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   JeffKurtz | Dec 14, 2003 03:46pm | #1

   Hmmm..... maybe you've introduced a new art form: wooden quilting.  (Can't say I'd care to sleep under one, but it seems that those who collect the cloth versions just hang them up anyway.)

   Jeff

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   Elcoholic | Dec 15, 2003 11:24pm | #5

   Too late, it's (wooden quilting) been done.  Saw an FWW article (circa '92) on it just a week or 2 ago.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   JeffKurtz | Dec 15, 2003 11:49pm | #6

   Doesn't seem like it's caught on very well, has it.  I suppose a good marketing and advertising firm could promote the quilt's durability, ease of cleaning, or even its being a good way to keep kids from jumping on the beds.  (Although I advocate applying a patch of Velcro to the ceiling as the best way to stop that nonsense.)  May take off this time.

   Jeff

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   Elcoholic | Dec 16, 2003 12:22am | #7

   Maybe if the quilt was boiled in Downey?John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   rickles13 | Dec 15, 2003 01:24am | #2

   I definitely think the sign of a good craftsman is someone who can hide/cover-up their mistakes...

   I know where every flaw is on every piece I have made...:O)

   Merry Xmas...

   R13

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   MaxdOut | Dec 15, 2003 06:20pm | #3

   That's why I specialize in rustic southwestern furniture. An error here or there? No problem! Just do a little distressing around it and it looks great.

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   moltenmetal | Dec 16, 2003 11:42pm | #8

   A friend of mine once saw a documentary on TV.  Some grizzled old artisan was working away at his workbench, while the narrator was describing the action, "...now he's doing this, now he's doing that....".  Then the artisan gets out a big chain and starts beating the product of his recent labour.   The narrator says, "...now he's making it very old..." <G>

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   notDusty | Dec 15, 2003 10:49pm | #4

       Jerry ,

     What I learned as an apprentice 30 years ago still rings true today.

      "How good you are is how good you fix your mistakes"

              happy holidays              dusty