Potential Clients

We receive many requests from the community for help with woodworking projects. It might be a custom sign, or cutting board, or help fixing a piece of furniture. While the SBWI does not provide those types of services, there are many woodworkers at our school who may be interested in your project! If you would like to add your project to this list, just click on the button below, fill out the form, and email a few pictures to sambeaufordwoodshop@gmail.com.

REPAIR MID-CENTURY MODERN BEDROOM SET

Customer: Elisabeth Cipri

Phone: (734) 904-1253

Email: eac360@gmail.com

Location: Adrian/Tecumseh area

Timeframe: asap

Budget: not sure

Description: She has a danish-made mcm bedroom set made of teak that needs some repairs. She is moving in the next couple months from Adrian to Tecumseh, but hopes to complete the repairs before the move.

REPAIR CIRCULAR TABLE

Customer: Alex Norcott

Phone: (703) 402-8451 (preferred)

Email: norcotta@umich.edu, norcott.alexandra@gmail.com

Location: Ann Arbor, MI (but she can bring to you)

Timeframe: asap

Budget: flexible

Description: She has a 80 year old red oak table. The two halves are not closing properly. Also the rounded edge profile has been over sanded. She would like help repairing the closing mechanism and re-routing the table profile. 48" round pedestal table with 2 leafs. Solid red-oak. At least 60 years old.

Problems:

1) Does not close evenly (large gaps and uneven)

2) I accidentally oversanded the table and need to re-route the edge profile but am nervous to do it myself

3) There are "valleys" in the table top due to some oversanding

I am happy to have someone finish the re-finishing process as well. Happy to transport table. Table has already been stripped and sanded to 180. Price for work negotiable. I have done some woodworking and understand there is a lot of work involved to get a nice finish.

REFINISH TABLE TOP

Customer: Brenda Warwick

Phone: (517) 673-7276

Email: bcwcoda@yahoo.com

Location: Adrian, MI

Timeframe: flexible

Budget: flexible

Description: I have a beautiful Amish made table that is 32 years old. The table has had daily use and 4 kids worth of living on it. I would like to get the top refinished.

REPAIR ANTIQUE BOOKCASE

Customer: Mike Riley

Phone: (517) 815-1684

Email: miles1635@gmail.com

Location: Tecumseh, MI

Timeframe: No preference

Budget: Not sure

Description: They own an antique bookcase with leaded glass. The glass is coming loose. They have had it forever, and are flexible as far as timing to repair it.

PERSONALIZED STEP STOOL

Customer: Dollie

Phone: (734-663-9416

Location: Ann Arbor area

Timeframe: Would like for Christmas

Budget: Not sure

Description: Looking for a customized wooden child’s step stool to give as a gift for Christmas. Would like name engraved on the top of the stool if possible.

GAME BOARD REPAIR

Customer: Paul Bray

Email: pfb004@gmail.com

Phone: (267) 455-7644

Goal: to repair cracks in game board cause by “dehydration shrinkage” in palm wood moving from Houston to Salt Lake City. I am thinking that sanding and a simple finish would also be needed after the repair work.

Budget: $300-$450; I have no idea how much time would be needed to do all this, and am happy to discuss this budget range.

Location: I live in Salt Lake City in the Avenues (corner of “B” and 4th Ave); I think I can fit the table in the back of my SUV; if not, a friend can help with his larger vehicle, so I should be able to get it to you

Time Frame – no rush; hopefully in the next couple of months

Image 1: Whole table. Most of the table is made of cherry (legs, frame); the black wood in the table top around the game board and between the cherry is ebony.

Image 2: close-up of game board

Image 3: close-up showing two nearly full-length splits through the game board, with squares made of dark and light palm

Image 4: higher magnification of the split (at about the widest space)

Image 5: another view of the 2nd split

Image 6: photo of some extra pieces I save after the table was finished; these could be used to generate sawdust if the wood-worker thought that using sawdust+glue would be a good approach for repairing

Image 7: cross-section of the palm showing the unique grain (that likely makes it absorb much more water than most woods)

Perhaps the repair person would have other ideas as to how best fix the table (e.g., colored epoxy??). I’d be happy to discuss when the time comes.