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Before you jump
on the phone or rush
out looking for
something, let me
give you some info
on what a
cabinetmaker like
myself needs to
know, and what
processes he does to
make your idea a
reality.
The process is
basically as follow:
- Gather
information
- Arrange a meeting
with designer
- Approve detailed
shop drawings
- Manufacture
- Installation
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Gather information
A cabinetmaker and
designer is going to need
information about what you
are planning on housing in
your cabinet. Also, what
style or finish you like.
Firstly you need to
work out what equipment is
going to be living in your
cabinet. Including
additional storage space
if needed. Things you
should think about are:
- Do you want (or need)
to conceal speakers?
- Do you want to have your
monitor sitting on the
cabinet or wall mounted
- Where is the best
location in your room for
your cabinet? Taking into
account wall sizes,
monitor size, seating
distance etc?
- Do you require DVD/CD
storage?
Don’t worry if your
unsure about anything, you
can always ask advice at
the meeting stage.
Gather a list of all
your equipment and
components and note down
their sizes. This is
important because your
overall cabinet size will
depend on these sizes.
Next, you want to have
a think about what style
or finish you are after.
We have a few designs
listed on our website that
hopefully helps you with
the style choice. But, you
will still need to decide
what colour or finish you
like. For example, do you
prefer painted or timber?
Colour and finish is
very personal so it’s a
good idea to at least
think about it before you
go to the meeting stage.
Arrange meeting with
designer
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Once you have
gathered all your
information and have
armed yourself with
your equipment sizes
and style you like,
its time to give us
a call or send an
email.
Contact
details
I like to suggest
if you can come out
to our workshop and
showroom with your
information, its
time well spent. We
have cabinet’s
set-up that we can
show you, allowing
for you to see for
yourself the quality
of construction and
methods of dealing
with AV equipment
that we use.
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Almost all
freestanding
cabinets can be
discussed at our
showroom or via
email to establish a
quote. However,
should a cabinet
require fitting
between walls, an
onsite visit by our
designer would be
preferable.
Majority of the
time a phone call
combined with an
email is all that is
needed to establish
what you require,
allowing us enough
information to quote
on.
Once all the
details have been
discussed with you
and a design agreed
on, Blue Gum Joinery
will prepare a quote
for you. Because all
of our designs are
made to order, with
various different
materials and
finishes, we like to
quote on each job.
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Should you be happy to
proceed and pay your
deposit, your designer
will move onto prepare
detailed drawings.
Approve Shop Drawings
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One of the
advantages of using
high tech machinery
and software to
create our joinery,
is the benefits you
get in knowing what
you see in a drawing
is what you will
get.
We use one of the
latest specialty
industry design
software packages in
the market today.
Our software is
designed
specifically for the
design and
manufacture of
joinery, which means
more accuracy for
you.
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When we create
shop drawings, these
drawings are
actually also all
the information our
machines need to cut
out your job. You
can be sure that if
the drawings states
a hole is in a
particular point,
that hole will be in
exactly that point
when you get your
finished product.
Once we have
completed your
drawing, taking into
account all your
component sizes (to
scale). We will then
forward you a copy
to look over
yourself or have
your audio-visual
installer approve.
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Only when you are
satisfied with your design
will we move onto the
construction stage.
Manufacture
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Cabinet making
has changed
incredibly over the
last 10 years.
Arguably, gone are
the days of a
cabinetmaker marking
and cutting cabinet
parts out by hand.
Old school
cabinetmakers will
argue that the
skills are lost
these days.
It’s my view
that “old school”
cabinet making
skills may very well
be lost these days,
but new age
materials and
techniques require
new age skills.
Skills that a
cabinetmaker must
learn to go forward.
This is why Blue Gum
Joinery has invested
in the latest
machinery, and will
continue to evolve
as the technology
moves even more
forward.
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The advantage for
you the consumer is
when this technology
is used to build
high quality product’s,
no amount of “old
school” skills can
come close to the
accuracy and finish
that can be
achieved. Giving you
a better product.
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Installation
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Once your cabinet
is ready to be
delivered or
installed, we will
coordinate with you
and your builder/AV
installer to see
everything runs
smoothly.
Our installers
are all employees of
Blue Gum Joinery, so
you can be assured
all care will be
taken. Vacuum
cleaner, drop sheets
and the like will be
supplied and used by
Blue Gum to protect
your property.
We do not use
contract installers.
In fact, it’s very
likely the person
who constructed your
cabinet in the
workshop will also
be the person
installing it
on-site.
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