CNC, CNC Engraver, CNC Router, Hand Carver, Hand Engraver, Machine Carver, Wood Turner.
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About Jeff Smith's Fine Woodworks:
Naturally talented at drawing, I only received C's in art class because of discarding the teacher's instructions in favor of my own designs.
At Dial near Aurora, Illinois I began to carve soap: unicorn heads, flamingos, nudes, a #99 bar of the new antibacterial soap and many wooden dial bars- used as executive gifts (company logo) by the plant manager, before leaving dial in 1998.
Co-workers encouraged me to carve wood, and after a WCC career counselor told me, "You couldn't sell soap carvings for enough or make them fast enough." So I decided to make them out of wood, and bought multiple spindle carvers instead.
I used an ER-10 ShopSmith Circa 1950's) with a shop made duplication apparatus to make custom turned chair spindles before using a Vega lathe with duplicator to make hundreds of matching balusters for historic homes from Hinsdale to St. Charles, Batavia...
Leaving my old job, I acquired a ShopBot to do computerized woodworking. With Part Wizard a 2D CAD/CAM program I made more elaborate signs and began to learn how to draw with the mouse when asked to craft wooden sheep for a fiber industry convention.
Later I created Architectural detail for the Chicago Temple security desk with the same design as the massive limestone walls. A three dimensional project which required a lot of number crunching.
(top photo)
The hand carved scroll work applique (above photo) to go over the double doors for a dentist's marble floored home was first laid out and cut around using CAD/CAM.
Later heart shaped Aromatic Cedar boxes which were originally bandsawn were instead machined out of solid wood with integral cookie jar lid
- along with oval, leaf, Walnut arrow head, Illinois & other shapes.
A sculptured tree was made of solid Ash salvaged from a tree killed by the Emerald Ash Borer
for the Cook County Forest Preserve District
- see photo this page.
In the last few years the computer drawing skills were carried over to laser engraving. He can now engrave photos with high resolution & good contrast. Some carved designs can be made with CNC or laser as well as hand carved.
Now creating V-Carving - see photos above.
Services Available:
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-Antique and Architectural Design/Repair
-Balusters -CAD/CAM -Carved Home furnishings -Custom Wood Carver -Custom Wood Turner -Historic Preservation Replication -Multiple Spindle Carving -Rosettes -Uniqe Gift items -Wood Signs |
-Carved Wooden Angels
-Custom Engraver -Custom Mantel Carvings -Engraved Plaques -Inspirational plaques in stock -Patriotic Plaques -Retirement Plaques: Armed Forces, Firefighter & Police -Routed Signs -10 Commandment & Lord's Prayer Plaques -Ultra High-speed Engraver -And much more... |