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Here is a job we worked on for about 3 months. It should have taken 2 but these people were horrible. Everything I did was questioned! I made the mistake of leaving a latter and a 1000 watt lamp on the job and he actually told me he crawled up on the ladder with the light and looked over every inch of crown molding that I installed. When I got there the next morning there were 50 little blue stickers all over the place. I took all the blue stickies off and never left the ladder or the light there again! There was also the time where she had me get on my knees to look under the inside of the bar top but, she did not have her flash light to show me the big problem. It was never ending! All I can say is that they deserved each other. We persevered though and finished, got all our money and photos so that was positive. I definitely learned a lot from this job to much to write about now! Maybe I’ll blog about it sometime, but just thinking about it gives me a headache!
The bar and moldings were all out of soft maple with a cherry stain. We fabricated the complete bar in our shop and brought it out in pieces.
-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://georgiacustom.com
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Dan'um Style
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#1 posted 2007 days ago
very nice work. a whole lot of beautiful wood !
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Thos. Angle
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#2 posted 2007 days ago
Really a great job. Sometimes we just have to bite our tougue and grin and bear it. Maybe the next customer will be a pleasure to work with. That is a beautiful bar.
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
mot
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#3 posted 2007 days ago
Well, it sure came out nice!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
mrtrim
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#4 posted 2007 days ago
well you might know i left my best light out at the job !! but from what i can see thats as nice a bar as ive ever seen ! i really like the niche / bench and table that really is a great touch
DocK16
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#5 posted 2007 days ago
I dunno, i can see at least fifty spots that need blue tape just from 1” x 1” piicture on my computer…LOL
some people you can never please, I’ve dealt with that type many times and they can make life miserable. When they call back for the next job at least you can say “I’m booked”
-- DocK, WV
SPalm
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#6 posted 2007 days ago
Very nice. That’s a lot of work. Looks great.
Steve
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Chris
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#7 posted 2007 days ago
Great work! Some people just never appreciate the labor involved in creating something.
-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein
DrSawdust
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#8 posted 2007 days ago
Excellent work.
-- Making sawdust is what I do best
dennis mitchell
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#9 posted 2007 days ago
What a waste of beautiful work!
cajunpen
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#10 posted 2007 days ago
You do beautiful work. I remember an episode on Seinfeld once about the “Soup Nazi”. This guy apparently had the best soup in town and one word or look that he didn’t like would bring the dreaded words “No Soup For You”. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could run your business that way? Customers would fall in line quickly :-))
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Colin
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#11 posted 2007 days ago
Beautiful work, you just can’t please everyone! However if you are pleased with your work that is what really matters, you will know that you have done an outstanding job.
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
shaun
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#12 posted 2007 days ago
Looks like gorgeous work from here Bryan. People never cease to amaze me.
-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!
Tony
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#13 posted 2007 days ago
You should have told them, that any minor imperfections were unique features, that made the item unique to them and nobody else – luckily my customers beleive me and I have not had your problem. Keep up the good work – it is a most excellent project
-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)
Popintraining
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#14 posted 2007 days ago
” The Wood Nazi” I Love it!
This should be one of my Pops nicknames.
-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://georgiacustom.com
shaun
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#15 posted 2007 days ago
LOL I like Tony’s take on the situation. If that doesn’t work you could always say “ya know, I really should be charging you extra for that level of custom work”
-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!
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