tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post826052904690009856..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Long Arms, Guano and Abominable Pea BitersKathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-47963655954654759092012-06-19T16:29:43.648-05:002012-06-19T16:29:43.648-05:00I just loved reading this post! What a fun day you...I just loved reading this post! What a fun day you guys had just puttering around "town!" :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-59855614539308515662012-06-19T08:58:00.337-05:002012-06-19T08:58:00.337-05:00Rosie Greer? Your age is showing again.
I've ...Rosie Greer? Your age is showing again.<br /><br />I've been thinking about the furniture thing. I've got a really well equipped shop with all the tools I'd need and the skills to use them. Well, I've got the tools and the skills anyway. It's the shop that's the problem.<br /><br />I've been working out of the garage which has a few serious limitations. I can't even get all the tools set up due to lack of space. My big table saw is about 7 feet wide. It's on wheels but it still presents a problem as far as Kathy getting her Jeep in every night.<br /><br />But I'm going to get a system of sorts put together in there and then I'll start doing some of the furniture stuff. I like building furniture but there's no money in it for the most part. Restoring furniture seems like the way to go.<br /><br />And yes, claw feet are hard to do. Fortunately, they can be bought at places like St. Charles Hardwood now so it's not the problem it used to be.Catawissa Gazetteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939761313614220536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-39204558863996542922012-06-18T23:13:12.367-05:002012-06-18T23:13:12.367-05:00Well I'm pretty sure Rosie Greer would show-up...Well I'm pretty sure Rosie Greer would show-up anyway at one of those taverns. You might have to talk the other guys into it though. Maybe offer up some honey BBQ wings and women's mud wrestling on the big screen.<br /><br />Tom should consider bootlegging antiques if he's that good. My mom's step-dad was very good at that and had no scrupples where antiques were concerned. He would buy something like a Queen Ann desk for next to nothing because it was missing a leg and then make a leg for it (and he made them look old too) and triple his money on it (of course passing it off as all original). He even got to where he could make claw feet, which is hard to do from what I understand.Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-19051532897562299192012-06-18T21:25:19.880-05:002012-06-18T21:25:19.880-05:00That is quite the fabric store!That is quite the fabric store!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-34626418453540099352012-06-18T21:09:16.122-05:002012-06-18T21:09:16.122-05:00Ohh, you are wrong! He wants to get a long arm qui...Ohh, you are wrong! He wants to get a long arm quilting machine (manual) if it's profitable. His strong side is in design and intricate work, but with wood. Not a far cry from quilting (angles, measurements, etc). He's one of those abstract thinkers that can see patterns and come up with some really unusual designs that I'd never think of. He's pretty artistic. He's the only way I figured out how to cut and square up some of this stuff. He does all the compound mitering and double compound miters (if I have that correct). He could supplement our income on his down time (which there is lots of) if we get a used one for the right price and sell off a bunch of stuff we are not using. There's long arm quilters backed up for months here and it's anywhere from about $65- simple and you provide everything to a few hundred for detailed designs. While I was picking out fabric he was talking machines with the salesperson who, BTW, majored in cabinet design in college. They had a lot to talk about. The advantage would be that I too would get all those tops quilted instead of them sitting in the girl cave! <br /><br />We were talking today about guys hanging around while wives shop. Why don't they hook taverns up to quilt shops? The guys would have a nice micro brew, watch some sports on tv and not care how much fabric their wives bought! LOLKathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-82444393237917626102012-06-18T20:33:06.229-05:002012-06-18T20:33:06.229-05:00Produce, fabrics, and sewing. I'm guessing Tom...Produce, fabrics, and sewing. I'm guessing Tom stayed in the truck a lot today! :)Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.com