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A CLOSER LOOK AT CABINETRY:
Precision Woodwork's Steve Shanahan
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teve Shanahan and Ted Holmlund share a common
philosophy of honesty being the best policy. W hen it
comes to working on custom homes, price points =
honesty. Shanahan says, "Ted brings customers in early. I'll
do a computer-generated floor plan with information from
the customer. If that doesn't change, then nine months later,
the price I bid doesn't change either. Adding an inch or two
in dimension doesn't change my bidding. For the Jankiewicz
house, we bid on knoy alder cabinets with a shaker style
door in their footprint. at way, there's no surprises for
anybody!" To help visualize a final product, Shanahan also
can construct sample doors, or in the case of the Jankiewicz
house, sample crown molding.
Another reason Shanahan appreciates Holmlund's ap-
proach is that it gives him time. As of this writing, he's booked
four to five months out. "I'm not going to promise you May
when I know it'll be July before it's done," says Shanahan, "Peo-
ple are willing to wait for quality crasmanship. at's what
keeps us busy. And, if my customers understand I'm working
10-12 hour days to get their projects done, then we're ok."
Shanahan and his crew can distress, glaze, burnish,
paint, and stain cabinets to match virtually any style a cus-
tomer has a hankering for. Most of his materials come out of
Belgrade. He warns that reclaimed barnwood can be pricey.
Or you can do what the Jankiewicz's did: supply your own.
He'll work with it!
~Heather Bode
