Central City Millworks - New Orleans millwork companyCNC Router http://www.centralcitymillworks.com Quality is our specialty. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Custom Fleur-de-lis Design by Peter Dave http://www.centralcitymillworks.com/custom-millwork-fleur-de-lis-on-cnc-router/ http://www.centralcitymillworks.com/custom-millwork-fleur-de-lis-on-cnc-router/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:03:39 +0000 dlglade http://www.centralcitymillworks.com/blog/?p=88 Peter Dave, a painter at the mill shop, decided to put some scrap wood to good use last week.  Working with Rob Thornton and the CNC router, Peter designed this fabulous piece of art from scrap wood and left-over paint from previous jobs.  The design came out so nicely that we are in the process of cutting additional pieces for sale.  Contact us if you are interested in having your own!

Peter Dave's custom fleur-de-lis being cut by the C&C router at CCM
Peter Dave’s custom fleur-de-lis being cut by the CNC router at CCM
The fleur-de-lis after being cut by the C&C router at Central City Millworks
The fleur-de-lis after being cut
Completed piece of custom wood art in our New Orleans millworks shop

Completed piece of custom wood art in our New Orleans millworks shop

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Central City Millworks started a holiday tradition in 2007 when we designed our first CNC Router Christmas Card that we then mailed out to over 200 friends and customers. In 2008 we were so busy with the World War II Museum project we did not have time to use our CNC Router for the 2 days it takes to custom carve the cards from solid wood sheets. This year we were determined to continue the tradition.

Central City Millworks using the C&C router for the Christmas cards

Central City Millworks using the CNC router for the Christmas cards

The cards are made on our CNC router, which operates similar to a printer but for wood.  First we came up with a drawing of what we wanted the card to look like and then our CAD design department exported it into our CNC router. We selected figured Birch veneer 1/8” plywood and prefinished it with catalyzed varnish (the same finish we sealed the World War II Museum woodwork with). The CNC router then takes the design and custom carves it into the wood veneer plywood.  We can cut 150 cards per 4×8 sheet of plywood, each sheet taking up to 5 hours to cut the intricate design into all 150 cards. This year we sent out over 300 cards as our satisfied customer list is growing rapidly.

Our 2009 Christmas Card depicts a door we made for a Greek Revival house we renovated on Chestnut Street this year.  The address in the arched transom above the wreath signifies Christmas 2009. NOLA Noel is our way of recognizing how much we love our special city and how great the holiday season is here in New Orleans.

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