Cummins diesel piston bookends.

That’s pretty cool, Dick… 50 years, wow.. they’ve held up well. I think you should add some wood that is a nice warm brown color, with waves or ray flakes in the grain, like oil…

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

If I went to your house I wouldn’t know what they were made from but they sure are nice.

Diane

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Thanks!

You know that old saying, ”You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”.

That one gets thrown out of the window.

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Good idea. I think I might build some L brackets and since I have 2 pistons, put one on each. That way I don’t have to cut them in half. If they don’t look good I can always whack them in two.

-- Joe

Go for it Joe!

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Looks like its from a NHRS220.

Very nice Dick.

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Thanks Karson, Rikkor.

It might be Rikkor, or an NVH, we were working on a lot of them at the time.

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Neat job & solid bookends Dick.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Very nice book ends. I like the idea of using things for out of the ordinary purposes. I have a door stop the once was the arresting hook for F/A-18 Hornet. Just becasue something is worn out doesn’t mena it can’t be used for something else.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Dick, you are the recycling KING!

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

Hi Dick;

Is that the mechanical section of your library?

Looks good.

Lee

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these are cool…and I bet pretty heavy—-thus you could probably use these for large books..and a lot of them…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...