On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:25:07 +0800, the infamous "diggerop" scrawled the following:
SWMBO had a large mirror with a metal frame that she didn't like. A few days
>ago, she asked me to make her a new wooden frame.
>
>Requirement was for something that looked as though it was made 150 years
>ago by somebody living in a bush shanty, who had only an axe and a chisel
>and no woodworking skills.
>This was the result:
>
>formatting link>SWMBO was delighted with the it, (complete with bent rusty nails.) Oldest
>daughter saw it and now wants one too ....... amazing ...... I have a shed
>full of woodworking tools and machinery, yet this is what they want. : ) >
>Bewildered in Oz
I think that's the "It looks like I built it myself!" crew who likes those rrrrustic styles.
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