by Pat & Mike | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Custom Metal Work, Nature, Pets
You’re never quite sure what each day will bring at Sunriver Metal Works. What is one person’s junk is another person’s treasure, we always say. Yesterday we spent a couple of hours combing through scraps of metal from the CNC table. These are the...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 29, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
We’ve recently had a few contact forms come to us that have invalid email addresses or phone numbers on them. They appear to be legitimate contacts and not spam. Contact Forms You’ve taken the time to complete a Contact Form, so we assume you are...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Custom Metal Work
Many people are pleasantly surprised when we quote shipping costs for custom metal work. They think STEEL = WEIGHT = $$$. We always try to find the most cost effective methods to ship work to our customers. Depending on where we are shipping to, the cost can vary...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
We say that we have a two person shop. It’s really a one person shop (Mike) that does most of the outside work. Mike designs pieces and cuts them out on the CNC plasma machine. He grinds the surface of the piece, applies patinas, and clear coats the finished...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog
Words. Messages. Themes. Inspiration. They all mean basically the same thing when it comes to metal art. Words. “the porch light’s on” is from song lyrics that harken back to a simpler time. The message has special meaning to one couple in...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
It seems like we are continually in website update mode. And sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and update software – even if it means you are spending more time and money to replicate what you currently have. Make sense? Yes and No. WordPress and...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog, Small Business, Social Media
Small business and customers Ever since we started the business in 2013 we’ve been told that we needed to start an email list of potential customers. Just getting a small business started is challenging enough. So we avoided that sage advice and worked with...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
Do It Yourself – DIY Website We built our Sunriver Metal Works’ DIY website using the WordPress Engine. Plugins customize the functions of the website to fit the business needs. Many themes have been developed by companies to further customize how...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Decor
We’re always fascinated by the kinds of requests we get for custom metal work. Recently, a customer requested combining two of our current products into a new look. Sunriver Logo In the past, we created the Sunriver Logo into 16″, 24″ and 36″...
by Pat & Mike | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog, Decor, Pets
It’s been fun working with Bendy Dog, a new dog boutique in Bend. Customers are always coming into the store looking for their special breed of dog. We’ve created everything from labradors to pugs to floppy eared pitbulls. Going to the dogs is an...
