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This is just a (very) little something that I whipped up yesterday due to being frustrated for the umpteenth time while cleaning the bathroom.

1. Why don’t they build medicine cabinets that have shelves that hold tall bathroom containers?
2. Why can’t people put tall containers back under the sink when they are done with them?
3. Why, oh why…

I learned a long time ago “not to fight it” but to find a solution that works “with” it. And so yesterday, I grabbed a piece of cedar that was lying around, cut a couple legs off the end, used the new DowelMax to pop in some dowels, wiped a layer of wax across the wood, and VOILA: a mini shelf that fits behind the sink, organizing the containers so that they look somewhat “neat”. and now I’m smiling :D

Oh, and in honour of The International Day of the LumberJock I’ve donned my LumberJock apparel for the pix.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)


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Diane

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posted 452 days ago

Very nice, it shows you are having fun.

Diane

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TreeBones

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posted 452 days ago

My Motto is:

“Making the most of our Natural Resources”

I think this kind of applies?

“Functional WoodArt”

Solutions start with Problems…

Nice job

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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mot

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posted 452 days ago

#snicker# That’s a stealth Dowelmax gloat. ”Frustration Solution…” HA!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 452 days ago

hehehehe oh did I mention a DowelMax??? ((blinking innocently))

our Natural resources in the room of natural processes

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bob Babcock

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posted 452 days ago

You can’t help yourself Deb….that festoolian has you in his clutches.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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MsDebbieP

11646 posts in 611 days


posted 452 days ago

lol I’ll have to use all of my forces to repel the forces!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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posted 452 days ago

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Helping spend other peoples money, I go! LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA Hi Ho! Hi Ho!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 452 days ago

NOOOOOOOOO it’s Spid-ato Man…
RESIST, Debbie, RESIST… You have the Power. The Power is within you. Stay Strong. Keep your credit card locked away….

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dick Cain

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posted 452 days ago

I think the hat is highly resistant to Spidos TOO!!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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CharlieM1958

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posted 452 days ago

Good one, Debbie! It looks like your bathroom is pretty cold. The heat index hit 110 F here yesterday, so I can’t even think about being bundled up.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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MsDebbieP

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posted 452 days ago

I didn’t keep the hat/coat on for very long, let me tell you..
but now that Dick has mentioned that helps me resist Spidos.. maybe I’d better try enduring the heat…

It’s supposedly about 85 F here, right now. I’ll definitely be hitting the pool later on this afternoon.
Hey what am I waiting for??? I can go NOW !!! :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Steffen

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posted 452 days ago

I think you’re turning japanese…wait a minute…I think there’s a song in there somewhere. Nice hat by the way!

-- Steffen

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MsDebbieP

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posted 452 days ago

thanks Steffen :)

the hat doesn’t work well in the pool… I had to take it off

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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jockmike2

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posted 451 days ago

Way to go Deb, with your dowelmax you can conquer the world! Then the universe…....naaaaa jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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miles125

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posted 451 days ago

I built my medicine cabinet and it has adjustable shelves!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8760192@N03/543976727/

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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miles125

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posted 451 days ago

Havent got the hang of embedding the photo yet :(

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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WayneC

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posted 451 days ago

You right click the photo you want to embed and select properties. Then you copy the URL from the properties. Select insert image button and paste the URL. Press Enter. Enter some text to describe the photo. Press Enter. Press Enter again and there you go. (at least on a PC)

Miles Medicine Cabinet

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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MsDebbieP

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posted 451 days ago

“what are we going to do tonight, Brain?” “We’re going to take over the WORLD!!!!”

What a beautiful cabinet. That would have been my next option (haha) ...

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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WayneC

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posted 451 days ago

So, MsDebbieP, is actually Pinky? I guess the beaver cap does a good job of hiding the ears…

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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MsDebbieP

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posted 451 days ago

kinda like people hiding behind dog ears.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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WayneC

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posted 451 days ago

My picture is on the site, you just have to find it…lol

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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MsDebbieP

11646 posts in 611 days


posted 451 days ago

hmmm in someone’s shop, perhaps??

And just so you don’t have to go searching, here I am without the hat.

pinky

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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PanamaJack

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posted 451 days ago

Q; 1. Why don’t they build medicine cabinets that have shelves that hold tall bathroom containers?

A; Why don’t they make bathrooms big enough?
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Kinda warm your outfit?

This is my bathroom… :-)

outhouse-is it big enough?

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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MsDebbieP

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posted 451 days ago

ah yes… the good ol’ .. hmmmm.. one holer or two?

Brings back memories.
(Yes we have running water up here in the far north) hahaa
I was asked once if we had running water—by a youngun that lives only 1/2 hour from here. They are in the city and I’m i the country. I was also asked how I heat my house (yes, we have furnace)...

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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PanamaJack

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posted 451 days ago

Just one hole….but it’s on a new pit!

I once was in outside sales with Sears, selling H.V.A.C. (heating and air conditioning), in southern Indiana. Gas Stations are few and far between in some areas. I know where every out house is on my “old route” that I had.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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MsDebbieP

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posted 451 days ago

that’s awesome. Gotta love the ol saviours.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 321 days ago

Back around on shuffle. Your project is a great solution. Those bluebirds on the wall are to die for!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 321 days ago

the bluebirds are leftovers from when my Mom lived here. They are just too cute to remove.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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