i made this today for the scrap contest. i have a union brother that dropped/destroyed his favorite level friday. the bubbles were still good, so i took them and promised him a new level for monday. i’m interested to see his reaction. he likes to make fun of my “wierd wood obsession” (i check out all the pallets on the job). the wood is a scrap piece of walnut and some maple burl veneer that i had left over from the dropfront desk i made. the bottom is a piece of polished aluminum with 4 neodymium magnets embedded in it.
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taoist
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#1 posted 575 days ago
Beautiful work.
Andy123
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#2 posted 575 days ago
Very nice!
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RetiredCoastie
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#3 posted 575 days ago
Nice work! Are both bubbles leval to the base?
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pariswoodworking
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#4 posted 575 days ago
Very nice. He will have the most beautiful level in town.
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#5 posted 575 days ago
coastie – the 2 bubbles are 90 degrees to each other. one measures level, the other measures plumb.
woodzy
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#6 posted 575 days ago
Very cool.
Great work too.
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Brandon
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#7 posted 575 days ago
I hope he’s not going to be taking this work of art on the job site! Beautiful work, well done!
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#8 posted 575 days ago
He should be proud to have It.
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#9 posted 575 days ago
Very nice work there. I like it. May have to try one myself someday.
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#10 posted 572 days ago
Great level. He ought to like that one better than one you buy!!...........Jim
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exelectrician
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#11 posted 549 days ago
Your brother will have a nice decoration on his mantle and he will always know if his house is on the level or not. You get a #1 vote from me in the scrap contest.
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