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    Posted 12 years ago

    trunkman
    (149 items)

    Dark rainy night and I am out on an errand. I spot what appears to be a lidless box out on the curb. "It looks like solid wood" I say to myself. So I stop to inspect. Yes a solid wood box with no lid painted a dark black color. "Maybe I can use the wood to make a shelf", says I. So I lift the box to throw it in the van and "voila" the lid appears under the box detached. Take it all home, strip off the old paint and a beautiful oak blanket box lay hidden underneath. (I think it is oak). It is now the center piece of our living room. What can I say -- I just seem to find stuff...

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    Comments

    1. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Most beautiful! Wish I were as talented as you are!
    2. walksoftly walksoftly, 12 years ago
      You amaze me with what you find, I could walk for miles & all I would find would be road kill.
    3. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 12 years ago
      Beautiful but I would see it as being Ash as opposed to Oak. Regardless it is a fine piece.
    4. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Thank you all - and I am happy to go with ash on this one, because I have a difficult time figuring out the differences. I know it is a hard wood and I was never convinced it was oak by how it kept the stain. Now on to the next find -- anyone need a lift somewhere?
    5. walksoftly walksoftly, 12 years ago
      I wouldn't give up on it being Oak, Red Oak specifically, but it is hard to tell from pictures.
      Here is a reference link for North American hardwood & softwoods;

      http://workshopcompanion.com/KnowHow/Wood/Hardwoods_&_Softwoods/3_Physical_Properties/Physical_Properties_Table_1.htm#Ash
    6. AmberRose AmberRose, 12 years ago
      Love picking off the curb! Love the story, and love the feeling of a curb find!
    7. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Okay eye4beauty -- you trying to make me cry? I love your humor -- and you always make me laugh so keep it up! Still more finds to come.
    8. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      AmbeRose thank you for the encouraging words. Just a little story for you -- after I log off this site sometimes there has been a song stuck in my head for the day and I could never figure out why. It finally dawned on me -- the song is Ramblin' Rose -- and every time I come across your name the tape starts playing. So this simply means that you are an inspiration!
    9. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Walksoftly thanks for the wood grain link -- it was very helpful. It is missing the tell tale little specks that oak has so I am leaning towards ash. Thanks for the roadkill remark, I had a very healthy laugh over that one!
    10. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Not to my knowledge...
    11. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 12 years ago
      low expence= high satisfaction happy 4th trunkman. Mikie
    12. boonsborotrunks boonsborotrunks, 12 years ago
      Beautiful piece
    13. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Thanks miKKoChritmas11, walksoftly, fhrjr2, Manikin, eye4beauty, officialfuel. AmberRose, ThriftGypsy, vintagelovesantiques.com, mikielikesigns2, boonsborotrunks, and northwestrelics for the L's.
    14. trunkman trunkman, 12 years ago
      Thanks mikielikesigns2 and scandinavian pieces for the love..
    15. trunkman trunkman, 10 years ago
      Jewels thanks for the love...

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