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Mouse House

Project by Marge posted 683 days ago 960 views 0 times favorited 21 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This “mouse house” was born out of necessity. The air vent above the persons desk was causing a chilled hand so what better way to interupt the airflow and protect the hand – a mouse house. It is made from maple and purpleheart. User indicates there is an added benefit – people can not see her hand gestures when they are complaining….

-- Marge, Colorado


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gizmodyne

1672 posts in 983 days


posted 683 days ago

Fancy. Well done.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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Karson

25792 posts in 1294 days


posted 683 days ago

Great job. Nice design and very functional.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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GaryK

9521 posts in 881 days


posted 683 days ago

Interesting. It also creates another flat surface to put stuff.

Good job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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TreeBones

1557 posts in 916 days


posted 683 days ago

Very cool, one of a kind.

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

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Douglas Bordner

3421 posts in 957 days


posted 683 days ago

Contemplating a wearable hand gesture shield for the workplace. To be used only for “internal customers” (coworkers) only. Customer service at it’s finest.

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

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Jeff

996 posts in 987 days


posted 683 days ago

Great project. Now it just needs a cup-holder/cd-tray…. lol.

Just kidding. It’s too nice for someone to be putting drinks on. Maybe some simple bookends to hold up a few paperbacks?

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 959 days


posted 683 days ago

Now that is taking care of a co-worker. I would have given her a glove.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1054 days


posted 683 days ago

well isn’t that interesting.
I bet it gets to have other purposes as well, besides the hidden hand gestures.
beautiful

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Greg Wurst

716 posts in 726 days


posted 683 days ago

I was wondering what the heck you would use something like that for when looking at the picture in the gallery. I know a few people at past jobs who would have paid handsomely to have something like that. They always had cold hands.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

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CharlieM1958

7613 posts in 1112 days


posted 683 days ago

It’s a beautiful box at any rate! Maybe you could install a tiny little heater in there as well….

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

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 773 days


posted 682 days ago

very cool ! guess it kinda doubles as a bird house ?? lol

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schwingding

122 posts in 719 days


posted 682 days ago

Great! You should fashion a spring trap for the top! It’d look like a giant mouse trap.

The user could hold notes with it.

-- Just another woodworker

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Douglas Bordner

3421 posts in 957 days


posted 682 days ago

Schwing, what a cool idea!

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

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jockmike2

7299 posts in 1140 days


posted 681 days ago

Original idea for sure. Maybe u could market it. Mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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mot

4901 posts in 930 days


posted 681 days ago

Neat. Plus you can reclaim that part of a busy work space by putting your coffee on top of it, or anything else, but I really want a coffee right now so I’m thinking that would be best. Cool.

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

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DrSawdust

231 posts in 991 days


posted 680 days ago

That is absolutely ingenious. What a great gesture of caring and concern.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

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Bradford

787 posts in 716 days


posted 680 days ago

Enough room for a sleeping cat on top of a mouse house.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Marge

144 posts in 847 days


posted 679 days ago

After reading the posts I have an image of a sleeping cat caught in the mouse trap spring. User usually has a plant and some files on the top, alas no room for coffee on top.

-- Marge, Colorado

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Cindyr

1 post in 669 days


posted 669 days ago

I’m the user of the “Mouse House” – can’t thank Marge enough for saving my hand from certain frost bite! Trying to get her to market product!

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Douglas Bordner

3421 posts in 957 days


posted 669 days ago

Cindy, I’m surprised you can type at all with four claws and a dew-claw per foot (space bar must be murder):^D
Welcome to Lumberjocks!

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

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Don

2590 posts in 1070 days


posted 667 days ago

How unusual. So, is it a box with only three sides – don’t know. Regardless, it is an interesting project. (Can’t give it my “I just love small wooden boxes” seal of approval, until I decide if it actually is a box.)

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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