"Ted Edwards" wrote: (clip) Have you considered using re-bar for the 1/2"?
Many people, including me, find the pattern attractive and it's cheap
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I guess it's all in how you look at it. I have used rusty rebar as part of
a sculpture, where the fact that it was rebar was part of the idea. But
when I see it used as a raw material for things like table legs, the message
I get is: "cheap and makeshift." Just my opinion--what do others think?