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20th November 2016, 09:16 AM #1The Dodge City Kid
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A coffee table with a different flavor.
I recently completed a coffee table per my wife's request. What makes it different is what is inlaid into the top.
She grew up on a farm in an old two story farm house that was heated with a floor furnace. A number of years ago, the house was extensively damaged in the Greensburg (KS) tornado. When the house was finally taken down, we salvaged two grates from that floor furnace. These are the grates on each end of the top. The center grate (decorative) was a garage sale find.
I have a piece of 1/4" glass set into the top and over all three grates. The center grate can be removed which reveals an open box that can be used to display "treasures". There is a removable panel at the bottom of the box so items can be exchanged in the box without having to remove the glass.
I left the glass off for the last two photos to avoid reflection.
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20th November 2016, 12:09 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Very interesting design and lovely work. The heritage/nostalgia element makes it really special.
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20th November 2016, 02:19 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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WOW.
Ross
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20th November 2016, 04:07 PM #4The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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20th November 2016, 09:57 PM #5
Very nice table, what wood did you use BigD?
Cheers, Ian"The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot.. it can't be done.
If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run.
And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better"
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21st November 2016, 07:44 AM #6
G'Day "BigD",
I've always appreciated your first class model making skills but sir looks like your craftsmanship is way beyond them..WOW, what beautiful work.
Cheers, crowie
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21st November 2016, 10:40 PM #7
For most people it would not make sense as they would not understand. You just don't get this off a production line made coffee table.
Beautiful work.
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22nd November 2016, 05:36 PM #8The Dodge City Kid
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22nd November 2016, 09:15 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Beauty being in the eye of the beholder and all that...
Thats one of the nicest things I've seen in quite a long time. To me personally its a very appealing design. Nice work!
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