here is an entertainment center i built for my parents. the face frames and doors are poplar, the interiors are birch. the mix of paint and stain really gives it a different look. ( i still need to put the speaker screens on the large doors)
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From what I can see, it looks real good.
But you really should size those pics a little smaller. I've got cable, and they took a bit to download. Dial-uppers will have trouble with files that size.
ok hopefully these are a better size.
Nice Toby's!"If 'tis to be,'twil be done by me."
Excellent work. Looks like a top notch job!!I get paid to do carpentry. That makes me a professional.
If I work on my own house does that make me a DIY?
Looks like a meticulous highly skilled craftsman made that, and for Mom and Dad to boot! Very nice indeed.
Nice unit. But what happens when they want to switch to a plasma unit?That's my complaint with all built in units. When stuff has to be replaced, the fit is not as nice anymore.
Nice unit. But what happens when they want to switch to a plasma unit?
That's my complaint with all built in units. When stuff has to be replaced, the fit is not as nice anymore.
Bryan, there is a running joke in my family about there always being a console TV at every estate sale (where an elderly person has passed away). 30 years or so after they went out of style, they're still in use. If his parents gets 30 years before having to modify that built-in, that's a pretty good return. And that space could easily be used for a non-TV application.
bbm, nice looking built-in.jt8
"Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. " --Theodore N. Vail
after they went out of style, they're still in use
Th tricky time will be about 2009 when the "digital only" rule (supposedly) goes into effect. Everybody will either need a digital-ready set, or a converter box per set.
Big giant wait-and-see . . . Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
I'm waiting for the cable companies to kick into propaganda gear and confuse the public into thinking they all need to sign up for cable service or risk losing their TV.
jt8
"Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. " --Theodore N. Vail
waiting for the cable companies to kick into propaganda gear and confuse the public
LoL!
I'm waiting for when the cable outfits are the last analog suppliers out there--you'll need a cable box to make your analog signal digitial-compatible in probably too many cases.
The feds are already involved, which is not a good sign. The last band-aid I heard about the other day was that Congress was going to require retailers to have a sticker put on all tvs sold which stated whether or not the set was digital-ready, and that after 2009, it would have to be. All this becasue FCC has already sold the increased capacity that digital broadcasting will create.
LCD TVs are right down in price, mirroring the PC Monitor market, I noticed in Sam's the other day. A 17" LCD digital ready, HD-ready TV was only $300. Which may explain why it seems like all the "traditional" tv wall mounts are coming down in price. Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt
thats my thing against entertainment centers too. i tried talking them into a wide screen before i built it, but it is put together in a way that the middle can be modified easily.
oh and thanks for all the good replies
I will also say nice work, too bad for that big ugly TV.