A few Sunday’s ago I asked our Music Pastor if I could build a new conductor’s platform. The current platform was pretty ratty and quite frankly ugly. He isn’t a tall man so we decided to build it 12” tall with a 6” tall step which is secured with a pair of French cleats (shout out to Lew Kaufman). Making the step removable lightened the platform in case it needed to be moved. It is solid red oak and the non skid strips are slightly recessed into the top. Three coats of General Finishes Arm R Seal finished it off.

well, balsa is much lighter........ :slap:

you ain't real bright are you?

14 minutes ago, DAB said:

well, balsa is much lighter........ :slap:

you ain't real bright are you?

Sharp as a bowling ball. If I were smart I would have cleaned the shop before I posted these pictures.

Looks really nice. I think all churches use red oak.

I don't remember the French cleat idea, but then I don't remember much, anymore.

2 hours ago, lew said:

Looks really nice. I think all churches use red oak.

I don't remember the French cleat idea, but then I don't remember much, anymore.

You haven’t lost it lew…. I have. Keith Mealy gave me the idea for the french cleat. Kudos to Keith.

3 hours ago, lew said:

Looks really nice. I think all churches use red oak.

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Make that most. We went to a church at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The pews were solid walnut. And carved pew ends , fence at pulpit and pulpit. It was gorgeous and all done by one church member.

Nicely done, Ron...and a great gesture on your part.

11 hours ago, Gerald said:

Make that most.

That's gorgeous, Gerald!

Wonderful and clean work Ron, any job worth doing is worth doing right, and you did it right.

Artiste! Artiste!

reminds me of this gem from the internet:

A train conductor was recently hired out of Texas. It was his first day on the job. Unfortunately an accident occurs and he ends up running over a group of Elderly People on a tour bus, killing everyone on board. He is arrested for Murder and is convicted to death. For his last meal he requests a banana, and is given one.

The next day he is given the electric chair, and he survives. The prison guards are in awe. Thinking this was enough punishment, the let him free. By some miracle, he is able to get his job back.

His first day back on the job, another unfortunate accident occurs when he runs over a group of girl scouts taking a hike on the train tracks. He is arrested and convicted of murder, sentenced to death (in his defense, those girl scouts shouldn't have been on the tracks). For his final meal, he requests TWO bananas.

He is given 2 bananas, and the next day he is brought to the electric chair. This time they leave the chair running for even longer, and have even directed more power into the chair, but yet he still survives.

The prison guards are just astounded by this and ask him how he is still alive. He responds, "I don't know, I guess I am just a bad conductor."

i'll let myself out......

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lumber related bad joke:

two guys, having just arrived in America, settle in a small town in the midwest, and decide to seek their fortune there. obviously, they will need to find a place to live, and being capable carpenters, decide to save some money and buy a small plot of land and build the house themselves.

so they go to the local lumber yard, and inform the clerk that they need some 2x4s as they are going to build themselves a house.

clerk asks, "how long do you need them?"

they exchange glances and reply "about 40 years".

(you are getting sawdust for dinner if you keep this up!).

i guess i'll skip the story about the school science project that tried to determine how much sawdust you could mix into grated parmesan cheese before people noticed they were eating sawdust.......true story.....

You're killing me, here!

Turn me over i'm done

14 hours ago, Gerald said:

Turn me over i'm done

St. Lawrence, one of my favorite Saints!