CedarStreetDesign.com http://www.cedarstreetdesign.com Recent blog posts from my shop. en-US Our installation at 2022 Tacoma Trail of Lights Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:31:29 -0500 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/1047210781138/our-installation-at-2022-tacoma-trail-of https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/1047210781138/our-installation-at-2022-tacoma-trail-of?pub=1642188689 Laser Cutting Tip: Your Sander is Your Friend Many laser woodworkers don't take the time to sand the wood they have cut. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:19:17 -0500 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/427859523839/laser-cutting-tip-your-sander-is-your https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/427859523839/laser-cutting-tip-your-sander-is-your?pub=1541992757 Metal Hinges never look good on laser cut boxes so we've found ways around using them. In our opinion metal hinges never look good on laser cut wood boxes. We have addressed how our boxes attach with out using metal hinges in six ways. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:25:56 -0400 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/423745974487/metal-hinges-never-look-good-on-laser https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/423745974487/metal-hinges-never-look-good-on-laser?pub=1540844756 Say goodbye to our Spiro box. We are phasing out the use of MDF in our products for the enviroment. Our company commitment to the environment does not stop with reusing packaging materials and buying only sustainably harvested woods. We also work in a densely populated region so we filter the exhaust from our laser cutter to the point that it can be safely returned right into our studio. This is a costly process to protect our community. We feel strongly that no one else should breathe smoke coming from a chimney on our studio no matter how fun our art is. Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:31:52 -0400 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/423062460223/say-goodbye-to-our-spiro-box-we-are https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/423062460223/say-goodbye-to-our-spiro-box-we-are?pub=1540755112 Why did we move our website to be hosted by Etsy? We recently moved our website CedarStreetDesign.com to be hosted by Etsy. Why?

We chose to move our website to Etsy for several reasons. The most important being that we wanted to add direct sales to our website. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:59:59 -0400 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/408769549496/why-did-we-move-our-website-to-be-hosted https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/408769549496/why-did-we-move-our-website-to-be-hosted?pub=1539802799 Why do we use 1/8" box joints and round over the corners on most of our work? The smaller the box joint the stronger the union of the two pieces of wood. We use 1/8" joints as our standard because they are small enough to create a strong union and visually they are attractive with the 3mm woods that we prefer to work with. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 23:24:40 -0400 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/404656184264/why-do-we-use-18-box-joints-and-round https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/404656184264/why-do-we-use-18-box-joints-and-round?pub=1539141880 We are a very small business and intend to keep it that way! We are a very small business and intend to keep it that way! Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:00:35 -0400 https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/134164313241/we-are-a-very-small-business-and-intend https://www.cedarstreetdesign.com/post/134164313241/we-are-a-very-small-business-and-intend?pub=1539028835