Education Millwork, Metal and Stone
Dovetail Custom Wood & Metal fabricates architectural millwork, metal and stone for university projects from its shop in Del Valle, Texas, near Austin. Its education work includes St. Edward’s University, along with University of Texas sports facilities. General contractors and architects get engineering, finishing and installation from one team.
What did Dovetail build at St. Edward’s University?
Dovetail's scope at St. Edward’s University is wood millwork and stone. The presentation room has a faceted wood ceiling over a stone wainscot. In the lounge, a stone-faced wall meets a wood slat panel, with a wood-framed opening nearby. A stone reception counter sits inside a wood frame under a wood-framed soffit, and a wood-framed doorway stands beside a bench. Hill & Wilkinson was the general contractor and Baldridge Architects was the architect.
What has Dovetail built for the University of Texas?
At the University of Texas South End Zone, Dovetail built bars, drink rails and casework for the Founders Suites and Lounge, the Burnt Orange Club and the Bevo Club, plus meeting-room casework, locker rooms, nutrition stations and rehab rooms in the Moncrief team areas. At the Hall of Fame, Dovetail built the wood display cases. Hensel Phelps and Populous were on the South End Zone, and Turner Construction and Page Southerland Page were on the Hall of Fame.
How does Dovetail combine wood and stone?
Dovetail brings wood, metal and stone together under one roof, so millwork and stone can be drafted and built together. The stone shop uses digital templating and Slabsmith vein matching. At St. Edward’s University, wood frames and slat panels sit against stone wall facing and a stone counter. At the University of Texas South End Zone, the work pairs quartz countertops with stained rift-sawn white oak and rift-sawn French oak.
What safety record can owners and contractors expect?
Dovetail's experience modification rate is 0.57, which the company reports as 43 percent better than the industry average. One hundred percent of field supervisors are OSHA 30 certified and shop managers are OSHA 10 certified. Every saw is equipped with SawStop, and bilingual training sessions run weekly. Dovetail's superintendents also hold daily onsite toolbox talks, and the shop uses JIB cranes and handling equipment to reduce strain and injury risk.
What we deliver
- Wood wall paneling, slat panels and faceted ceilings
- Stone wainscot, wall facing and reception counters
- Wood-framed doors, openings and soffits
- Presentation room and lounge millwork
- Display cases and exhibit casework
- Locker room and training area casework
- Quartz and stone countertops
- Digital templating and Slabsmith vein matching
- Mock-ups and finish samples before production
- Drafting in Microvellum, Cabinet Vision, Revit and AutoCAD
Selected projects
Work we have built
Questions
What education projects has Dovetail worked on?
St. Edward’s University in Austin, plus the University of Texas South End Zone and Hall of Fame, which are sports facilities.
Who were the contractor and architect at St. Edward’s University?
Hill & Wilkinson was the general contractor and Baldridge Architects was the architect.
What materials did Dovetail use at St. Edward’s University?
Wood and stone: a faceted wood ceiling, wood slat panel and wood frames, with a stone wainscot, lounge wall facing and reception counter.
Does Dovetail build athletics facilities for universities?
Yes. The University of Texas South End Zone includes club, suite and team-area casework, and the Hall of Fame includes wood display cases.
What drafting tools does Dovetail use for university work?
Microvellum, Cabinet Vision, Revit and AutoCAD, with work built to AWI standards.
Work with us
Bidding a package?
Send the drawings and the bid date. Our estimating team will confirm scope and follow up.