Crystal display shelf....

phoenix1647 starting to spend too much on rocks Member since March 2013 Posts: 186	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 11:16:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 20, 2004 11:16:50 GMT -5 I did a little hacking and wacking on a book shelf and made a place for a few of my crysals to be displayed.... Pho

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 12:49:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 20, 2004 12:49:39 GMT -5 i like it! i have 8 book shelves full of books that are collecting dust. i'm thinking i'll take them to the library so i can put those big pieces laying in the floor on the shelves. so much to do . kim

shorty spending too much on rocks Member since December 2003 Posts: 392	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 12:51:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shorty on Oct 20, 2004 12:51:19 GMT -5 hi 1647 that is real nice wich i could do stuf like that good job i like the cristals there nice .where do you find them and are they polisheg or raw shorty
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Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 13:33:39 GMT -5

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Hi Shorty...Except for the one slab..everything there is in it's raw state. These are the crystals we found in Arkansas on our trip except the slappeb one which I bought in Arizona years ago.
All you need to do the shelf is one bookshelf..(mine was 12 inched deep to start with) and a little table saw..a few nails...
I cut the bookcase down to 8 inches deep then cut some 2 inch pieces which I used to make the little step-shelves...was a little work but not too bad. Wife liked the results and so do I.

Pho

phoenix1647 starting to spend too much on rocks Member since March 2013 Posts: 186	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 13:35:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 20, 2004 13:35:54 GMT -5 Hi Kim..thanks for the comments..and yeah..I agree..so much to do.. Seems the harder I work the longer my to-do list gets..hmmmm..something not right about that. Pho

deepsouth fully equipped rock polisher He who rocks last rocks best Member since January 2004 Posts: 1,256	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 14:15:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deepsouth on Oct 20, 2004 14:15:08 GMT -5 Hi Pho, What a nice way to use a bookshelf. I should do something like it myself. Was the light above the stones already in place? Still have to get the bookshelf hahaha. Thanks for showing. Jack

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 15:03:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Oct 20, 2004 15:03:55 GMT -5 yes, that is real nice display, my cat would LOVE it, especially in the middle of the night! seriously, that really is a nice job, nice crystals too! KD
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bwalters has rocks in the head Member since March 2004 Posts: 557	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 17:31:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bwalters on Oct 20, 2004 17:31:06 GMT -5 Great looking display, Pho, and great looking crystals, too! BE
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Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 18:04:17 GMT -5

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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 20, 2004 18:04:17 GMT -5

lol kd only a cat owner would think of that. i was thinking what would they damage if they knocked several off then wondering what would happen if one of the 4 cats (yes 4 we've acquired another kitten about 3 mos old that was starving) knocked a big one on another cat. maybe some glass doors for us.

i want to know about the lighting too.

kim

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Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 18:16:45 GMT -5

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Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 20, 2004 18:16:45 GMT -5

The lights are those little reccessed ones...I put those in myself..all ya need to do is cut a hole in the board with a holesaw...inset the lights and plug them in. They usualy come in a set of 4...on this project, I just used 3 of them...
Was gonna be a fight over my crystals or the wife's bears....she allowed me to use the shelf for my crystals if I made one for her bears...done deal.

Pho

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Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 20:37:34 GMT -5

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Post by cookie3rocks on Oct 20, 2004 20:37:34 GMT -5

I've been haunting garage and estate sales in the hope of finding an old book case or display case to fix up. I finally found one, and then realized it wouldn't fit in my car! by the time I got back with the truck, it was gone.

Great Job! The recessed lights are a very nice touch.

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bwalters has rocks in the head Member since March 2004 Posts: 557	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 20:45:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bwalters on Oct 20, 2004 20:45:19 GMT -5 Hey Pho, Are you gonna show us your wife's bear display? BE
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 22:16:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Oct 20, 2004 22:16:56 GMT -5 Very nice, that's a great idea for displaying them. [glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow] pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/signs/RockOn.gif [/img]
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AgateHunter starting to spend too much on rocks LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE Minnesota State Gemstone Member since September 2004 Posts: 107	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 20, 2004 22:23:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AgateHunter on Oct 20, 2004 22:23:05 GMT -5 Nice job, looks Great!!! Chris
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creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	Crystal display shelf.... Oct 22, 2004 9:58:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Oct 22, 2004 9:58:33 GMT -5 That is a great way of displaying crystals, very pretty. Tami
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