Over the course of my build career I have had many conversations with prospective and present clients. While everyone has dreams and ideas of how their final project should look, there are always those questions in the “middle” that are the sticky points. I have created a spreadsheet that contains 2 sections. The first section…
Don’t be Discouraged when Business is Slow Business is slow, my website numbers are great, and my social media is getting constant compliments, but business is slow. There are many reasons for this and I have my thoughts, but let’s leave those out there for speculation. So, what to do about it? Do I panic,…
Custom Gift Products for Sale Each summer we sit down and discuss the custom gift products we will have for sale for the Christmas season. We love providing a few unique gifts we’ve designed as well as offering larger pieces of furniture we’ve made from lumber we’ve collected over the past year. Each year we…
Client Request I received an email from a potential client asking if I could build a custom workbench but he said “Even though its use will be a work bench, I want it to look like a nice piece of furniture, and less like a workbench you would normally see in a garage.“ As with…
Building an Honor Flag Display Case Adding the word custom to your business name is something I do not take lightly. So when someone asks for something special, like building a Honor Flag Display Case, I do my best to make their vision a reality. And when the request is presented by your oldest niece…
The Story of the Farmhouse Table with a Race Track While working my day job, one of my managers came to my desk to ask if I could build her a farmhouse table. As it turns out she ordered a farmhouse table and bench on Etsy. However the person she ordered it from fell off…
Taking cabinet building to the next level I wanted to take another step in my building and see if I could build a cabinet without the use of screws. My wife found the plans in an old Woodsmith Magazine and asked me to build the largest bookcase of the set. My plan was to build…
Family Projects I was given the opportunity to build the ring bearer box for the up coming wedding of my niece. She provided me with a picture from Pinterest for an example. I said no problem. Bayne Custom Woodworking is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to…
Art Center Cabinet and Table – Most of my biggest challenges come from my family. My daughter in law challenged me to build an art center cabinet and table for her to use with her children. Using SketchUp I came up with the basic design Below is the final project with 4 drawers, a shelf…