Our Blog: “The Works”

We love when our repeat customers call us for another idea or project - especially when it’s something we don’t see every day. A Graham family recently let us know that a windstorm has destroyed their beautiful cupula and weather vane. We were no strangers to this local family, having completed two pieces of work for them over the past few years. In 2019 the Bittersweet Vine … [Read more...]

Each year Beechwood Metalworks and Owl & Rabbit Galleries look forward to sharing our latest creations during our annual open house the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year, in addition to all the wonderfulness you'll find in Owl & Rabbit, we're opening up two more spaces, giving you more room to taste, see, browse, enjoy, shop - and socially distance. Owl & … [Read more...]

When the Alamance County Visitor's Center wanted to celebrate the year of the woman, they chose seven local entrepreneurs who have inspired Alamance County. We were honored (but not surprised) that one of the featured women was our own Emily! You can see her in this month's Our State magazine, joined by Geniece Bey, LaShauna Austria, Angela Bobal, Debbie Stikeleather, Heather … [Read more...]

Through the years, we've loved working with Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. We created a rooftop garden for their NICU unit. We crafted pieces that are in their prayer garden. We've spruced up their butterfly net. And they've crafted a Lego model of their hospital - including things we've made for them! On our most recent trip to Cook, we created a bench, and … [Read more...]

These lovely birds were created to perch in a gazebo in a Doral, Florida neighborhood. To create them, we first made a model using jeweler's wax. Then we made a 3D scan for our CAD program. The design is scaled to make the cross sections that create the wooden "buck". The buck is a form - like a dress form - that we use to know how to shape the metal. We … [Read more...]

You probably recognize Beechwood Metalworks for many of our large custom made projects for homes and businesses but, you can also find out metal artwork for your own home locally. Our Owl & Rabbit store in Downtown Burlington is a great way to shop local, find great pieces created by Beechwood and shop other artists as well. We wanted to let you know that we have … [Read more...]