Thursday, November 19, 2015

Serving boards at home






A sample of some recent pieces in action. Our boards are finished with a food-grade butcher block penetrating oil and can be used for serving from oven to table. Kiker servers have a variety of uses including hors d'oeuvres, sushi, tea time, centerpiece, trivet...whatever you can imagine!

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Working with our hands

One of the benefits of woodworking is learning to work with our hands. Knowing how to use tools safely, how to change blades, to choose the right tool for the job...these are skills gained slowly over time. When you're a kid, you have time in abundance.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Downtown Gainesville Art Show

We're set up at the Downtown Gainesville Art Show this weekend. Come find us in the Community Area next to the Cade Museum and the UF Imagination Station.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

New display shelves

Working with Gramps on a portable shelf system for display in our tent. We're busy getting ready for the Downtown Gainesville Art Festival this weekend.

Special Order: a Mantle

One of our customers admired the rustic planks that we use for display, and her creative juices started flowing. At her request, we brought a plank of oak to test and see how it looks on the brick fireplace in her living room. Spectacular! She will soon have a Kiker Brothers' Mantle.

Our first Thornebrook Art Festival

We christened our tent this weekend, and boy did we need it. Friday night we had a big rain, but we arrived to a dry interior. Although the rest of the weekend was blazing hot, we managed to find relief with cold frozen yogurt and the distraction of meeting so many interesting people. We had a booth next to a really friendly artist from Pensacola on one side and from South Africa on the other, so we had much to talk about!