Journal
Notes from the workshop.
Long-form writing about process, materials, and design — published when there is something to say, not on a schedule.
Materials · April 2026
Why we use unlacquered brass
Lacquered brass keeps the showroom shine. Unlacquered brass keeps the story.
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Materials · February 2026
On rift-cut, plain-sawn, and quarter-sawn
Three ways to cut a board, three different rooms.
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Process · March 2026
How a custom kitchen actually moves
Phase by phase, where the time goes — and why the schedule holds.
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Process · February 2026
How we measure: the four-page brief
Before a single cabinet is drawn, we write the kitchen down in your own words.
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Process · January 2026
What costs what in a custom kitchen
An honest line-by-line on where the money in a custom kitchen actually goes.
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Materials · January 2026
Choosing stone for a Calgary kitchen
Marble, quartzite, soapstone — what holds up to a real Calgary household, and what does not.
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