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07-29-2007, 11:10 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle
City: Salter Path
State: NC
County: Carteret
Join Date: Mar 2006
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New Work Bench
I'm making progress on our new shop, working on it after work at the store. Here's our new bench.....
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Paula Labelle & Sharon Barrett
Nice Figures Studio and Lumber Sales
252-726-1400
www.nicefigures.com
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07-29-2007, 11:24 AM
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Asst. Webmaster
Senior Moderator
Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Aug 2005
Age: 38
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Re: New Work Bench
That sure is some pretty lookin' wood. What is it???
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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07-29-2007, 11:34 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle
City: Salter Path
State: NC
County: Carteret
Join Date: Mar 2006
Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.97 over 125 days
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Re: New Work Bench
Hi Dave,
It's a piece of Quilted Maple plywood 3/4" thick that I doubled to make the bench 1 1/2" thick on a wood frame with two base cabinets on either end. You know the old saying the cobblers kids have no shoes...I sell and make things out of highly figured wood as a business but this is the first nice thing I've made for myself....
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Paula Labelle & Sharon Barrett
Nice Figures Studio and Lumber Sales
252-726-1400
www.nicefigures.com
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07-29-2007, 11:39 AM
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Asst. Webmaster
Senior Moderator
Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Aug 2005
Age: 38
Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 125 days
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Re: New Work Bench
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Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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07-29-2007, 11:49 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Michael
City: Raleigh
State: NC
County: Wake
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Re: New Work Bench
Gorgeous. Did I read your comment correctly? You doubled that quilted plywood. Translation: there is another piece hidden beneath that fine specimen???  |
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07-29-2007, 12:20 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle
City: Salter Path
State: NC
County: Carteret
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: New Work Bench
You did read that right but I'm not that crazy...I used a different piece of 3/4" plywood as the under side. I'm saving the rest of the nice piece for another project.....
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Paula Labelle & Sharon Barrett
Nice Figures Studio and Lumber Sales
252-726-1400
www.nicefigures.com
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07-29-2007, 12:24 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Chuck
City: Rocky Mount
State: NC
County: Nash
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Re: New Work Bench
Pretty wood for a bench for sure! 
What are the dimensions? Is it edge-banded with solid? What is the finish?
Yep, I'm pretty jealous of that beautiful top. I'd hate to do any work on it for fear of disfiguring it. 
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07-29-2007, 04:14 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Charles
City: Wilmington
State: NC
County: New Hanover
Join Date: Nov 2005
Age: 61
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Re: New Work Bench
Looks too good for a bench top. Nice work.
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07-29-2007, 05:58 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle
City: Salter Path
State: NC
County: Carteret
Join Date: Mar 2006
Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Re: New Work Bench
It's 9 feet long, 2 feet wide, I left the plywood edges cause I liked the way the plys looked. I finished it with 4 coats of Helmsman Satin exterior poly.
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Paula Labelle & Sharon Barrett
Nice Figures Studio and Lumber Sales
252-726-1400
www.nicefigures.com
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07-30-2007, 07:22 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Tom
City: Yadkinville
State: NC
County: Yadkin
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: New Work Bench
Nicely done!
One often sees guitars with a quilted maple top. So I was wondering how much a 14"x10" chunk of 1 1/2 " thick curly maple weighs?
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07-30-2007, 10:36 AM
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Name: Rob
City: Charlotte
State: NC
County: Mecklenburg
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: New Work Bench
Wow that is nice. Do you sell figured plywood at your store? I have no idea where to buy nice sheet goods like that.
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07-30-2007, 10:59 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle
City: Salter Path
State: NC
County: Carteret
Join Date: Mar 2006
Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.97 over 125 days
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Re: New Work Bench
Unfortunately I don't have the space to sell plywood / sheet goods at our store but I can get some if there was a need. I do have some very nice quilted and curly veneers and some 8/4 curly maple that would be great for guitars. There are a lot of variables that effect the weight of a given piece of wood but just to give you an idea I weighted a piece of curly maple that measures 8/4 x 16" long x 13"wide and it weighed 12.5 pounds.
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Paula Labelle & Sharon Barrett
Nice Figures Studio and Lumber Sales
252-726-1400
www.nicefigures.com
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07-30-2007, 11:06 AM
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Moderator
Name: Mike Hall
City: Indian Trail
State: NC
County: Union
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Re: New Work Bench
Now that is beautiful!
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Mike
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. Og Mandino
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07-30-2007, 03:58 PM
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Name: Rob
City: Charlotte
State: NC
County: Mecklenburg
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: New Work Bench
Ah, so did you "make" your own figured plywood by putting veneer on regular plywood for that? I guess that would make more sense than buying a sheet of figured plywood.
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07-30-2007, 08:05 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: earl rasmussen
City: Pikeville
State: NC
County: Wayne
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: New Work Bench
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"If you want to learn how to build a house, build a house.
Don't ask anybody, just build a house."
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