Just for grins I submitted my own "Texas Tansu" office furniture.

If you get a chance, enter yours, and/or stop by and click on the thumbs
up button/comment, or both ... and I'll do the same:

http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item...-office-chests

Thanks ...

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

Nice stackables. Would make any office a pleasant place to work.

I suppose you ran out of lumber, to build those window shutters all
the way to the top of the window. You gonna make some shutter
extensions, later?

Sonny

On 8/24/2011 12:15 PM, Sonny wrote:
Nice stackables. Would make any office a pleasant place to work.

I suppose you ran out of lumber, to build those window shutters all
the way to the top of the window. You gonna make some shutter
extensions, later?

Nope, by design. The original idea (not mine) was to leave the tops
unshuttered on all the plantation shutters, for a transom light effect.

That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a simple
extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above the
shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's a good
thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to convince her
otherwise.

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a simple
extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above the
shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's a good
thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to convince her
otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half way
through a project life-cycle...

--

-Mike-

I was being facetious about the shutters, but the transom idea is a
good thought.... and the shutters/window certainly doesn't look out of
place or awkward, as it is.

No gator skull decor in sight, though, or did you remove it for the
contest pictures?

Sonny

On 8/24/2011 2:51 PM, Sonny wrote:
I was being facetious about the shutters, but the transom idea is a
good thought.... and the shutters/window certainly doesn't look out of
place or awkward, as it is.

No gator skull decor in sight, though, or did you remove it for the
contest pictures?

It's outside in the front yard ... next to American Standard with the
geraniums.

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a simple
extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above the
shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's a good
thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to convince her
otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half way
through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project? thud

--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above
the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's
a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to
convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project? thud

What's even worse is that a project life-cycle used to be 12 years, but then
inflation took over...

--

-Mike-

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a simple
extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above the
shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's a good
thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to convince her
otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half way
through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project? thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!

--

-Mike-

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:40:41 -0400, Nova wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a simple
extension of the trim around the top and the two sides above the
shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are, and it's a good
thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten years to convince her
otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half way
through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project? thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Puffery. Mere opinion, Yack. Harrumph!

--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer

Mike Marlow wrote:
Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!


I think I'd like to have a bow saw. Larry, can you give me an idea of
how difficult it is and how long they take to make?

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:36:21 -0400, Bill
wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote:
Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!


I think I'd like to have a bow saw. Larry, can you give me an idea of
how difficult it is and how long they take to make?

For anyone but us, it'd take a relaxing weekend, including finish.
For you, it'll take years and gigabytes of generated documents.
Wanna see my own prototype? (I never _did_ build one, though I think
I have all the parts to it still. The need disappeared, but we won't
go into that. We all know that need doesn't drive US!

http://diversifycomm.com/wood/bowhandle.jpg mahog handle
http://diversifycomm.com/wood/protobowsaw.jpg mortised wunbuhfore
pinewood and plastic coated clothes hanger line.

Wow, that was 11 years ago! I think I started that project in '97 or
'98.

--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:36:21 -0400,
wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote:
Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!


I think I'd like to have a bow saw. Larry, can you give me an idea of
how difficult it is and how long they take to make?

For anyone but us, it'd take a relaxing weekend, including finish.
For you, it'll take years and gigabytes of generated documents.
Wanna see my own prototype? (I never _did_ build one, though I think
I have all the parts to it still. The need disappeared, but we won't
go into that. We all know that need doesn't drive US!

http://diversifycomm.com/wood/bowhandle.jpg mahog handle
http://diversifycomm.com/wood/protobowsaw.jpg mortised wunbuhfore
pinewood and plastic coated clothes hanger line.

Wow, that was 11 years ago! I think I started that project in '97 or
'98.

Maybe you want to make a "spring pole lathes" ala Roy Underhill?
It's good to have goals! : ) But it looks like you "turned" your
bow-saur handle (already). What's the slab of tree in the picture below
the handle supposed to be for?



--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:07:12 -0400, Bill
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:36:21 -0400,
wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote:
Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!


I think I'd like to have a bow saw. Larry, can you give me an idea of
how difficult it is and how long they take to make?

For anyone but us, it'd take a relaxing weekend, including finish.
For you, it'll take years and gigabytes of generated documents.
Wanna see my own prototype? (I never _did_ build one, though I think
I have all the parts to it still. The need disappeared, but we won't
go into that. We all know that need doesn't drive US!

http://diversifycomm.com/wood/bowhandle.jpg mahog handle
http://diversifycomm.com/wood/protobowsaw.jpg mortised wunbuhfore
pinewood and plastic coated clothes hanger line.

Wow, that was 11 years ago! I think I started that project in '97 or
'98.

Maybe you want to make a "spring pole lathes" ala Roy Underhill?

I was going to do that but found the little POS for $20, with two
motors, at a wooddorker's swap meet in Sandy Eggo one morning.

It's good to have goals! : ) But it looks like you "turned" your
bow-saur handle (already). What's the slab of tree in the picture below
the handle supposed to be for?

That was the material I started with. It was turned into another
handle. Modified lag bolts would be used to hold the blade and allow
me to turn the blade to any angle, like a coping saur.

--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:07:12 -0400,
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:36:21 -0400,
wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote:
Nova wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:49:34 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Swingman wrote:


That said, the shop dummy was supposed to trim them out with a
simple extension of the trim around the top and the two sides
above the shutters, but Linda likes them just the way they are,
and it's a good thing ... I've been too damned busy the past ten
years to convince her otherwise.

Ten years? Don't be breathing easy yet brother - you're only half
way through a project life-cycle...

WHAT? After the crap you guys gave me on my bow saur project?
thud

"We" projects follow the 20 year project cycle. "Me" projects get
done quickly. Your bow saur was a "Me" project. ;-)

Spoken by a man of great discernment!


I think I'd like to have a bow saw. Larry, can you give me an idea of
how difficult it is and how long they take to make?

For anyone but us, it'd take a relaxing weekend, including finish.
For you, it'll take years and gigabytes of generated documents.
Wanna see my own prototype? (I never _did_ build one, though I think
I have all the parts to it still. The need disappeared, but we won't
go into that. We all know that need doesn't drive US!

http://diversifycomm.com/wood/bowhandle.jpg mahog handle
http://diversifycomm.com/wood/protobowsaw.jpg mortised wunbuhfore
pinewood and plastic coated clothes hanger line.

Wow, that was 11 years ago! I think I started that project in '97 or
'98.

Maybe you want to make a "spring pole lathes" ala Roy Underhill?

I was going to do that but found the little POS for $20, with two
motors, at a wooddorker's swap meet in Sandy Eggo one morning.

It's good to have goals! : ) But it looks like you "turned" your
bow-saur handle (already). What's the slab of tree in the picture below
the handle supposed to be for?

That was the material I started with. It was turned into another
handle. Modified lag bolts would be used to hold the blade and allow
me to turn the blade to any angle, like a coping saur.

Using lag bolts like that sounds pretty clever. Were you planning to
anneal (soften) them before you cut them? Sounds like the saurs would
make terrific Christmas gifts! ; )




--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:22:59 -0400, Bill
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

Modified lag bolts would be used to hold the blade and allow
me to turn the blade to any angle, like a coping saur.

Using lag bolts like that sounds pretty clever. Were you planning to
anneal (soften) them before you cut them? Sounds like the saurs would
make terrific Christmas gifts! ; )

Like Hell, x2.

http://goo.gl/rIUlW
http://goo.gl/h0YRX often at half price
http://goo.gl/nasW often on sale for $7

and a cup of cooling water are all you need.
They're soft enough.

--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix