by Pat & Mike | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, Decor, Fishing, Nature
We needed to replace our current front entry chandelier (antlers – mind you, there’s nothing wrong with these – just not our style). What better way to spruce up the entry than combine our metal work with a new look. We love creating functional...
by Pat & Mike | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Small Business
What happens when the sparks don’t fly? Or it cuts out, and you can’t remove it from the sheet of steel? Or some pieces cut out fine and others crash? It’s a small business dilemma – to be sure! Small business dilemma These are just...
by Pat & Mike | Sep 5, 2015 | Blog, Custom Metal Work, Signs
Creating custom metal signs is our favorite thing to do at Sunriver Metal Works. Here’s a brief look at the process we go through to create them! Contact us! Most of our custom requests come to us through our Contact forms on our website. We just need basic...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Family
We have both dogs and cats in our household at Sunriver Metal Works. In fact, we have 3 of each. They all peacefully co-exist (at least most of the time). Our new puppy, Cutter, has pointed out a few differences between dogs and cats that we always knew (but...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog
This year Sunriver Metal Works committed to do 7 trade shows. We display products and custom pieces we have created. All of our work is designed, cut, ground, and finished by us. We’re just two people that enjoy creating metal work that people can use in...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog
It’s kind of a catch-22. In order to keep Sunriver Metal Works high in search rankings, our website needs to be active. That means we need to continually post fresh content. What is fresh content? Product posts, updates to photos, testimonials, new...
by Pat & Mike | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog, Shows
We can’t believe it’s been a month already since we picked up Cutter, our new chocolate lab puppy. Since he’s going to be Mike’s shop dog, Mike thought Cutter would be a fitting name for him. He’s already become part of the household...
by Pat & Mike | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Custom Metal Work, Signs
The Customer Is Always Right We always strive to have happy customers. We believe that the customer is always right. Sometimes that happens on the first try. Sometimes it takes a little longer. And sometimes it doesn’t work out. Sometimes that happens on the...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Small Business
People Buy From People. People buy from people. Very wise words indeed, when it comes to thinking about your small business. It’s something we continually come back to, especially after doing a trade show. Last weekend we had our booth set up at a local Home...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog, Small Business
Small business websites – is it possible to develop something at a lower cost that’s easy to maintain? It’s the perfect time to write about the challenges (and nightmares) faced by small businesses as they try to grow by using the internet. We just...
