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Here is a railing for a friend’s gameroom that I just completed over the weekend. It’s made from red oak and each side is a little more than four feet long. The posts have a core made from 2×6s with 3/4 red oak 45’ed on the sides to give the impression of a solid post. One post is outfitted with a lightswitch which was REAL fun to incorporate…but that’s what my great friend wanted. All the details of the posts were made on the fly as things took shape but all in all my friends really loved it.
Hope you enjoy…
-- "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly fishing" - Norman Maclean
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mtnwild
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posted 342 days ago
Looks professionally done to me. Good solid oak, good solid design, well finished. Great.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
lew
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posted 342 days ago
Gorgeous!!
Really like the switch location.
Pabs
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posted 342 days ago
good job… clean and tight… nice
funny place for a light switch that’s for sure… but you did a nice job of making it fit… I guess if that’s what he wanted, that’s what he’ll ge :)
-- Pabs
John Stegall
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posted 342 days ago
I really like the look. I am making a bed and used the same technique to get the posts made (3” square). I think I might do an overlay like you did on my headboard. Like I said, I like it!
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treeman
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posted 342 days ago
Very professional and sturdy looking. Nice job.
Bureaucrat
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posted 341 days ago
I can appreciate the challenge of putting in that light switch. I once put a 2 outlet book in a red oak box that surrounded a Lallypost in a family rec room. Harder than it looks. I could blame any one else though, I was the designer. This is a good looking job. Thanks
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!