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This is my idea of recycling old electricity cross beams and resisters – ok so it is one of them. It took a bit of advice from the Lumberjocks and a bucket of Molasses slurry, and playing with a whole new lots of power tools – and I had a ball – the timber was exposed to the weather for over 100 years and the resisters are even dated 1948 and 1952. I sanded the timber by hand because it have me the feel of finish I was looking for and then coated it in an acrylic satin finish. I sanded the metal – and then put it together – I am really happy with the results – and sold it the first time I took it to the public – I have other pieces I have made – I am probably never going to be the artisan that many of you guys are – and yet I find myself delightfully immersed in my new hobby – thankyou guys for all your help – Terina C – the recycling artist (tee hee) If you can’t work it out – it is a coat/hat rack.
-- Terina C
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racerglen
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#1 posted 340 days ago
Great idea, I have some of the glass insulators and old cross beams hiden “somewhere”
Might follow your lead Terina
;-)
-- Glen, Vernon B.C. Canada
IndianJoe
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#2 posted 340 days ago
good save keep it up, And I’m no artisan lol I just been carving and doing art for about 43 years and still trying to get it right sold a lot of thing and some I mine things lol that I would not buy or give a way but they love it lol .
with wood working there is always something new .
Moist of us here would not call are self a artisan we just do what we can .
So just have fun !!!
-- Nimkee** Joe
Max
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#3 posted 340 days ago
I really like it. What a way to re-purpose material. Great idea….
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
PurpLev
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#4 posted 340 days ago
nice idea
-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.
TerinaC
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#5 posted 340 days ago
Thanks Guys! Am just having so much fun – feel free to follow my lead Glen – each of us would see something different in them – interestingly I am letting the timber “tell” me what it will be – the grain, the color etc – have posted a few more pics on my last forum of book ends and another coat hook – again – thanks everyone!
-- Terina C
TerinaC
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#6 posted 340 days ago
Thanks Guys! Am just having so much fun – feel free to follow my lead Glen – each of us would see something different in them – interestingly I am letting the timber “tell” me what it will be – the grain, the color etc – have posted a few more pics on my last forum of book ends and another coat hook – again – thanks everyone!
-- Terina C
jeepers06
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#7 posted 333 days ago
Nice use of available stuff. Those type of insulators are hard to find.
-- Boyd Pettitt Stockbridge, Georgia
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