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Comment on Mesquite HardWood Flooring

hardwood floors — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:14:32 GMT

this is amazing!

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John Shipman — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:11:18 GMT

What is the best way to stain and seal mesquite for a table top?

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Christian Druery — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:05:03 GMT

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Christian Druery — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:01:06 GMT

Hello.

My name is Christian Druery and I am a Luthier from New Zealand. I primarily build steel string acoustic guitars using the indigenous timber to my country
such as Kauri,40,000 yr old Ancient Kauri and Rimu. After many years experimenting I have perfected their use for instrument making.
Tonally my guitars are very rich, full and beautifully balanced with incredible sustain. I use Paua to inlay my instruments in the form of traditional Maori Kowhaiwhai designs.
I believe I offer something unique to this industry, with the innovative use of these amazing timbers, beautiful Paua shell inlays along with my expertise in design and 10 years building instruments.
I would encourage you to have a look at my website for more information at www.christiandruery.com

Comment on The Guitar Shop

John — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:04:58 GMT

Hey, Dan. Check out this one...

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Dan Rose — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:36:17 GMT

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Comment on Mesquite HardWood Flooring

Dan Rose — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:35:38 GMT

Check out These Pics from Murdock Floors , Ft. Worth Texas ...! Wow ! Nice work Lonnie !

Mesquite HardWood Flooring Inlayed with Maple ... Gorgeous !

The Challenge of a round room ... Mesquite Flooring with Inlayed Maple Border .

Stairs Make an impression , when made of Mesquite HardWood !

Contact :

Mr Lonnie Murdock
c/o
Murdock Floors
4716 Flat Rock Rd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76132
(817) 294-9290

lonnie2352@sbcglobal.net

Comment on The Guitar Shop

Dan Rose — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:12:54 GMT

Here's an American Flag Project Guitar that is fun to play !

It's a Gibson / Epiphone Les Paul SolidBody

Dan

Comment on The Customer Corner

Dan Rose — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:14 GMT

Congratulations Jim ! Quite the Achievements there. Joy sure had a great idea there, and it turned out Very Nice. Excellent work there Ron. I can see why Joy asked you to make the clock. Thanks for sharing this project with US here at The Wood Shop.

Dan Rose

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Dan Rose — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:45:10 GMT

Customer Ron Hesketh has submitted a Very Nice Mesquite Clock and a special heartwarming story of how it came about . Check it Out !

Ron Hesketh (L) and Jim Potts (R)

It’s About Time

For anyone, including all the every-day barbershoppers out there, the intensity and hard work experienced along the path to greatness and an International Championship is beyond the imagination. One cannot begin to understand the hours and hours required in just one year’s preparation. When that effort is multiplied by many years of competition, it becomes unfathomable.

Such was the life of Jim Potts, who sang with the New Tradition Barbershop Chorus from Northbrook, Illinois for 12 years, from the time he joined in 1989 (after the chorus had already earned several medals) until 2001 when he retired to Florida. During that 12 year period, New Tradition garnered three more bronze, eight silver, and the coveted gold won in Nashville. Hmmm! Sounds like a perfectly "timed" number to me. Jim and his wife, Joy, had been pondering that very thought and felt there should be a way of putting those medals on display as a clock.

That is where Ron Hesketh entered the picture. Ron and his wife, Joyce, retired to Florida in 2004 and ended up in the same town and church choir as the Potts. One thing led to another, and Jim, Ron, and two other men decided to form a senior quartet. When the name "Senior Moment" was declined by the Society, they settled on the name "Try to Remember." What does this have to do with a clock, you may ask. That will be explained later in this story.

Joy approached Ron with the prospect of making a clock as a surprise for Jim’s 80^th birthday at Christmas time, and he said he would be glad to do it. Ron had to search for a single piece of wood that would be wide enough to handle the medals. After surfing the internet he found that Mr. Dan Rose of Arizona Desert Mesquite had the perfect fit for what was needed, a 13"-wide piece of mesquite wood with fantastic graining and color. Then Jim’s wife, Joy, had to sneak a couple of medals out of the house without Jim’s knowledge so a pattern could be made.

After hours of drilling, sawing, hand-shaping, routing, sanding, and finishing with tung oil, it came time to mount the medals. All were placed and hand-fitted so they were flush with the surface, with the three bronze representing the 3, 6, and 9 positions, the eight silver medals representing the other numbers and a space for the gold at 12 o’clock.

Since Jim’s gold medal was always conspicuously hung by his chorus picture, it was left out of the clock until Jim opened his present on Christmas Eve when he was able to add the ‘piece de resistance.’

As one might expect, Jim was ecstatic with the result. What really added to the surprise was the tune heard when the clock chimed on the hour. It seems that one of the songs included in the six-chime movement is "Try to Remember." How ironic and timely.

Now you know The Rest of the Story.

Have a similar project in mind ...?
Ron may be contacted @ joyron1@earthlink.net
Phone #: 352-382-4518
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Making the Clock ...

Engineering the Clock and Medal placement plans begin to take shape.

Fitting the first medal. ( Measure Twice ..., Drill Once ! )

The Finished Clock with the Medals in place.