wampidytoo
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Post by wampidytoo on Mar 2, 2017 2:21:03 GMT -5
Gorgeous slab of Wyoming cedar knot that I thought would look good with some slabs placed around it then lit from below. It turned out to be a monster and the lights were not nearly enough which I could have remedied but by that time I was over it. The monster would have covered half of a coffee table and no way would have fit on any standard shelf. Back to the drawing board. Jim  With a book to show size. The shelf it is on is about 16 inches deep.  |
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Post by orrum on Mar 2, 2017 7:21:37 GMT -5
Hey Jim it's not a monster if it's in a huge living room!!! Think mansion pardner! I like it!!!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 2, 2017 9:32:42 GMT -5
It's not a monster at all. It's a dinosaur, a stegosaurus. Or maybe it's a slabosaurus.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 2, 2017 9:38:48 GMT -5
I'm kinda with Bill on this. If your intention was to sell it.... well, lots of people live in big houses. I could see that in a log cabin type lodge home. You should finish it.
What if you glued up some agates slabs on very short posts and put led bulbs under them?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 2, 2017 10:56:53 GMT -5
Either way I'm liking that cedar!!!!
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Post by wampidytoo on Mar 2, 2017 17:17:00 GMT -5
Hmmmm Thank you all for your comments. Not exactly what I was expecting but it gave me the warm fuzzies. haha rockjunquie, I did plan to hide the lights behind a small slab or two but I have to be careful not to go too high because it would block the best part of the cedar which to me and fossilman is a big part of the visual effect. Jim |
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Post by Pat on Mar 2, 2017 20:10:45 GMT -5
And you don't want heat from light bulbs harming your slabs. Could it be a wall hanging and used for ambient lighting?
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Post by spiceman on Mar 2, 2017 20:44:24 GMT -5
The new LED lights put out very little heat if any and last forever.
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 3, 2017 10:29:58 GMT -5
Hmmmm Thank you all for your comments. Not exactly what I was expecting but it gave me the warm fuzzies. haha rockjunquie, I did plan to hide the lights behind a small slab or two but I have to be careful not to go too high because it would block the best part of the cedar which to me and fossilman is a big part of the visual effect. Jim They just tore down an old grain elevator here in town,the wood on the structure was over 150 years old! I stopped my there the other day,scarfed up some fine knotted fir......Will let it dry out,than stare at it for a few weeks,than see a project evolve from it.. |
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Post by spiceman on Mar 3, 2017 15:12:55 GMT -5
A guy owns a shop that takes down old barns and he uses the wood to build tables and chairs. Makes a boat load of money.
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