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What do you make and where do you put it?
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it?
It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On 1/28/2010 10:37 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. I make firnaces andput 'em in /other/ /peoples'/ houses. :) -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Jan 28, 11:37*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT I am finishing up a design, along with a furniture-industry designer for a flatscreen entertainment centre which in some ways is quite advanced. The first couple of prototypes are already on the bench and I'm keeping a bit of a log. The two big features are hidden wires and modular construction which allows choices of finishes right off the shelf. Then they go to people's houses. |
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What do you make and where do you put it?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:37:21 -0800 (PST), Too_Many_Tools
wrote: In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT Projects to do for me: 2 end tables coffee table 3 or 4 picture frames Projects to do for others (all gratis) Bookcase for grandson of good friend Cutting boards for gifts I've done more for other's houses than my own. I've done some things where the recipient will pay for the wood, but labor is a hobby, not a job, so it is free. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Jan 28, 10:37*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT Not a problem the past year or so. We are doing much of the finish on our retirement home including hardwood floors, staircase, some cabinets, tub surrounds, trim etc. Otherwise, we have: - Done similar trim/finish work for both of our kids during home construction - Built some furniture items for ourselves and our son - Built five rather involved hardwood rocking horses. Two for grand- kids. One for a friends daughter. Two for church raffle prizes. - Fancy picture frames for us and others - Quilt racks for us and others - Shop storage and bench projects - Etc. Obviously a lot of the above went somewhere else or is attached to a home. Now that I am retired and finishing up with our home project, I might have to start working on inventory management. Oh-Oh! RonB |
What do you make and where do you put it?
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT Last projects: Queen size Murphy with bookcases for spare bedroom. Pull toy for 1 yr old grandson xylophone for 4 yr old grandson cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. To do: Bunk beds with desk for grandsons (next Christmas) a few shop jigs dust collector manifold to split hoses for TS and RAS outdoor patio sideboard/buffet (ideas welcome) On the list: |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey
scrawled the following: On 1/28/2010 10:37 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote: In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. I make firnaces andput 'em in /other/ /peoples'/ houses. :) SPF furnace? P.S: Why are you guys feeding the TooManyTwinkies Troll? -- It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. -- Agnes Repplier |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT They all don't go in my house, I sell 95% of what I build although I am currently involved with replacing/building all new master bed room furniture for our home. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT As someone else said, as hobbyists we're not likely to overcome the limit--especially, if one chooses "interesting" projects, which use different techniques, rather than setting up a production line. Personally, I have luthery (making musical instruments)as one of my goals, even if it may be a few years before I actually produce any (starting with an old-time banjo,circa 1840's). I'm planning to build a workbench and some other items first. Some people like to build boats, some build built-in bookcases, some (evidently, from the adertisements) build tow-along RVs : ) Think "outside the box", and have fun (I'm sure the OP already does, and is way ahead of me, based on his handle)! Of course, one could spend a lifetime building boxes...but I'll let a box-maker write that post. Paraphrasing something Lew wrote, your mind is your most important tool. That includes your imagination (and that's arguably one of the most challenging and enjoyable tools to use, for many). When in doubt, build something personal for your spouse, if applicable--the person who makes it possible to have time for the luxury of woodworking! : ) Anyway, this is a reflection on what I have gained from the kind folks here. Bill |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On 1/29/2010 10:00 AM, Bill wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote: In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT As someone else said, as hobbyists we're not likely to overcome the limit--especially, if one chooses "interesting" projects, which use different techniques, rather than setting up a production line. Personally, I have luthery (making musical instruments)as one of my goals, even if it may be a few years before I actually produce any (starting with an old-time banjo,circa 1840's). I'm planning to build a workbench and some other items first. Some people like to build boats, some build built-in bookcases, some (evidently, from the adertisements) build tow-along RVs : ) Think "outside the box", and have fun (I'm sure the OP already does, and is way ahead of me, based on his handle)! Of course, one could spend a lifetime building boxes...but I'll let a box-maker write that post. Paraphrasing something Lew wrote, your mind is your most important tool. That includes your imagination (and that's arguably one of the most challenging and enjoyable tools to use, for many). When in doubt, build something personal for your spouse, if applicable--the person who makes it possible to have time for the luxury of woodworking! : ) Anyway, this is a reflection on what I have gained from the kind folks here. Bill -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Doug Winterburn" wrote: cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. Don't understand. outdoor patio sideboard/buffet (ideas welcome) SFWIW: Made a side table for the grill using redwood 2x4s with 1/4" spacing between for top and "X" cross legs (Think cross buck or Swing's campfire stool) for table legs and apron. Used S/S deck screws and bunged them for ass'y. YMMV Lew Mine was about 20" x 24" but just about any size that fits your needs works. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
... In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT I make this stuff: http://tinyurl.com/ykhbbot By the time I've run out of projects the original projects often need replacing. Max |
What do you make and where do you put it?
Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Doug Winterburn" wrote: cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. Don't understand. My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: http://bayouclassicdepot.com/1001_wo...ing_paddle.htm I made several of varying sizes out of some scrap birch. outdoor patio sideboard/buffet (ideas welcome) SFWIW: Made a side table for the grill using redwood 2x4s with 1/4" spacing between for top and "X" cross legs (Think cross buck or Swing's campfire stool) for table legs and apron. Used S/S deck screws and bunged them for ass'y. YMMV Lew Mine was about 20" x 24" but just about any size that fits your needs works. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
Checkerboards, Coat racks, Bookcases, Benches, Doll Beds, Puzzles
All that kind of stuff ends up at the local school or a local charity auction. Kichen Island, Settle Bench, Mission Clock, Mailbox, Hutch All ends up at my house. Larry C |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Doug Winterburn" wrote Lew Hodgett wrote: "Doug Winterburn" wrote: cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. Don't understand. My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: http://bayouclassicdepot.com/1001_wo...ing_paddle.htm I made several of varying sizes out of some scrap birch. That thing looks big enough to double as a home defense weapon! |
What do you make and where do you put it?
Doug Winterburn wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: "Doug Winterburn" wrote: cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. Don't understand. My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: http://bayouclassicdepot.com/1001_wo...ing_paddle.htm I made several of varying sizes out of some scrap birch. that link shows one 35" long. you made one 25'. do they have to stand in your backyard to use it? |
What do you make and where do you put it?
chaniarts wrote:
Doug Winterburn wrote: Lew Hodgett wrote: "Doug Winterburn" wrote: cooking paddle (25' long) for neighbor. Don't understand. My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: http://bayouclassicdepot.com/1001_wo...ing_paddle.htm I made several of varying sizes out of some scrap birch. that link shows one 35" long. you made one 25'. do they have to stand in your backyard to use it? :-) Sorry, 25". But I could make a really big one and use the extension ladder... |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Doug Winterburn" wrote: My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: Gotcha. As in ye old giant wooden spoon. Lew |
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On Jan 29, 1:13*am, Robatoy wrote:
On Jan 28, 11:37*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote: In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT I am finishing up a design, along with a furniture-industry designer for a flatscreen entertainment centre which in some ways is quite advanced. The first couple of prototypes are already on the bench and I'm keeping a bit of a log. The two big features are hidden wires and modular construction which allows choices of finishes right off the shelf. Then they go to people's houses. As per request: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/TuToneAV.jpg |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Doug Winterburn" wrote: My Hispanic neighbors do some outdoor cooking in a LARGE pot - carnitas, pazole, etc. They have large family gatherings and I keep on their good side as they always offer up some of the feast for SWMBO and me. A cooking paddle looks like this: Gotcha. As in ye old giant wooden spoon. Lew Those of us that remember an irate mother with a wooden spoon cringe at the thought. |
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On Jan 29, 9:29*am, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following: On 1/28/2010 10:37 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote: In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. I make firnaces andput 'em in /other/ /peoples'/ houses. :) SPF furnace? * P.S: Why are you guys feeding the TooManyTwinkies Troll? -- It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- Agnes Repplier Hi Larry...a bit contispated today? ;) Try adding some wood fiber to your diet. The question I posed is a good question for anyone who actually does a lot of woodworking...instead of just talking about it. In my experience, the results of woodworking tend to take up space...much more than metalworking. There are just so many items you can put in the house unless you start tossing what was there. So I think it is a good one and am looking forward to the opinions that are being presented. TMT |
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On 1/29/2010 9:29 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following: I make firnaces and put 'em in /other/ peoples' houses. :) SPF furnace? Exactly. Where they're suitable, firnaces are much more economical than furnaces. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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On 1/29/2010 2:57 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
