Custom Designs
We are always willing to do a custom new design. Custom designs, custom options & details and custom sizing are the secrets to our ever-expanding product selection. We don’t run a factory. We operate an old-fashioned wood working shop. Everything is made by hand and will always be done this way. This gives us the flexibility to say yes as often as possible. Sometimes we can’t get it done, but usually it leads to interesting new items we wind up adding to our website’s offerings.
If you have a design you’d like made, send it over. It will take a bit of time, but odds are we’ll come up with a beauty.
In this photo our in-house master carpenter Tony Toledo and I are working out ways of strengthening and refining the basic skeleton of an arched hammock stand design (next to us on the table).
This is the finished product, which we've named the Noah's Arc Hammock.
Tags: hammock stand, noah's ark, woodworking shop
July 10th, 2009 at 7:06 am
when I saw the first picture of the huge arch, I thought it looked like you were building a boat, and as it turned out, it is a piece named after the original “ancient mariner” Noah himself! What a great work of art! keep up the great work Tony and Raul two great and creative minds combine for a super piece. bob
July 11th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Good morning Bob. Glad you liked it. We haven’t added it to the site yet, but hope to in the coming weeks. It has steel reinforced tips that are covered with wood trim to allow for up to 450 lbs of of weight strain effortlessly. The original model is still in the shop being used by the guys during breaks. Maybe difficult to get it out the door…
September 11th, 2009 at 5:37 am
When I first say the arc I thought you were building a ramp for skateboarders. Anyway, the design is beautiful, and has a natural feel to it, perfect for the garden!
September 12th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Thank you. Its live on the site in a 10 1/2 ft length now. We are building a larger arc - about 16 ft for the long hammocks. We plan to have photos of it added to the site later this month or early October.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
like bob, i too thought you were building a boat (your title duped me). but the end product is simply amazing. i settled for getting a boring metal frame for my backyard hammock. i now have a severe case of hammock envy!
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Thanks for the feedback. We spent a bunch of time working out the design and are pleased with it. But, its extremely labor intensive and we may not be able to build it as a regular item unless we work out a cost effective to build. The very first one was shipped to Florida and a few of the outer skin pieces came up on the ends after just a few months. We have added a few more details to make certain all the outer surface pieces will stay in place for years. We are finishing up a 15 ft version that will be photographed early next week. If we decide to maintain the Arc on the site, the pricing is going to have go up substantially to cover what is now over 70 hours of labor involved in building it. Unless we figure out how to do it much faster. So, with that in mind, maybe your hammock envy condition condition may find a cure… Thanks again! Check the site after Nov for the larger version.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Exelente trabajo Raul, te felicito.
November 30th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Gracias Luis. I wish you the best of luck with your new furniture building venture in Puerto Rico.