ROCK CABINET KNOBS
HOW THE KNOBS ARE MADE
AuSable River Rock
THE RIVER ROCKS ARE CLEANED AND HAND BRUSHED WITH VARNISH TO GIVE THEM A SLIGHT SHEEN AS THOUGH THEY WERE JUST DRAWN FROM THE WATER. THIS ALLOWS THE KNOBS TO HAVE A NATURAL LOOK LIKE THEY WERE JUST DRAWN FROM THE WATER, RATHER THAN A TUMBLED GLOSSY LOOK. THE LAKE SUPERIOR ROCKS ARE VARNISHED WITH A SLIGHTLY HIGHER GLOSS TO AMPLIFY THE MINERAL COMPOSITIONS.
AFTER BEING VARNISHED THEY ARE DRIED IN THE PURE FRESH AIR AT OUR STUDIO IN THE MIDST OF THE NATIONAL HURON FOREST. A STEM IN EITHER A SATIN NICKEL OR DARK OIL RUBBED BRONZE FINISH IS ATTACHED, PER ORDER, WITH A HIGH-STRENGTH EPOXY.
THE STONE COLORS VARY AS DOES THE ROCK FROM THE EARTH, AND NO TWO ARE ALIKE. THE POSSIBLITIES FOR USE ARE ENDLESS. COLOR RANGES & STONE SIZES CAN BE INDIVIDUALLY SPECIFIED. WE CAN ALSO MAKE YOUR KNOBS UNVARNISHED UPON REQUEST. SCREWS ARE INCLUDED FOR EITHER A CABINET DOOR OR DRAWER MOUNT.
AFTER BEING VARNISHED THEY ARE DRIED IN THE PURE FRESH AIR AT OUR STUDIO IN THE MIDST OF THE NATIONAL HURON FOREST. A STEM IN EITHER A SATIN NICKEL OR DARK OIL RUBBED BRONZE FINISH IS ATTACHED, PER ORDER, WITH A HIGH-STRENGTH EPOXY.
THE STONE COLORS VARY AS DOES THE ROCK FROM THE EARTH, AND NO TWO ARE ALIKE. THE POSSIBLITIES FOR USE ARE ENDLESS. COLOR RANGES & STONE SIZES CAN BE INDIVIDUALLY SPECIFIED. WE CAN ALSO MAKE YOUR KNOBS UNVARNISHED UPON REQUEST. SCREWS ARE INCLUDED FOR EITHER A CABINET DOOR OR DRAWER MOUNT.
PREPARING THE ROCKS
AFTER THE ROCKS HAVE BEEN PICKED FROM THE WATER WE PREPARE THEM THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. BY HAND! EACH KNOB IS MADE WITH PRIDE AFTER A DAY FULL OF FUN FLOATING DOWN THE AU SABLE RIVER OR SCOURING THE BEACHES OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
COLLECTING ROCKS IS A PASSION!
COLLECTING ROCKS IS A PASSION!
VARNISHING THE ROCKS
AFTER THE ROCKS FIRST COAT OF VARNISH IS APPLIED THEY ARE SET OUT IN THE SUNSHINE & FRESH AIR TO DRY. WE REPEAT THIS PROCESS AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THE STONE IS EVENALLY COATED & FREE FROM ROUGH SPOTS.
THE DESIRED STEMS ARE ATTACHED WHEN AN ORDER IS PROCESSED. WE SAND THE HARDWARE, APPLY THE EPOXY & TOUCH UP THE KNOB WHEREVER NEEDED. WE PACKAGE & SHIP THE KNOBS FROM OUR OFFICE IN DAVISBURG, MICHIGAN USING MOSTLY RECYCLED MATERIALS.
THE DESIRED STEMS ARE ATTACHED WHEN AN ORDER IS PROCESSED. WE SAND THE HARDWARE, APPLY THE EPOXY & TOUCH UP THE KNOB WHEREVER NEEDED. WE PACKAGE & SHIP THE KNOBS FROM OUR OFFICE IN DAVISBURG, MICHIGAN USING MOSTLY RECYCLED MATERIALS.