| Project by Dick, & Barb Cain | posted 11-09-2007 07:22 PM | 9268 views | 2 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I happened to get a bunch of 2”X 10”, some of them where 24’ long. These came from an old hotel that was raised. These boards were planed on one side, & rough on the other.
I hung onto them for awhile deciding what to use them for, until I got the bright idea of making a suspended grid ceiling in our basement.
First I hung an 8” wide perimeter board, with notches at the proper spacing for the tiles. Then ripped the grid pieces to 2 3/4” wide.
I did this about 25, or 30 years ago, & I noticed the latest issue of Wood magazine has a similar project.
I beat them by about 30 years. LOL
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
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CharlieM1958
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#1 posted 11-09-2007 07:36 PM
Talk about being on the cutting edge of design! Looks good, Dick.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Max
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#2 posted 11-09-2007 07:39 PM
Boy talk about being ahead of the curve…. Great use of the re-claimed lumber. Looks great…
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
jude
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#3 posted 11-09-2007 07:42 PM
that’s really sharp ~ very contemporary looking!
-- life can always be weaved into a song.
TomFran
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#4 posted 11-09-2007 08:02 PM
Great looking grid ceiling, Dick. Way to salvage some wood headed for land fill!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
mrtrim
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#5 posted 11-09-2007 08:23 PM
nice job dick !
Lee A. Jesberger
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#6 posted 11-10-2007 01:10 AM
Hi Dick;
Nothing like being a trend setter, even if the timing is off!
Nice job.
Lee
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Karson
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#7 posted 11-10-2007 03:29 AM
Yes Dick you need to take down the wood and put up those cheap metal grids.
Starting to look like Dusty here. Fancy ceilings.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
Todd A. Clippinger
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#8 posted 11-10-2007 06:18 AM
I always thought that you were ahead of your time.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
MsDebbieP
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#9 posted 11-10-2007 10:48 PM
you are—and always have been—an amazing man!!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
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