Notes from the shop
Materials, finishes, and fabrication craft
Occasional writing from the Addison shop on how we choose materials, finish patinas, and design custom range hoods, countertops, and shelving with clients.
Field notes
From the Addison shop
A slow-updating archive. Longer notes on materials and process land here between projects.
Materials
Living metal: how zinc, copper, and brass patina
Why our zinc is pure 100 percent zinc (not zinc-coated steel), how copper and brass move and darken with use, and what to expect over the first year.
Range hoods
Sizing a custom range hood the right way
The three dimensions that matter most (width, height above cooktop, depth), and why we ship a CAD drawing before we cut anything.
More writing on the way
We keep the blog small and honest. New notes go out when we finish a project worth writing about. For anything specific, call (888) 501-3147.