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On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. |
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On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:15:33 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. We have granite. Best countertop ever. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:20:11 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote: On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:15:33 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. We have granite. Best countertop ever. I have wood (rock maple) in the kitchen and I prefer it. That is the background in a lot of pictures I take. We still have plenty of granite around here to compare it too. (bar tops) I also have a bunch of "quartz" I am looking for a use for. We also have a tile counter top, and one from cultured marble in the two bathrooms. I did use Corian for the trim on the edge of the tile counter top and for the window ledges because that is where you get the chips. We tried everything but concrete. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. |
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On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. |
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On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but have never seen it. Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing but I think granite is much better of the two. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? This guy could probably make 'em out of Corian. http://tinyurl.com/zhroxm9 -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 05:58:24 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. Consumer Reports likes quartz. "Quartz Also known as engineered stone, quartz is a blend of stone chips, resins, and pigments and is ideal for areas that get plenty of use and abuse. It comes in an array of vibrant colors and styles that mimic stone. Pros: Quartz survived a gauntlet of spills, hot pots, knives, and more with top scores, and it doesn't have to be sealed for stain protection. It's waterproof so it can be paired with an undermounted sink. Cons: Some patterns can appear unnaturally uniform, although manufacturers are trying for a more random look closer to natural stone. Edges and corners can chip and only a pro can repair them--rounded edges help." It gets the highest ratings in the test results. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but have never seen it. Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing but I think granite is much better of the two. We have corian in the kitchen. Still looks great, and we redid the kitchen at least 15 years ago. But ours is the dark green, with speckles, not white. |
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On Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:05:31 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 05:58:24 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. Consumer Reports likes quartz. "Quartz Also known as engineered stone, quartz is a blend of stone chips, resins, and pigments and is ideal for areas that get plenty of use and abuse. It comes in an array of vibrant colors and styles that mimic stone. Pros: Quartz survived a gauntlet of spills, hot pots, knives, and more with top scores, and it doesn't have to be sealed for stain protection. It's waterproof so it can be paired with an undermounted sink. Cons: Some patterns can appear unnaturally uniform, although manufacturers are trying for a more random look closer to natural stone. Edges and corners can chip and only a pro can repair them--rounded edges help." It gets the highest ratings in the test results. I suspect cost was a factor for CU. Quartz is probably cheaper to work. The raw material (all of them) is pretty cheap anyway. You pay for the installer/polisher. I have lots of pieces of Corian, quartz and granite laying around here. I can send some samples to anyone who wants to torture test them. My problem with all of these "stony" things is if you tip over a stemmed wine glass, you are usually cleaning up broken glass. On my butcher block counters, they bounce. The same would be true of Corian I imagine. I haven't really noticed any staining in the granite and I had one of those upside down bottle dispensers that dripped bourbon on one for a month or more before I noticed. It looked horrible but it wiped right up. The granite on the tiki bar lives outside with all that comes with that. No problems. The quartz has been out next to my garage for months. I am not sure what would hurt that. I do think it is easier to scratch than granite tho, just based on how fast it works with a diamond cup wheel. (way overkill) I think a carbide flap wheel would shape the quartz but granite just laughs at one. I was able to buff out a diamond saw cut edge with valve grinding compound on a cloth wheel. (just as a test) |
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On 2/5/2016 11:51 AM, Califbill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but have never seen it. Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing but I think granite is much better of the two. We have corian in the kitchen. Still looks great, and we redid the kitchen at least 15 years ago. But ours is the dark green, with speckles, not white. We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. |
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On 2/5/2016 11:51 AM, Califbill wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote: Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening! http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg -- Ban idiots, not guns! Does that have a genuine Corian grip? Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days. Stylestone is the new granite. That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix. It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not particularly hard to work tho. Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products. Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for the new house. We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but have never seen it. Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing but I think granite is much better of the two. We have corian in the kitchen. Still looks great, and we redid the kitchen at least 15 years ago. But ours is the dark green, with speckles, not white. We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. |
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On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess |
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"We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining *and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess" I don't recall you posting a picture of your model railway. |
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On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 05:21:08 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
