Q - Did you make that? A - Yes!!!!! Absolutely
All of the items that we present here at AutumnView Studio
are crafted either by Randy or myself.We don't make the gift/presentation boxes for our woodturnings. We can purchase
them very reasonably in bulk and pass that savings on to you.But each wood item and piece of stained glass is designed and
made here at our studio by us.
Q - Where does that wood come from? A - All over the world
The United States, Central and South America, and the Middle
East as well as Africa just to name a few places. Want to learn more about some of our exotic woods and their
origins. Here is a great link....http://www.bobbinmaker.com/wooddefinitions.html
Q - What do I do if I have a problem or question about
my purchase. A - Just
give us a call, drop us a note or e-mail.
We
will work quickly to resolve any problem or question you might have. Over the years, we have been on the receiving
end of what we consider less than "satisfactory" customer service. When we started this business, we made
the commitment that we would go above and beyond the expectations of our customers with our quality and service.
Q. Referring to Stained Glass, we have seen you mention
both copper foil and leaded methods of construction. What exactly does that mean? A. Great Question and I'll do my best to give an overview here.
Copper Foil or Tiffany Style stained glass was developed
by Louis Comfort Tiffany and is the method that you see utilized in most of the lamps and suncatchers you see.Copper
foiling involves wrapping a piece of copper tape around the glass, burnishing down the edges and then soldering all
of the piece together to form your project. Copper foil is great for small sized pieces of glass. We
utilize copper foil if we are making a lamp shade, desk accessories and some of our suncatchers.
Leaded construction
is truly the "old - traditional" method of creating stained glass. With leaded construction, the glass pieces
are cut and fit into a piece of lead that has a "channel" for the glass. Lead is very pliable and can
be bent to conform to curves as well as straight pieces. Most of the panels constructed by us are of leaded construction.
It is my personal favorite. 99% of the antique stained glass that you see will have been constructed using lead.
Q. Do you actually "stain" the glass? A. If you are talking about "coloring" the glass, no I
don't.
Glass is purchased in
large sheets of many varying colors, textures and translucently. The color is actually all the way
through the glass, not on the surface.
Q. Your prices appear very reasonable for what you
have to sell. How do you manage that and produce such "lovely" works
of art? A. Thank you for such
a nice compliment and for your question. As for pricing
and quality............our "studio" is here at our home so we don't have the overhead of many the more "commercial"
operations. That allows us to hold down our costs and therefore we can pass that on to our customers.
We are not the
cheapest stained glass or woodworkers that you will find
nor, are we the the most expensive
but we have always been
of the belief that "you get what you pay for". We feel that we craft items which represent excellent quality and value.
In turn you get something that you will be able to use or admire for years to come.
In exchange, we are able to
make a reasonable profit.
That is what our business is all about!
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