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At Silva & Ore, AJ, our skilled woodworker, transforms rough-cut wood into stunning creations with a passion inspired by her love for tropical plants. Supported by her husband Nick and their two sons, this Midwest family business is lively with three dogs, a cat, and a side project breeding crested geckos. Proudly woman-led, Silva & Ore is where craftsmanship, creativity, and community come together.
Where Do I Go From Here? - Part 17
November 1, 2024 So now here I sit in the shop just doing my thing! I have hopes and plans and dreams of where S&O will take me... but in...
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Nov 1, 20241 min read
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The Phase Out - Part 16
Phasing out In part 14, I touched on the tables and the timing and so forth. As time went on I found even more that the Ore side wasn't...
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Oct 25, 20241 min read
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The New World - Part 15
October 18, 2024 As mentioned before the laser really started becoming more and more of a focus. It was never ever intended to be that...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
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The Rebirth - Part 14
October 11, 2025 I was so excited to bring Silva & Ore back to life. I remember my last day at the "new" job.... I was so anxious to get...
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Oct 11, 20242 min read
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The Retirement: Leaving a 25 Year Career for What?- part 13
October 4, 2024 From 2020 to 2022, still working in landscaping, having so much to do at the new house, and just not having the gumption...
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Oct 4, 20243 min read
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The Work to the House: It was A LOT - Part 12
Sept 27, 2024 It needed A LOT. Not only did we redo most of the floors on the main level, removed wallpaper and paint, change fixtures...
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Sep 27, 20242 min read
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The Auction Ended - Part 11.5
September 20, 2024 The Auction Closed. We were the last bidder. The screen just went blank. That was the most intense night of my life, I...
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Sep 20, 20243 min read
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The Auction!!! - Part 11
September 13, 2024 I believe is was about 6 months after my lifestyle and diet changes, Nick came off of 2nd shift and went to first. It...
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Sep 13, 20247 min read
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The Battle - Part 10
September 6, 2024 Once I was diagnosed, I pretty much just threw my hands up.... the neurologost told me i needed a certain drug and i...
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Sep 6, 20245 min read
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The Diagnosis - Part 9
August 30, 2024 Yikes! Part nine? I didn’t think I’d go into this many parts… but here I am!!! Sidenote: Sorry for the lack of pics for...
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Aug 30, 20246 min read
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The Start of a Long Hiatus - Part 8
August 23, 2024 In June of 2018... we had to leave the garage shop behind and move back to my teeny tiny house… it was temporary… but it...
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Aug 23, 20242 min read
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The Flight Paddles -Part 6 - Also, I love beer.
August 16, 2024 In the midst of the tables and the bar tops and the headboards, for whatever reason, I decided to make beer flight...
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Aug 16, 20242 min read
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The Daily Grind - Part 5
August 9, 2024 All the tables . For most of the time, we just made tables. Whether it were for someone or not, we made them. I don’t...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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The Custom - Part 4
August 2, 2024 From mid 2017 to mid 2018 all our off time was dedicated to wood and metal. It just became our world! Two big projects...
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Aug 2, 20244 min read
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The Name - Part 3
July 26, 2024 Silva & Ore sil·va ˈsil-və noun: the forest trees of a region or country . ore /ôr/ noun noun: ore ; plural noun: ores...
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Jul 26, 20242 min read
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The Garage, Metal and Beautiful Woodgrain - Part 2
July 19, 2024 So my last post about the S & O saga, in the beginning, was Fall of 2016. I think it was around winter 2016-2017 that we...
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Jul 19, 20245 min read
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In the beginning - Part 1
July 13, 2024 It seems like a zillion years ago when we started this whole venture. As I’ve thought about this blog and what to do...
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Jul 13, 20242 min read
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