Clauss Designs

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Update: Had a great turn out today ( Saturday)! Still many more great items for sale. Since many people have inquired about our hours tomorrow, we have decided to open up at 9 am tomorrow Sunday, May 26th. So 9 am to 3 pm is your chance for some great deals!

Clauss Designs Shop Closing Sale Is Finally Here! Saturday May 25th from 9am to 12pm and on Sunday 26th from 12pm to 3pm.
Location: 1875 West 275 North, Angola, IN 46703 Just behind Dollar General Store that is on the corner of 200 West and 275 N. We are the gray building and my business sign is white.
We have a multitude of items for sale! The pictures listed are just a few of many items.
We have fire tables, smoker grill with entertaining bar units, custom bathroom sinks, tools, carts, useful scrap steel sold in bulk bins at stupid low prices, school desk and chairs along with school supplies, Kitchen stove and microwave, large shop table and the list just keeps going of items that can be yours that are handy for use or enjoyment. Please come by to one of the open times or you may even reach out this week to meet for first chance options to buy with out a crowd.

A bittersweet time in my life. After 17 years of being able to create unique projects for some cool people over those years, it is time for me to move onto my next chapter in life. I have had some AMAZING projects blessed to work on over the years. Some projects that allowed me to showcase my artistic abilities and some that challenged me to be a problem solver on how to go about accomplishing the task in one way shape or form. I have hung 800 lbs. of concrete from the ceiling with beautiful results and have created and installed counters that reached 18ft in total length one piece! I have been in situations holding a 600 lb. counter up on a table that lost its strapping, by myself with no one around to help, with only a toolbelt and a tape measure to reach out to grab a broom stick to pull to me to save the day! I have experienced a lot from this unique business venture! So many good times meeting people and having good help along the way helping accomplish installing the projects.
It has been a tough decision to finally know it is time to level up to something different and experience life in a different way of allowing my abilities to shine to my fullest. After many months of journaling, talking with my wife, children and a few friends, I know this is what is going to be good for me for the rest of my second half of life.
To all of you who have supported me with projects, good referrals and good reviews of my work and business relationships as well as comments and likes over the years... I appreciate all the love and support you have given me!
It has been the type of work that I have been proud of creating for people. To make something you know people will enjoy with family and friends has always felt good to me knowing I am a part of making that happen for them.
Here is to new adventures! Change is part of life, no matter how scary it may feel sometimes, as long as we are true to ourselves and believe in ourselves, good things will come our way for new experiences we may have never fathomed possible.
So again... with a bittersweet post here to you all, I will be closing Clauss Designs doors at the end of May. I will be using this time until then to be purging much items and getting things here at the shop out for another business to utilize.
I will be posting in future posts of the offering of selling most of my business set up here as a turn key option for anyone who would like to take on the adventure of doing this type of work. offering an agreeable timeline of training of my knowledge to get them on the right successful path if the right person was to reach out. Otherwise I will be selling off many tools and showroom pieces here in the near future for anyone who would like a handcrafted item from Clauss Designs.

Here is a fun example of a bourbon bar I made for a good friend and his wife for a wedding present. I enjoyed making this so much that I will be making more to follow!
Want a bourbon bar? Whiskey Bar? Wine Bar or Whatever your beverage of choice may be! If you want a custom one made we can do that as well or stop by our showroom to see the upcoming options we create for an awesome way to enjoy a beverage with friends and family. Stop in or give me a call @ 260-705-3167
Some details we did for this special piece are as follows:
:Sanded all wood areas for a smooth finish yet keeping the old
time weathered look of the barrel.
:Sanded the steel bands with a special pad to smooth out the pitted rust yet keep the rusty color tone for that awesome leather look it kept.
: Being a wedding gift I personalized the top with " The Clauss's Bourbon Bar, Established 2020. (used my last name there). This really looked awesome on top and made for a great a heirloom quality gift they will cherish for a lifetime.
: With the design of the support arms for this awesome marble finish technique concrete top, this thing is well supported and ready for a lifetime of fun with a sealer that will withstand any liquids and abrasion you would expect from any bar fun situation.
A lot of love in the details were thought out and performed for this fun piece and will be the same for the one you purchase. Message me for any pricing details as I have many options of how we will be making these upcoming barrel bars for enjoyment.

7 new photos by Colby Clauss

Recently created some wood grain finish concrete counters for an amazing man cave horse barn! This place is first class throughout. The cabinetry layout and build in this office/hangout area was done by S & S Woodworking and notice the closeup pics of their finish on the door panels and facing. Just some awesome work they put out. We created a wood grain finish that truly will get you to take a second look and want to touch it to figure it out. The tree bark edge detail is one of our in house techniques that gives a great natural tree bark look. Combine that with some walnut color tones and you have some beautiful unique counters that are unlike any others! Did I mention we put a hidden telescoping computer screen in the desk area? The owner was not wanting to have the monitor sitting out nor in a cabinet so I told him "why don't we just hide it under the counter and with the press of a button let it rise out to viewing height?" He said... "you can do that?" So I dialed in the cabinet company with all the info they needed on the mechanism for making this cool feature happen. There's always a creative answer to every problem.
This was a pleasure to share in giving this cool mancave barn some added character.

8 new photos by Colby Clauss