i have a new project - we shall see how

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   long it takes to actually get it built , 
as some of you know the cabinets i built for my office years ago to display my collection had to go when the office went ....sad day , but they were way too large to find a new home in the house , a friend with space took them for his collection , 

yesterday my wife urged me to get the rest of the parts and finish converting the old oak drafting table base to a table we had started it a year ago , 

so background is that i found and bought a cast iron drafting table [similar to frank lloyd wrights at Taliesin west] back in the 60s - i used it thru high school and collage then after till about 1982 , had a 3'x6' top that adjusted height and angle with a 5' counter balanced  parallel bar [yes i drew with triangles and such including pencil and ink on vellum] i moved it across 5 states till coming here , at that point i needed a dining room table and was drawing on a smaller board with a universal drafting machine [i still have that and use it] so i took the drafting top off and put a sheet of glass the same size on it and bought a set of antiqe windsor chairs to complete that , 

fast forward to now , my wife and i decided we needed a side table and she wanted it to be in similar style so i turned an old oak drafting table base into that table with matching [but smaller] glass top , 

so i know this is getting long , BUT , there is a reason ..................

while doing this i remembered i had one more oak drafting table bases - and while doing it i sorta designed a gun rack display in my head ...........thats what in going to use to display my remaining enfield , cooey , webley and inglis collection of rifles , handguns and bayonets , i have yet to draw it up and detail the build but im in the process , having taken critical measurements and such to be able to work within the constraints , i think i can get what little is left of my collection to work in this setup , 

if i get a minute with a cammera ill take a few photos to post , 

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A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 13897	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: i have a new project - we shall see how Posted: November 18 2023 at 7:00pm
	long it takes to actually get it built , as some of you know the cabinets i built for my office years ago to display my collection had to go when the office went ....sad day , but they were way too large to find a new home in the house , a friend with space took them for his collection , yesterday my wife urged me to get the rest of the parts and finish converting the old oak drafting table base to a table we had started it a year ago , so background is that i found and bought a cast iron drafting table [similar to frank lloyd wrights at Taliesin west] back in the 60s - i used it thru high school and collage then after till about 1982 , had a 3'x6' top that adjusted height and angle with a 5' counter balanced parallel bar [yes i drew with triangles and such including pencil and ink on vellum] i moved it across 5 states till coming here , at that point i needed a dining room table and was drawing on a smaller board with a universal drafting machine [i still have that and use it] so i took the drafting top off and put a sheet of glass the same size on it and bought a set of antiqe windsor chairs to complete that , fast forward to now , my wife and i decided we needed a side table and she wanted it to be in similar style so i turned an old oak drafting table base into that table with matching [but smaller] glass top , so i know this is getting long , BUT , there is a reason .................. while doing this i remembered i had one more oak drafting table bases - and while doing it i sorta designed a gun rack display in my head ...........thats what in going to use to display my remaining enfield , cooey , webley and inglis collection of rifles , handguns and bayonets , i have yet to draw it up and detail the build but im in the process , having taken critical measurements and such to be able to work within the constraints , i think i can get what little is left of my collection to work in this setup , if i get a minute with a cammera ill take a few photos to post ,

shiloh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: January 08 2019 Location: Ontario, Canada Status: Offline Points: 1992	Post Options Post Reply Quote shiloh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 19 2023 at 4:55am
	Love, projects like that. I`ve been doing those kinds of things my whole life, very rewarding. Our house is festooned, with my projects from tables to the master bedroom set and too much more. Be sure to post up pictures.
	shoot em if you got em

Zed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: May 01 2012 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 5347	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 19 2023 at 11:31am
	Sounds cool A-Square. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
	It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 13897	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 19 2023 at 5:59pm
	ill post photos as i go , but be prepared for a long drawn out process as my wife has a long list of must dos - i need to fit this in when i can , on my other displays i stayed up late at night , i cant do that so much any more