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[Mark J Bachler]

This was a fun one. Octagon, rustic oak, rustic rail & V slat doors, peeled worm etched poplar railings & supports. About 3 months of work including install. I had a helper on the install. There were also 2 cherry vanities & linen closet doors.

[Mark J Bachler]

Few more. Thanks for looking.

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice job Mark! VERY nice....

[wayne ateser]

sorry....but the stair rail dont look safe to use

[Jim Hager]

Wow, how purty is that!!!!! Very nicely done. Did you make the doors?? If so how were they produced if you don't mind saying.

[Karl Laustrup]

Very nice Mark. Those cabinets really came out nice. I can tell a lot of work went into the job.

Karl

[Jim Becker]

A LOT of work there, Mark! And a fine job.

[Pete Brown]

Very nice! Working with natural-shaped wood like that has to be a lot harder than the square stuff, especially when it comes to picking pieces.

What does the outside of the house look like? It doesn't look like a log cabin from the inside.

Pete

[Mark J Bachler]

sorry....but the stair rail dont look safe to use

solid as a rock.

[Brad Trent]

That is quite an impressive set of work. I love the rustic staircase. How did you finish it?

[Eric Wong]

Wow, nice work!

[Mark J Bachler]

Wow, how purty is that!!!!! Very nicely done. Did you make the doors?? If so how were they produced if you don't mind saying.

I have a shaper head that does a "V" grooved, tongue & groove joint much like car siding. I run all the stiles, glue them together to make panels. Then I size the panels to length. Then "V" groove the top & bottom of the panels, and the top & bottom rails. glue them up then size to width. Last I bevel the outside edges of the finished door. Does that make any sense?

[David Cramer]

That sure IS a lot of work Mark. Great job dude! Personally, I like it all. The stair rails are really cool though. The cabinets are awesome. So you only had help on the install and it took about 3 months? That is quite an accomplishment. Kudos!

Dave

[Dennis Peacock]

Awsomely nice work. Beautiful. :D

[Todd Solomon]

Mark,

Very creative, just beautiful! I love the way you integrated the natural railing with the rest of the work.

That looks like one lucky client. Tell us a little about the house. It reminds me of a mountain cabin, or some other nice escape.

Todd

[Pete Brown]

sorry....but the stair rail dont look safe to use

With that big mortise and tenon joinery, it is probably sturdier and safer than most commercial railings

Pete

[Nancy Laird]

The first word out of my mouth was "WOW!" Pretty, pretty, pretty.:)

Nancy

[John Michaels]

I really like that stairway. Very nice work, thanks for the pics.

[Roy McQuay]

That is very beautiful Mark. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

[Jerry Olexa]

Awesome work. Nice natural look....

[Mark J Bachler]

Mark,

Very creative, just beautiful! I love the way you integrated the natural railing with the rest of the work.

That looks like one lucky client. Tell us a little about the house. It reminds me of a mountain cabin, or some other nice escape.

Todd

It's a $550K home on a peninsula on an area lake. It's log sided & a very cool design. The kitchen was aprox $30K and the log work around $12K. My buddy Dennis Peterson did most of the log work while I built the cabinets then we worked together on the install. I think we make a good team. I guess I'll have to go back & get a pic of the finished exterior, but here's one of the side facing the lake, in process. The kitchen is located behind the middle window of the octagon.

[John Timberlake]

Awesome. You should be really proud and I bet the new owners will love that staircase.

[Martin Shupe]

Mark, you should be very proud of your work. It is fantastic!

If I could every afford a house like that, I'd have you do the woodwork!

Well done!

[Jerry Olexa]

AND its in Northern Wisconson, one of my favorite areas.. Beautiful country, waterfalls, lakes, etc

[Jason Tuinstra]

Wow!!! That is some stunning work. Very, very nice.

[Rich Torino]

Great work....Real great work
Thanks for the pics