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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:23pm | #1

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:24pm | #2

   *another

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:25pm | #3

   *roof

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:27pm | #4

   *yours truly working on the oak handrail

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:28pm | #5

   *another view of rail

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:31pm | #6

   *Of course it had to have a stairway in it...the height of it was 14 foot floor to floor and it was a walkunder stairway. Unfortunatley I could not get the clients to let me build the steps in oak,,just carpeted.

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:34pm | #7

   *View of the curved oak kneewall cap and curved rail.KEN: How I wish when I was making this wall cap I had that formulae that we were all chewing on last winter. :)Also, you can see a few flaws in my work reflecting off the finish on that kneewall cap. As soon as the finish was applied, it showed up, and was fixed soon after.

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 26, 2002 03:35pm | #8

   *View from second level showing serpentine wall and cross tie beams for the silo roof. Those fake beams encased steel tensioning rods that tied the circular framing together. The whole second floor is just to look at the windows.

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   charles_magers | Feb 26, 2002 08:15pm | #9

   *Hey Stan, I know this place. Sits near Clarence. Guy died last year I believe. Can't remember his name but he used to have the cafe up town Paxton. I know you too...Stan's Stair Shop Rte 9 West Paxton. I am a born and raised Paxtonite...Did you help with building the structure near CLarence or just the stairs?

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   matt_hambrick | Feb 26, 2002 09:52pm | #10

   *Stan- Wow... a major house addition around a piece of furniture. That is something. Very nice work. That table must have cost them around $50,000! Keep landing those cool jobs.

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   allen_schell | Feb 27, 2002 12:41am | #11

   *Stan you look like Norm Abrams in that pic....no wonder your so good!

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 27, 2002 01:29am | #12

   *Charles: Well a big hello! I know you too. Promise me you wont tell anything about me to my friends here. ha. This silo job is in Champaign. I know the house you are talking about though near Clarence. I drive by it every so often when I go to Rankin.

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   Stan_Foster | Feb 27, 2002 01:33am | #13

   *Allen: That picture was about ten years ago, when I had a beard and brown hair. Now I have no beard and grey hair. Too many stair jobs. :)

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    Mr.T | Feb 27, 2002 03:13am | #14

    *Is there such a thing as too many stair jobs?Great work !!Mr T

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    Stan_Foster | Feb 27, 2002 03:37am | #15

    *Mr. T: Thanks. I have enjoyed every grey hair.

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    jcallahan | Feb 27, 2002 05:16am | #16

    *Beautiful work, Stan! Hope them eyeballs are healing fine.

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    Stan_Foster | Feb 27, 2002 05:36am | #17

    *jcallahan: Thanks. The eyes are settling in. My vision is getting better, and will take a month or so to settle in.

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    Bucksnort_Billy | Mar 01, 2002 05:17am | #18

    *Stan, I hate it when when one of my helpers sez. "oh, I can fix that", takes three times longer than to do it right the first time...how'd you fix those dips?

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    Stan_Foster | Mar 01, 2002 06:28am | #19

    *Bucksnort: I just belt sanded it down, then random orbit sanded it. It could hardly be felt the first time, but it was a learning experience for me and its been ten years and I havent repeated that mistake. The way the light caught it in that picture was far worse than it really was. The painters stained and varnished it and it came out right the second time. I feel I could have made two mistakes on this job....I obviously made the first mistake by not noticing the flaw before the finish was applied, the second mistake would have been to have left it....I didnt make the second mistake.