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   DougU | Nov 09, 2003 04:25am | #1

   Armin

   Very clever, as always a joy to see your work.

   Doug

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   armin | Nov 09, 2003 04:46am | #2

   Thanks Doug,

   Initially I planned to plug the holes in the stringer with Maple buttons however I changed my mind after my wife looked at the sample, raised an eyebrow and walked away. The end result was custom plugs made from spruce limbs using a router jig to cut the tenons. I tried a tenon cutter but it just ripped the bark off and made a mess.

   
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   StanFoster | Nov 09, 2003 04:58am | #3

   Armin: You post the neatest stairways.   Nice work as always.

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   armin | Nov 10, 2003 03:30am | #17

   Thanks Stan, you do some pretty neat stuff yourself.

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   ProDek | Nov 09, 2003 05:52am | #5

   Armin you get the coolest jobs.............

   Great work as always and thanks for sharing......

   Hey.....is that a real stuffed chickadee or what?

   Very clever idea putting the little guy in your stairs.....

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Bob

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   armin | Nov 10, 2003 12:16am | #12

    Pro Dek

   The chickadee's are wood carvings, a friend of mine located a pair, at least I assume they are a pair, I guess we will we will find out next spring.

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   dIrishInMe | Nov 09, 2003 05:59am | #6

   Armin:

   Are those stringers maple?  The grain is way wild...

   Matt

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   armin | Nov 10, 2003 12:20am | #13

   The stringers are maple, the maple with no name. The locals call it bark pocket, it's from the hard maple tree, somehow the cells mutate and capture some of the bark as the tree grows. I call it Captured bark rustic maple, a good seller for us, looks cool but a bitch to work with.

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   xMikeSmith | Nov 14, 2003 03:19pm | #26

   armin... always listen to your wife... even the non-verbal communications..

    great resultsMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   Sancho | Nov 14, 2003 06:35pm | #27

   Armin,

   You are so creative. Some of the work you showed pictures of also show me one of the most creative minds Ive run accross. your the bomb guy... 

   Darkworksite4:

   Estamos ganando detrás el estado de Calif. Derrotando a un #### a la vez. DESEA VIVO LA REVOLUCIÓN

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   armin | Nov 16, 2003 05:23am | #30

   Thanks Ron, the bomb huh. Never been called the bomb before, although I have been called the lightning guy on more than on occasion, as in flash of brilliance then nothing.

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   UncleDunc | Nov 16, 2003 06:36am | #31

   I thought it was a flash of brilliance, a loud noise, and then nothing. :)

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   armin | Nov 16, 2003 06:48am | #32

   Uncle Dunc,

   The loud noise only comes into play after digesting a substantial quantity of pinto beans.

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   armin | Nov 15, 2003 04:38am | #28

    

   Mike,

   always listen to your wife

   Kind of impossible since I have  selective hearing loss.

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   xMikeSmith | Nov 15, 2003 04:48am | #29

   what ?Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   TLJ | Nov 09, 2003 05:26am | #4

   Thanks for the whimsy. It's good to get a smile from BT. Some of the threads aren't near so pleasurable.

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   Luka | Nov 09, 2003 06:11am | #7

   I

   Am

   Impressed !

   Live, Love, Forgive and Forget

   Quittin' Time

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   calvin | Nov 09, 2003 08:54am | #8

   ha!

   nicely done.Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   MisterT | Nov 09, 2003 01:41pm | #9

   COOL!

   Great work! As Always!

   Mr T

   Do not try this at home!

   I am an Experienced Professional!

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   Gabe | Nov 09, 2003 04:46pm | #10

   What a cool idea! I love the idea bring nature into living space. Got my creative juices flowing now, my wife better not leave me in the house alone for an afternoon.

   Gabe

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   CloudHidden | Nov 09, 2003 04:59pm | #11

   Cool idea with the bird. I have some horse-loving clients...can I borrow the idea?....nah...

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   DaveHeinlein | Nov 10, 2003 01:30am | #14

   Really cool, don't forget to put newspapers down!

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   ProDek | Nov 10, 2003 07:24am | #18

   That reminds me ........

   Why do you think parrakeets think we stare at he carpet every morning over coffee?"Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Bob

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   DaveHeinlein | Nov 10, 2003 02:53pm | #20

   Hmmmm, Can't really say. Lookin' for worms?

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   DavidThomas | Nov 10, 2003 03:24am | #15

   For how often I'm shooing birds out of my garage, I'd be ready to believe it was real on first glance.  Cool.

   Maybe you should make up bumberstickers: "Armin, Master Starbuilder.  We give our customers the bird."

   David Thomas   Overlooking Cook Inlet in Kenai, Alaska
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   armin | Nov 10, 2003 03:29am | #16

   David

   Maybe you should make up bumberstickers: "Armin, Master Starbuilder.  We give our customers the bird."

   Ha Ha, One of my clients suggested I put it on my business card.

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   4Lorn2 | Nov 10, 2003 10:39am | #19

   Nice job.

   I have been known to give my customers, especially the ones with nasty attitudes, the bird too. I threw mine in for free also. Wasn't quite as artistic but it too was free expression.

   They were somewhat less than happy until I let it be known that despite their complaining and critique of my abilities and intelligence, "any moron can see that you just have to replace a breaker not the whole panel", that I could get a replacement buss bar, we had replaced a similar panel recently, and save them about $700.

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    CAGIV | Nov 11, 2003 07:14am | #21

    Very nice details.

    Your work is always inspiring.

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    CapnMac | Nov 11, 2003 09:19am | #22

    That's a cool effect.  And possibly too natural (as in having to put a beanbag underneath to catch the cat . . . )

    Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
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   Snort | Nov 13, 2003 05:42am | #23

   You are one talented dude. I, for one, am glad you like to share, 'cause I failed to notice any copyrights <G>

   EliphIno!

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   armin | Nov 14, 2003 04:31am | #24

   Thanks Snorts, you are correct no copy rights on giving the bird.

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   donpapenburg | Nov 14, 2003 06:59am | #25

   Thats cool . Killing two birds with one stair.   This tread just poped up on my computer today ,you posted on the 8th . I hate the prosperoless way to run a site.