There are just so many items you can put in the house unless you start tossing what was there. There's much to be said for that - and there can be considerable satisfaction in making things for other than just oneself. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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On Jan 28, 8:37*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make Bookshelves ... and where do you put it? Under the nether parts of books. Also, I've built a significant number of boxes/bins for media. Furniture is actually fairly well handled by industry goods, but CD bins and bookshelves from most suppliers are ... dreadful on several levels. I can get good chairs, good tables, good bedsteads and dressers, but it takes saws and elbow grease to get a good shelf for my printed treasures. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:23:31 -0700, "Max"
wrote: "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT I make this stuff: http://tinyurl.com/ykhbbot By the time I've run out of projects the original projects often need replacing. Max I have made nearly all my household furniture, except for the computer chair, TV chairs, and the preferred dining table is a formica folding table, seats two or 6-7 people. 2010 plan is to make a trestle dining table, Shaker design, but not too big. |
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"Phisherman" wrote
"Max" wrote: I have made nearly all my household furniture, except for the computer chair, TV chairs, and the preferred dining table is a formica folding table, seats two or 6-7 people. 2010 plan is to make a trestle dining table, Shaker design, but not too big. I have a ways to go. Planning on a Murphy bed for one of the bedrooms. Kitchen cabinets; That'll be the "biggy". Max |
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Actually, I started my "woodworking" hobby when we bought an older house
with a simply huge, unfinished attic (10 feet floor to peak). Turned it into a 2nd floor bedroom, playroom, added a dormer bathroom. Learned a lot. Made many mistakes. Wondered why I didn't start with something simple like a sandbox. My realworld job is totally unlike this... Then I had all those tools and newly acquired hobby skills so....I started reading "Woodsmith" wayyyy back around Issue #5...loved it and got the reprints back to the first issue with the crude butcher block drawings... I don't build anything unless I grok the process entirely, and by then --like a dog-- I've peed all over the design enough to call it "mine." New House: partition off part of the basement, learn how to install a window in the fresh cut-out in the concrete foundation (I hired *that* out!) and did the insulation, walls, ceilings, closets...etc. Two 2x8' hobby benches in another corner of the basement for the kids' plastic models, rockets, and fool-around stuff....(pre-computer. Now'days we all LAN-party and shoot aliens anymore) Custom "typing stand", back when my now-31-yr-old #1 needed one. (he just sold it last year at a garage sale! Does that make me pro?) Custom two matched night stands with book storage Custom little wall-mounted magazine rack in the, uh-- "sit room" where I read the magazines.... Custom "entertainment center" about 7 years ago or so...for 25" TV, storage for 80 VHS tapes, nook for the antenna rotator... Gonna have to build an entirely new thing just as soon as that old RCA burns out and we have to upgrade/modernize to 16:9 and Internet feed, with custom storage for the CPU, etc. {Nothing much to watch on cable/broadcast anyway....} Custom smoked-glass fronted audio cabinet to match the TV thing for my 1980s audio amp and subsequent *tape* and CD players. Guess that'll go, too, in the upgrade. Custom gun cabinet, 6 long-guns and repositionable shelves (hunting gear storage) with 12 vdc LED lighting ..in process now. Collapsible table/seating for my sons' (previous) Boy Scout Troop ..also wooden storage boxes for Dutch ovens...and a 12v car battery that was supposed to power the lights inside the Troop's equipment trailer, re-juiced by sunlight. Grew out of the organization soon after, but I saw the trailer last month with the solar panel on the outside, so I ass-u-me it still works. Utility stuff around my little man-cave shop, garage, back yard, whatever. y'know...puttering. Oh, I just put a new (and upgraded design) top on the really crude router table I got out of "Woodsmith" back when the whole router-thing was new and people were still feeling their way around 'em. (remember the 2-dimensional bits ...before somebody discovered anti-kickback design?) The typing stand was, maybe, circa 1990. Audio cabinet last year. Not too bad, I guess for my little almost-room-to-turn-around-in shop under the stairs. I still want a real table saw someday.... When the gun cabinet's done, soon, next up will be two sturdy outdoor wooden bench seats that I saw in "Woodsmith" last ?fall? for the back patio. Oh and there're those coasters my wife's been asking for since...oh....1989..... ;-}} |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:43:02 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey
