fiber rush was invented in the United States in the early 1900's? It was used to make wicker furniture and then later used for rush seating due to the Chinese embargo of rattan materials. Recently we went through a fiber rush factory - check out our video...