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Bogus message #1: Rip off

Zipsss — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:47:03 GMT

I rather spend my time woodworking than writing, but this is important. I just got this message to my LJ mail:

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From sourdemuette
Sent 3 minutes ago
Subject FROM: STELLE KOMANA
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FROM: STELLE KOMANA
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST
WEST-AFRICA

DEAR ,ONE

I AM DEAF GIRL MY NAME IS STELLE KOMANA THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR AND MRS ALFRED KOMANA, MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN.

THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 5TH OCTOBER 2005. MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH MARCH 2007 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$12.500.000 (TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST IN WEST AFRICAN CONTINENT.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS :

TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER KEVIN IS 20 YEARS.

TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO
FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.AND PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS ,WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION. PLEASE TRY TO GET BACK TO US AT/
stelle233@cantv.net
stelle233 (at) cantv (dot) net

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

STELLE AND KEVIN

Be aware that this is a rip off. Don’t fall for it. It is a SCAM. I will forward this to an antiscam site. In that site they “play” with the scamer, and try to scam them back.

challenge04 Bookcase

Zipsss — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:30:14 GMT

This bookcase I build for each of my kids when they went to college. The first one about 10 years ago. The purpose was to have something that will be flexible in space, easy to move from place to place and sturdy enough to hold books, stereo or a TV, and to last a few years. The supports are made of 3/4” white oak from left over wood floors. The frames are a basic stile and rail construction using pocket holes . This one is 48” high and there are 4 panels joined to each other with hinges. When not needed, the shelves slide out and it folds into a flat screen. It looks like a “Japaneses Shoji screen”, but with empty spaces in between where the shelves, made of plywood with solid edges, go across the stiles. The first one I build was tenon and mortise and was 7 feet high. I did not made a plan, may be a drawing, but is long gone.

—Zipsss

How dry is dry enough?

Zipsss — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:55:36 GMT

About three years ago, a magnificent Elm that was at least 90 years old finally died, after agonizing for the last several years. It was in my brothers yard and we decided that it will be honored by transforming it into furniture. We cut it in November 2006, we ended up with 10 logs that ranged in between 2’ and 4’ diameter and about 10’ in lenght. The month after, we hire a portable mill and cut it in several thicknesess and withds. After sitting for nine months in a tent with plenity of air and wind I moved them to my shed. The humidity level in the 1” thick pieces went down to 12%, while the thicker ones are at about 19%. My question is, considering the local humidity in central New Jersey, at what percentage can I start working without risking warpage or end cracks?

As you can see in the pictures, there is about 700 bdf of lumber plus a few turning pieces. So far no warpage and a minimum of end cracks. The piece with the bolt in it cost me $50 in a new blade. It was embeded very deep in the wood and the metal detector did not registered. The blade did.

One of the logs is 4’ in diameter. To big for the portable mill, and to heavy to bring it to a bigger one. We spend many hours tryng to cut it in half, we even put a 20 ton jack in a cavity that we carved. So far it is still sitting in the ground. We are waiting for the spring to give it another try. Any ideas are welcome. No explosives please.