scrawled the following: On 1/29/2010 9:29 AM, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following: I make firnaces and put 'em in /other/ peoples' houses. :) SPF furnace? Exactly. Where they're suitable, firnaces are much more economical than furnaces. Bbbbut, don't they burn up in the first heating session? -- It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. -- Agnes Repplier |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:58:47 -0600, the infamous "Leon"
scrawled the following: "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT They all don't go in my house, I sell 95% of what I build although I am currently involved with replacing/building all new master bed room furniture for our home. Twelve thousand board feet and counting, wot? -- It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. -- Agnes Repplier |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On 1/29/2010 11:37 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
Bbbbut, don't they burn up in the first heating session? Silly wabbit, firnaces aren't for burning! They get heat from the sun, and they do that so well it takes /all/ night for the sun to recharge for the next day... -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:05:44 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey
scrawled the following: On 1/29/2010 11:37 PM, Larry Jaques wrote: Bbbbut, don't they burn up in the first heating session? Silly wabbit, firnaces aren't for burning! They get heat from the sun, and they do that so well it takes /all/ night for the sun to recharge for the next day... Those aren't firnaces, they're passive solar panels, aka "plastialumplyaces". -- Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. -- George Bernard Shaw |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... what do you make and where do you put it? I make a mess and put it in the garbage. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:58:47 -0600, the infamous "Leon" scrawled the following: "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT They all don't go in my house, I sell 95% of what I build although I am currently involved with replacing/building all new master bed room furniture for our home. Twelve thousand board feet and counting, wot? LOL, Some times it feels like that. Especially the time Swingman helped me load 27 sheets of oak veneer 3/4" plywood into my truck for a double kitchen job we worked on together. Cut it all up in one long afternoon. |
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On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:18:05 -0500, "SBH" wrote:
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... what do you make and where do you put it? I make a mess and put it in the garbage. That's a lot better than making a mess and tracking it into the house. If I'm not careful, I leave a trail of sawdust where ever I go. SWMBO doesn't complain so much now that there is a full bathroom (completely installed by me) adjacent to the woodshop. |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:18:05 -0500, "SBH" wrote: "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... what do you make and where do you put it? I make a mess and put it in the garbage. That's a lot better than making a mess and tracking it into the house. If I'm not careful, I leave a trail of sawdust where ever I go. SWMBO doesn't complain so much now that there is a full bathroom (completely installed by me) adjacent to the woodshop. LOL...funny enough, I do the same and unfortunately, don't have a separate room to clean off. I have to remember to blow myself off before entering the house. |
What do you make and where do you put it?
On Jan 28, 11:37*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In respect to woodworking, what do you make and where do you put it? It would seem that there would be a limit to the projects one can make if they all go in your house. Thanks for your insight. TMT Do the American thing. Just buy a larger house or rent a self-storage garage. Then if you are really patriotic, complain about your property taxes being too high, join a tea-party and get a cameo on Fox News. |
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In article ,
Morris Dovey wrote: On 1/29/2010 9:29 AM, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following: I make firnaces and put 'em in /other/ peoples' houses. :) SPF furnace? Exactly. Where they're suitable, firnaces are much more economical than furnaces. And a _lot_ less expensive to build than cherry-aces, or maple-aces. *GRIN* |
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In article ,
Morris Dovey wrote: They get heat from the sun, and they do that so well it takes /all/ night for the sun to recharge for the next day... Now _THAT_ could the basis of a really effective (viral) advertising campaign. |
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On 1/30/2010 8:41 PM, Robert Bonomi wrote:
In , Morris wrote: On 1/29/2010 9:29 AM, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:25 -0600, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following: I make firnaces and put 'em in /other/ peoples' houses. :) SPF furnace? Exactly. Where they're suitable, firnaces are much more economical than furnaces. And a _lot_ less expensive to build than cherry-aces, or maple-aces. *GRIN* Absolutely - I've been tempted to try pine clones. :-D -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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