Architectural Molding

I have been restoring a 1920’s era house in Berkeley. The interior features Mahogany moldings. My designer wanted a crown molding for the dinning room and I located a stock of over-​run/​rejected Mahogany six inch crown cut from 2x stock. They were big, they were beautiful… and they were monsters.
As the finish was being applied to the beautiful wood, my carpenter began lobbying to install them. I acquiesced, however, after several hours, a 6′ length of molding lay on the floor in small triangles and none was installed. The angle was elusive, the saw blade was deflecting, the walls were uneven. Installing these monsters turned out to be much more complex than the widely available factory finished moldings.
I had been looking at AM’s web site, and I knew I needed to call them. They had a free day the following week, so I sent the carpenter home. The Wrights arrived promptly and set to work. All of their tools were the most advanced and precision available. Outside corners were biscuit jointed and glued. Extremely small diameter pins attached the big stock securely and left almost imperceptible holes. The outside corners are razor sharp.
This father and son team brings more than installation abilities. They are imbued with many years of experience and study of architectural moldings. If you go to their web site and follow Jesse’s links, you can follow the photos of the Thorsen house and look at it through his eyes. It’s not just the design of the moldings, its also the proportions and relationship between the moldings. The Wrights allowed me to finally be able to ‘decode’ the architectural style of my house.
I also wanted to mention that, although the Wrights knew I was in a jam, they did not take advantage of the situation. They are straightforward and highly competent.
Highly recommended. I look forward to working with them again.