How To Transform An Ordinary Cabinet Into A Treasure

The use of hand carved wood onlays applied to the side and front of an simple ordinary cabinet will magically transform it into an extraordinary one. Choose from our selection of Scrolls, Shell with leaves, Grape motifs,as well as Rose swags. All our Onlays are available in Maple, White Oak, and Cherry. and available in sizes ranging fro 8" to 36" in length. Here's an idea, click on to one of our onlays print it on your computer and then scotch tape it on to your cabinet and see what magic it can do.

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Why we don't carve out of a single piece of wood

One of our customers thought that because our carvings were carved from pieces of wood that was glued together (not one piece of wood) that it was an inferior product...well I'm here to say NOTHING could be further from the truth.

In order to keep a piece of wood from cracking and splitting after it has been kiln dried, great care is taken in gluing up segments of wood (only vertical segments) and gluing them together so that opposing grain structures will work against each other this is called tumbling the core.

This keeps the wood from warping. The glue lines are practically hidden because great care is given to have the glued up pieces match each other for color and grain structure. The detail of the carving itself tends to hide the joints.

A great example of this is if you have ever seen native carvings from the Caribbean or Africa. They are mostly always carved from a single piece of wood. Once they are exposed to the changes of temperature that is found in all homes they begin to show little cracks (called checking) which become large splits over time. The reason of course is that not only is it carved of a single piece of wood it is also because that the wood is always Air Dried, while fine carvings like ours are carved from wood that has been Kiln Dried.

As a point of information, all wood moldings, doors or other fine millwork found in homes are made from Kiln Dried wood. View the MasterWoodCarvers website to view our custom hand carved products.

We Made the BIG time

We just delivered Corbels to the home of an internationally known figure (Can't tell you the name, but for sure you have heard of him).

Anyhow the requirement was for a special size of one of our Corbels that had to be custom made. We got a drawing and the details and delivered all 18 of them within 30 days.

Why do I tell you all this, because we want you to know that if we can satisfy the architect of this customer we can satisfy you and any requirement that you might have.

Check our online catalog for all the beautiful things that we have in stock from Corbels to hand carved, onlays, capitals, moldings, Fireplaces and much more that can transform your home from ordinary to extraordinary.

What are these things called Corbels?

As we all know Hand Carved Corbels are available in different styles as well as sizes. The styles are varied by region.

The Ancient Romans used leaves from the Acanthus plant to weave into Crowns that they bestowed upon the heads of the winner of Athletic events. It wasn't only the slaves against the Lions that occupied their leisure time. They adorned their homes with these plants as well. It was a sign of wealth and prestige that motivated the Romans to decorate their homes with these beautiful arrangements called acanthus corbels.

Grape designs were very popular among the Ancient French and Italians since the wine grape was so important to the economy of these two countries. It only follows that honoring the grape in their decorating schemes was a given.. The grape Corbel with the care given to carving the fine details of the cluster is one of the more beautiful examples of the Corbels found in old palaces and the homes of Royalty.

Floral Corbels carved in great detail and deep relief were a favorite of the ancient Grecians and are found in the homes of the affluent and important people of the old Greek cities. They are somewhat similar to the Acanthus design but with subtle differences in the size of the leaf.

All of these different styles of Corbels and more are to be found in the website of MasterWoodCarvers.com.

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