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		<title>Spiral Staircase Handrail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compound curves are among the most difficult tasks in the woodworking field. This is a description of how we proceed in the layout and making of curved handrail sections. Obviously it doesn’t include everything, we think it might help those woodworkers who are experienced enough to take this kind of project on.



A spiral is not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=588</link>
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		<title>Black Walnut Hand Railing</title>
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This was a challenge. Two staircases, four floors  (8 runs) of railings. The contractor called us less than a month before the customer was due to move in. The rail had to encase a 1/2&#8243; x 1&#8243; bronze channel that was supposed to be done before we got there. It wasn&#8217;t. The iron guy was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=559</link>
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		<title>A Different Take on a Stairway</title>
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Originally we were to just supply the wood for this project; the aromatic red cedar stringers and risers and the ash treads. That changed when the carpenter sort of messed up. He had gaps where there shouldn&#8217;t have been gaps.  &#8220;Could we help&#8221;?
Mike did a CAD drawing of the special cove moulding where the tread [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=507</link>
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		<title>Aromatic Red Cedar and Poplar Hutch/Wet Bar</title>
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The owners gave us a challenge in this piece. They wanted something made to fit a space but look like it was found in pieces in their barn and put together.
Aromatic red cedar, cut on the owner’s farm was used for the substantial base of this piece. We used our hand tools on this one. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=381</link>
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		<title>Ash and Poplar Wall Unit</title>
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The customer wanted a unit that was ergonomically designed to allow for good traffic movement through the room.
Because of the door to the left, the unit needed to be narrow on that end and widen to accommodate a TV and widen further for the armoire on the right.
The cabinet is constructed of ash plywood and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=383</link>
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		<title>Glass Display Cabinet</title>
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This cabinet was designed to stand between the aromatic red cedar entry doors and the walnut entertainment center,  so we chose to use both woods in its design.  Its footprint is hexagonal to mimic the floor plan of the room and the custom entry door handles.
The walnut stiles have been plowed out with a custom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=483</link>
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		<title>~Timeless Advice~ A Pep Talk from Mr. Sawdust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Father, Wallace Kunkel, was quite a character. This excerpt is from his monthly newsletter, Bench Talk, which was for woodworkers back in the 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s.
&#8220;THERE IS AN INNATE VIBRANCE IN THIS COUNTRY that will prevail through all our times of weak leadership, economic confusion, gutless politicians.  Recession or depression, there is a pioneer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=476</link>
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		<title>Desk of Aromatic Red Cedar, Walnut and Poplar</title>
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This desk was made to fit against a window wall in a hexagonal home office. Mike drew this desk in AutoCAD, so we were able to make a template of the top including the position of each leg in relation to the skirt. This allowed us to lay out all of the joinery, in place, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=418</link>
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		<title>Aromatic Red Cedar and Glass Entry</title>
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This contemporary stone home had a unique way of bringing the outside in. Two stone walls turned in towards each other, making a ten foot wide alley.
The idea was to put a wall of glass there to separate the inside from out. Our solution was to build a sub frame of white oak and clad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=385</link>
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		<title>Wall Unit of American Black Walnut</title>
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This 18 foot wide by 8 foot tall unit constructed of American black walnut solid and veneer, has a 1-1/2” solid slab top with a natural edge.
An interesting element of this piece is that it sits a half inch off the floor and a half inch from the ceiling. These void areas are air intake [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kunkelandson.com/?p=404</link>
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