Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks

Builders Show coming up

Greg — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:44:03 +0000

We would love to see you at the SHBA Builder Show this weekend – April 13, 14, 15 at the Spokane County Fairgrounds.

Booth 76

Come by and see our new projects along with the unveiling of two new product lines that will make your home improvement projects much easier and less expensive.

For those in Northeastern and Eastern WA and northern ID, and those inclined to come to the Spokane Home Builders Association Premier Home Show, we will be present again this year.

Show hours:

Friday April 13, noon – 8pm

Saturday April 14, 10am – 8pm

Sunday April 15, 10am – 5pm

Free Parking

Need for skilled manufacturing jobs

Greg — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:33:21 +0000

A story in the Washington Post continues the saga of the huge disconnect between education and industry. It notes that contrary to all the doom and gloom talk about the demise of manufacturing in the U.S., manufacturing job openings are actually on the increase. The real problem is a lack of skilled workers to fill those jobs.

The article points out that growing automation in manufacturing means new workers must have skills in CNC manufacturing. According to the article, a report by Deloitte for the Manufacturing Institute found that as many as 600,000 jobs are going unfilled. Several people are quoted in the article noting the demise of vocational education programs that could feed skilled workers to manufacturing jobs. One comments that it’s a “glamour issue,” and another puts it more bluntly: “A bunch of lazy Americans don’t want to get their hands dirty anymore. They want an office job.” But as the article points out, those office jobs often don’t pay as well. Interesting reading.

Personalized Birth Announcement Plaque

Greg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:19:08 +0000

Welcome your new born into the world with this beautiful personalized birth announcement plaque. A great gift for family and friends as well as for you own special event. This plaque comes in two versions – one that is a beautiful hardwood finished with lacquer and the other is primed and ready for you to paint to really add that personal touch.

Call us for more details and get yours ordered today. (509) 671-6230. We can take all major credit cards as well as PayPal.

MADE IN THE USA!

Hickory Bar Stools

Greg — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:20:13 +0000

This customer came to us with very specific dimension requirements for her bar stools for their home. She had shopped around and couldn’t find anything she really liked or that was built using craftsmanship that really impressed here.

With her specifications in hand we set off the design and construct these three beautiful and well crafted bar stools featuring time proven joinery that is intended to last a life time. The seats are beautifully contoured to be very comfortable. The backs angle back to make a very comfortable seating angle.

Call us to order your specially made bar stools for your home.

MADE IN AMERICA!

A very unique plant stand

Greg — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:59:10 +0000

This customer came to us with a very special need. They have a bow front great room in their house and they love plants. All kinds of plants. What they wanted to do was have a two-tiered plant stand that would not block the beautiful view out the big windows but have enough room for all the plants. In addition they wanted to be able to split the plant stand in two pieces during the holiday so they could put the Christmas Tree between plant stands.

This took some engineering and creative design work to make it both physically lightweight but also appear very light. It had to let sunlight through the upper shelf so the plants on the lower shelf could get sunlight. With some creative thinking we were able to create a beautiful plant stand the meets all their requirements. This stand is made from hickory and finished with stain and conversion varnish to ensure a long life.

If you have a unique requirement for a project, contact us and we will see what we can do to help you achieve your dream.

MADE IN AMERICA!

Personalized Cedar Sign

Greg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:10:55 +0000

This beautiful custom designed cedar sign has personalized carvings that represent the customers interests. The Navy Submariners insignia and book with title signifies the contributions they have made. We wish to thank Jim for his service to America. And we would like to thank Sunni for her incredible talent as an author. Thank you both!

This is an example of the personalization we offer for our customers to get exactly the sign they want for family and friends – or themselves.

MADE IN AMERICA!

Personalized Cedar Sign

Christmas Ornament

Greg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:04:42 +0000

I wonderful example of a personalized Christmas ornament for a family member. What a great gift for family and friends. Call us to order yours: (509) 671-6230.

MADE IN AMERICA!

Personalized Christmas ornament

Hickory Man Cave sign

Greg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:00:43 +0000

This sign makes a great gift for family or friends. Made from hickory and finished with lacquer. We can make this sign from many types of wood. Cedar, oak, walnut, cherry, etc. Many options are available. Call us to order yours: (509) 671-6230.

MADE IN AMERICA!

Carved solid wood sign

Tic-Tac-Toe anyone

Greg — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:19:09 +0000

We’ve recently added a fun Tic-Tac-Toe box to our lineup of gifts. The boxes are made from hickory (very strong) and will last a long time. The tiles are made from hickory and purpleheart. This is a great travel game because the box is made to keep all the tiles safe inside. The playing board features nice little pockets for the tiles to fit in so they won’t slide around while playing.

MADE IN AMERICA!

Hours of fun. Call us today to order yours. (509) 671-6230.

We now take Credit Cards

Greg — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:48:17 +0000

We are now able to make your orders more convenient by being able to take credit cards instead of having to handle payments by check and mail. Another option is we can take payments through PayPal as well.

There is a minimum order of $25 for CC or PayPal orders. Call us if you have any questions (509) 671-6230.