Unless it’s a proprietary design or a limited edition it can be modified and reproduced for your precise dimensions and needs. While we’re happy to recreate past works, we can also perform a few adjustments and modifications to your piece that will make it something similar yet entirely new. Either way, know that we’re here to work with you and help you get the...
I guess it started with a piece of stained glass I purchased many years ago. The symmetrical lines and craftsman style spoke to me. Later I became more of a fan and purchased books, designs, and even visited many of the buildings Frank Lloyd Wright had designed. He must have had some kind of mind. In this gate series I took inspiration from the...
With a timeless and elegant design, this gate now guards the entrance to the Shaw town-home in Bozeman, MT. The gate needed to be designed and built to extremely tight tolerances since the rock work, and steel flanges for hinge and latch were all installed during a remodel. It was nearly a year later when the gate design was selected. Fortunately MC2’s unique method...
Front porch, back porch, carport, etc. Posts are a common feature in modern construction but they can be boring, or even a distraction without a little flare. For this reason I came up with a series of oversize post-mounted planters. With the right flowering plants and a few good growing months your boring posts can become a fantastic central feature and the envy of...
A few years ago I had the opportunity to acquire several 3″ thick by 6″ wide pieces of clear fir. Now, I’ve always been a huge fan of clear fir. In fact it’s the only type of wood I used when trimming out my house several years ago. Fir cabinets, fir base, fir windows, etc. I think it’s the near engineered look. The...
I like clear fir. Whenever possible I try to incorporate fir into any design that requires beautiful wood. Unfortunately, clear fir is becoming outrageously expensive, and harder and harder to come by each year. I’m also inspired by the many beautiful pieces I’ve seen made from laminated Baltic Birch plywood. In fact, take a look at “wood bench” to see one of my...
Okay, confession time. I can visualize unique and wonderful pieces of furniture. I have (according to my wife) every woodworking and steel working tool known to man. I appear to have an innate sense of design and ability to combine form and function. Not much of a confession huh? Well, here it is. I can picture things in my mind that I simply...