Making a shelf unit
Stick with stores that serve the rural communities.
As a high school kid, worked in a hd'we store in a small town.
That store had inventory that dated back to the stone age.
Can still remember helping people find parts and pieces for old things
that were long since out of production.
Since you have a lathe, making your own sould be NBD.
Make a template of existing piece, and you're in business.
For me, getting a color match would be a bigger problem.
Have fun.
BTW, where in Ohio are you?
Lew
Cincinnati ... an ok city but very different for me. I originate from
the east coast, so things are much slower here than I'm used to.
I'm guessing your near Akron? Closest I've been to there is passing
thru on rte 80 on my way to Ann Arbor.
Unfortunately the pieces we had are in another state and got broken.
Ergo my looking to locate more.
I'll end up at least trying to turn a version. I'll only be able to
make 12 in max length, but I think I can get creative with that.
I'll check some of the privately owned Hd'we stores and smaller chain
stores. Maybe I can at least find an example to duplicate rather than
transferring from sketch.
As an alternative I might even try to make a template to run off on my
scroll saw. I could then make them longer. I figure I could cut them
like compound creations. Maybe even make two sided figures.
Thanks for the tips,
`Casper
Train your mind to test every thought, ideology,
train of reasoning, and claim to truth.
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