Miscellany - Alexander Franke Fine Woodwork

Master Craftsmanship

Mill work and installation for your most complex and demanding projects.

Radius Deck

Gothic Arts and Crafts Style Barn

Stately Entrances

And doors that emphasize beauty and performance.

Bibliotheque

Understated Yankee Elegance

Door cutaway with high R value foam insulation. C grade eastern white pine (curiously, better than A grade).

Quintessential North Conway landmark. Victorian gingerbread balustrade, frieze, rails, posts, etc.

New entrance for old Cape. Spanish cedar + insulated door + sidelites and casing + Bluestone sill = another 100 years.

…truly fine craftsmanship and excellent work you’ve done. – O.L.G

Graceful Stairways

Custom and stock components and installation.

Stairways for professional or commercial applications. Not just whimsical, milk can ‘moo’wel posts make these stairs ADA compliant. Research & design by Tamarack Construction.

Pitchfork brackets for barn themed library.

Hand rail bracket apropos for barn.

Custom residential stairways.

No brackets, yet clean and rugged.

Radius railings.

Quarter sawn white oak.

Oiled VG - Douglas Fir exterior stairs.

14 newel posts on this job!

Mantles, Moldings & Paneled Walls

Cherry Mantle

Paneled Walls

Wardrobe systems for organized simplicity.

This client’s favorite backyard cherry tree, past its prime, was worked up by hand, into these furnishings that are as beautiful and functional as they are memorable. Incorporated heating systems, and a flip down drawer front for an evening’s remote control entertainment completes this ensemble.

Oak stairway with Wainscot.

Sunny bay window, for man or beast’s winter naps.

…we love it, and yes, that’s exactly the useful, simple elegance I was trying to describe. – Pete & Emily B.

Landscape Design

All Manner of Outdoor Pergolas, Arbors and Furniture.

Gated Mahogany Arbor for Pool Area.

Mahogany Stairs and Rail, nicely weathering, maintenance free for 100 years.

Custom Rails and Decks.

A bookstore scaled Sale Wagon, of sound functional design, was based upon the experience from several complete restorations. These include Surry’s, vis-à-vis, various wagons and buggies, as well a Concord Stagecoach. Amazing works of art on many levels.

1” hole bored thru 9’ of stringy cedar end grain, and not wandering more than a degree. I believe it was difficult!

Granite, White Oak, Mahogany, and leaded antique glass. UL approval may be wanting on my lamp, but I like it.

“A horse is a horse of course of course.”