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   WillGeorge | Feb 17, 2006 04:37am | #1

   I'd ask the wife if she liked her pies smellin' like pine!
   I'd get her a METAL CABINET!

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   pzgren | Feb 27, 2006 08:01pm | #2

   If it were my project, I'd match the shelves with the rest of it and make them from cherry, too. 

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   mah | Feb 28, 2006 05:59am | #3

   Thanks for posting a decent response. I'm going to go with maple ply. for the shelves and solid 1/2" pine for the back panels.

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   pzgren | Feb 28, 2006 07:24am | #4

   OK, good luck. I hope you'll post some pictures when you're finished!!

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   mah | Mar 01, 2006 04:06am | #5

   OK, I'll take some pics when it's finished. Of course you know it'll be a while:) I only make sawdust on the  weekends.

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   pzgren | Mar 01, 2006 07:08am | #6

   I have patience....most of my saw dust is made on weekends, too... :-)

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   mah | May 16, 2006 04:27am | #9

   Well, I finally finished it up and brought it in the house. It didn't take my wife long to fill it up! I'm a weekend woodworker, so go easy on me! What do you think?

   
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   charlesstanford | May 16, 2006 08:33pm | #10

   Good work.  Solid as any 'pro' would make it.  A lot of times, what separates a pro from an amateur is stock selection and the finish.  Not so in your case.  Both are spot on.

   Edited 5/16/2006 1:34 pm ET by charlesstanford

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   pzgren | Jun 23, 2006 07:09pm | #11

     Sorry to be so late in replying!

     Superb work; you pie safe came out very nice. I especially like that added note in the lower right panel. If I may ask, was this an anniversay present for your wife?

     Regardless, a very nice job on it.

   James

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   mah | Jun 27, 2006 05:42am | #12

   Kind of corny, right! I finished it up just in time for our 26th Aniv. I'm surprised you saw it.  She usually is not the benefactor of my projects so this one was special for her.

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   mah | Jun 27, 2006 05:44am | #13

   oops! make that 27th he he!

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   cscwem | Jun 28, 2006 11:06pm | #14

   i noticed you installed the punched panels with the jagged side in...i have also seen this shown in many magazine articles, but all of the historical pieces i've seen have the punched panels with the jagged side out...

   how did you decide which way to put the panels?  was it asthetics or some other reason?

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   mah | Jun 29, 2006 12:46am | #15

   Actually the view from the back side is not as nice as the top. I also looked at some antiques  and I think they had the rough side on the inside.  I don't think a dust rag would go over the rough side too well, I guess either side would have been acceptable..

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   cscwem | Jun 29, 2006 12:55am | #16

   i think i would probably do it the same way you did...nice looking project...is it getting a lot of use?

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    pzgren | Jun 29, 2006 07:50pm | #17

      Very nice.

      And, if you can still be a little silly and romantical after 27 years, so much the better!!! (We just celebrated 22 a couple of weeks ago.)

    James

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   mufti | Mar 08, 2006 12:58am | #7

                 I was looking at those plans earlier and was not clear on the assembly of the punched panels. Ialways thought the idea was to punch from the back so the flies could not negotiate the rough edged holes. Is this the case?

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   mah | Mar 08, 2006 04:50am | #8

   All the old pie safes I looked at at an antique mall had the rough side on the inside. I did see a few that had screen instead of tin. The holes I punched are max 1/16" so it would have to be a pretty skinny fly. But the chances of me actually putting food in there are slim any way. I think it will be a storage locker for all those counter top appliances that get little use :)