As long as it evens out

This week at the Rusted Nail has had its ups and downs.  Monday started off with a series of small calamities that when combined formed one large headache.  Debacle #1- a project that was nearly finished and needed a few final touches decided to act a stubborn little brat when the door that was installed on it randomly decided to warp and not close properly. After failing to get the door to close as it should we stepped away and began working on another disaster. Debacle #2- We decided cleaning boards for future projects was good choice since not many things can go wrong de-nailing and sanding. But of course we were wrong. We got the nails out of the board and began sanding when all of a sudden the sanding equipment began making sounds that would make Chuck Norris squirm. But unlike Chuck Norris, we don’t have a magic fist behind our beard that could fix the problem. We decided to take a few hours off, go home take a nap and hope to forget about the previous couple of hours. After falling into a mini coma the phone rang. Figuring it was a call saying the shop had burned down or that some other debacle had occurred we just let it ring. It seems things have a way of leveling out however and the phone call turned out to be a customer wanting to buy a 2 pieces for her home, one for each debacle earlier in the day.  Let’s hope this next week has more gratifying moments than disastrous ones.

Sorry for the Wait

It has been a while since our last post, and we do apologize for that. But like any good teenager we do have a very good reason or excuse depending on your point of view. The summer months have been extremely busy for us at The Rusted Nail.  The month of May consisted of us making daily trips to Tunnel Hill, Georgia to tear down and reclaim wood from a 100+ year old barn.  The big prize from the barn was the rare American Chestnut logs we were able to get our hands on. We were able to get back in the shop in June and we stayed busy building a vanity shipped to Idaho, a side table and table top for a whiskey barrel for a local customer and a few projects for stores around the Atlanta area.  In July we were able to take a small vacation, our first in a very long time.  Currently we are back in the shop building new items, such as a Bedroom set, a book shelf, and a small Bathroom vanity  to name a few.  We promise to keep writing as we continue to build and to keep you posted on everything going on in the life of The Rusted Nail