White Stallion

I consider the most important tool to the operation of the business as being the 1986 Ford truck I have driven for the past 5 years.  The truck was bought used with a Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) conversion put on the rear fuel tank and was run primarily on WVO donated by local restaurants in Portland.  On the first long journey to Baja Sur, Mexico, the truck was named the "white stallion."  A few close calls with nature, tons of lumber and debris transports, a working stint in southern California, hundreds of miles per week,  and this truck fires up every morning with the let's get to work attitude.  This truck may not be the prettiest, may pour out diesel smoke, may be overly loud, and squeak, but there is nothing that will stop the stallion from getting a job done.  Here are a few pictures of the last 5 years.

Miss Amnesia

AFTER

BEFORE

Months ago we did a slight facelift to the original Amnesia Brewing location on N Mississippi in Portland.  We were able to use the material pulled out of the Washougal location to panel the cooler and add some needed storage.  We were given full reign of the design and were able to execute the installation within a 6 hour window allowing business to open without skipping a beat.  We did a trial time lapse of photos as we did the installation.

Amnesia Brewing

This is the new Amnesia Brewing location in Washougal, Wa. All of the lumber used for the finish carpentry was the old Douglas Fir used in the original building. We took it out, de-nailed it, and had it planed and sanded. The rusted out nail holes and grain patterns turned out really nice.

basic framing

 Big window

 We needed some help

glue up section of the bar

It took a lot of glue and a lot of clamps but its a nice bar. We filled all the nail holes and knots with a clear epoxy and put a finish over that so its smooth but the old character of the wood still comes through.

 

 This is a feature wall that has a few windows into the brewery. Black plastic so nothing is seen through the holes and knots.

 

Built-in closet

This is a really nice built-in closest we made.