Gref sez.. "We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining *and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess" I don't recall you posting a picture of your model railway. Me either. Good idea. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 05:21:08 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote: Gref sez.. "We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining Â*and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess" I don't recall you posting a picture of your model railway. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Trestle.jpg |
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On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! |
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On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30:53 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! "OH man..." |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:30:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! My train isn't anything special. It is Aristo narrow gauge. Judy bought it for Christmas with no idea what we would do after we took the tree down. The answer turned out to buy another 100 feet of track and hang it on the wall. I did enjoy building that trestle tho. I can hang from it. It was a table saw trick and a little geometry. Maybe Harry is right, I should get a job ;-) |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 05:21:08 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Gref sez.. "We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess" I don't recall you posting a picture of your model railway. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Trestle.jpg Cool! |
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On Sat, 06 Feb 2016 21:33:16 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:30:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! My train isn't anything special. It is Aristo narrow gauge. Judy bought it for Christmas with no idea what we would do after we took the tree down. The answer turned out to buy another 100 feet of track and hang it on the wall. I did enjoy building that trestle tho. I can hang from it. It was a table saw trick and a little geometry. Maybe Harry is right, I should get a job ;-) I've gotten each family the LGB Christmas train a few years back. The trains get put around the trees each year, but I can't seem to get the grandkids interested in electric trains. My brother left a closet full of 'n' gauge railroad stuff which I could get for them, but computer or ipad or smartphone games are more interesting. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On 2/6/2016 8:31 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30:53 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! "OH man..." I read it as you meant it. Weird eh? |
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On 2/6/2016 9:33 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:30:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! My train isn't anything special. It is Aristo narrow gauge. Judy bought it for Christmas with no idea what we would do after we took the tree down. The answer turned out to buy another 100 feet of track and hang it on the wall. I did enjoy building that trestle tho. I can hang from it. It was a table saw trick and a little geometry. Maybe Harry is right, I should get a job ;-) There's a place in Arizona called Tinkertown. You'd probably enjoy working there :-) |
Want to make your special lady happy?
On 2/7/2016 8:49 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/6/2016 9:33 PM, wrote: On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:30:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! My train isn't anything special. It is Aristo narrow gauge. Judy bought it for Christmas with no idea what we would do after we took the tree down. The answer turned out to buy another 100 feet of track and hang it on the wall. I did enjoy building that trestle tho. I can hang from it. It was a table saw trick and a little geometry. Maybe Harry is right, I should get a job ;-) There's a place in Arizona called Tinkertown. You'd probably enjoy working there :-) Make that New Mexico. |
Want to make your special lady happy?
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 08:47:29 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/6/2016 8:31 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30:53 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:00:46 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island. It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned it to the people that are buying the house and they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing. The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the floor unique. Dark floors might be in, but we had dark cabinets originally in the kitchen. Much lighter with natural maple cabinets. And the floors are all hickory. We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! "OH man..." I read it as you meant it. Weird eh? Me too. Didn't even notice 'til you said something. Great minds and all that, eh? -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Want to make your special lady happy?
On 2/7/2016 8:53 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/7/2016 8:49 AM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 2/6/2016 9:33 PM, wrote: On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:30:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:42:46 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-5, wrote: We are big on red oak and cypress here, living room, dining and kitchen with a stone fireplace/entertainment center, a fake stuffed moose head and a garden gauge train running through the whole place. It is not like your normal home I guess When my wife wanted to go shopping in downtown Stuttgart, I would make a beeline for the LGB store. Then I'd spend an hour or so drooling over the beautiful steam engines. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d But I couldn't rationalize the thousand, or much more, Euros to buy them. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/jqzhk4d " On man! My train isn't anything special. It is Aristo narrow gauge. Judy bought it for Christmas with no idea what we would do after we took the tree down. The answer turned out to buy another 100 feet of track and hang it on the wall. I did enjoy building that trestle tho. I can hang from it. It was a table saw trick and a little geometry. Maybe Harry is right, I should get a job ;-) There's a place in Arizona called Tinkertown. You'd probably enjoy working there :-) Make that New Mexico. There's also a section of Duxbury, MA that is called "Tinkertown". One of the oldest incorporated towns in the country. http://www.tinkertownna.org/about-tinkertown/ |
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