Grandpadave52 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 5 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Here's that mesquite slab after 3 coats of the home brewed wipe on finish. Beautiful & unique piece Gene. Such character in the wood and with the added features. We'll need pictures once the legs are done & installed. I vote for a medium gloss black...oooh, powder coat would be awesome. HARO50 and Cal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Dudelston Posted December 3, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 3:00 PM, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: What was that address again????? I have it Fred. Want me to pick you up? Grandpadave52, DuckSoup, Gerald and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Beautiful & unique piece Gene. Such character in the wood and with the added features. We'll need pictures once the legs are done & installed. I vote for a medium gloss black...oooh, powder coat would be awesome. Thanks, Dave. Mesquite is fun. As to the base...who knows? But, powder coat is probably off the table...pun intended. He was talking about hair pin legs. We'll see. Grandpadave52, HARO50, John Moody and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 That is a beautiful piece Gene. What does it weigh? And approx. dimensions? And hair pin legs can be powder coated... HARO50 and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Cal said: That is a beautiful piece Gene. What does it weigh? And approx. dimensions? And hair pin legs can be powder coated... Thanks, Cal. I'm guessing it's about 8+ lbs. But, things seem to weigh more than they used to. It's about 17" across and 16" long. It's a tad over 2 1/2" thick. Kevin bends, welds and paints. Don't think he's in to powder coating...yet. but, he often surprises me. Cal and Grandpadave52 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Gene Howe said: Don't think he's in to powder coating Check with some of the local automotive body shops. Now-a-days, many have the capability to do small to medium projects. Some are equipped to do frames and body panels. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Grandpadave52 said: Check with some of the local automotive body shops. Now-a-days, many have the capability to do small to medium projects. Some are equipped to do frames and body panels. We have a few shops around here that just do powder coating. Grandpadave52 and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hey guys. Thanks for the tips on powder coating. But, it's going to be indoors, it's just an end table and, chances are, the legs or whatever, will not be too visible. After all, it ain't no showpiece. It is just an example of "lets not waste this hunk and, lets have some fun." Cal, HandyDan, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I posted that slab over on Lumberjocks. They placed it in the top three projects. They must be hard up for entrants. The only tools used were sanders, a router and chisel. One of the easiest things I've ever done. Ah well, glad they liked it. lew and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: They placed it in the top three projects. Hmmm, I wonder, should we have some type of recognition like that here, it's a great idea. Does LJ's award you anything for being in the top three besides bragging rights? HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, John Morris said: Does LJ's award you anything for being in the top three besides bragging rights? Just bragging rights John Morris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, lew said: Just bragging rights What do you think of the idea of a dedicated department to show top projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just now, John Morris said: What do you think of the idea of a dedicated department to show top projects? How would they be picked? That seems to be one of the "sticking points" at LJ's. Many comments on why one project was picked another not. John Morris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, John Morris said: What do you think of the idea of a dedicated department to show top projects? The idea is great...on paper. No one knows how the projects on LJs are selected for the award. If it's a real known person, he/she would likely have an in box full of hate mail. John Morris, HARO50 and lew 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, lew said: How would they be picked? That seems to be one of the "sticking points" at LJ's. Many comments on why one project was picked another not. I recall one such incident that raged for weeks. Lotta hurtful comments. It got ugly. lew, HARO50 and John Morris 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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