Net54 Pickers(OT)

[buymycards]

That is funny. I purchased mine back in the mid-1970's and it was old then. Maybe 1940's or 50'?

[Mikehealer]

Hey Pete hope all is well. This isn't collecting related, but it was a nice find for
me. These are 2 Walnut live edge slabs, both are 13" X 156" X 2" thick. Found these about 8 months ago, still haven't done anything with them yet.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Hey Pete hope all is well. This isn't collecting related, but it was a nice find for
me. These are 2 Walnut live edge slabs, both are 13" X 156" X 2" thick. Found these about 8 months ago, still haven't done anything with them yet.

Hi dee ho there Mike!!! Nice slabs...They’d make a nice benches!

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Hey Pete hope all is well. This isn't collecting related, but it was a nice find for
me. These are 2 Walnut live edge slabs, both are 13" X 156" X 2" thick. Found these about 8 months ago, still haven't done anything with them yet.

Oh the possibilities for those beauties! Nice find! They'd look good as benches, a couch/entryway table, etc.

[steve B]

Not a lot lately. Our city went to the city provided bins for trash pickup.
Before that I'd get some nice stuff.
People across the street tossed a stained glass window they replaced.
And one street over I got a railroad car mover - a massive wooded pry bar used in switchyards- and a really neat coal shovel. And a few doors up a couple balloon tire bikes and a set of tire chains for them. The bikes aren't all that good, but the old bike guys I've talked to have never seen anything like the tire chain set.

Yes, I collect way too much "stuff"

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Hey Pete hope all is well. This isn't collecting related, but it was a nice find for
me. These are 2 Walnut live edge slabs, both are 13" X 156" X 2" thick. Found these about 8 months ago, still haven't done anything with them yet.

As a novice woodworker my mouth dropped when I saw these. I love walnut. Both too work with and look at. Can’t imagine what these would go for. Great find.

Along the same wood line I have a friend who owns a high end cabinet shop. He gives me any wood at his cost I want and all the maple cutoffs I want. Can’t tell you how much curly maple I have for free but they make awesome cutting boards like this one below.

Drew

[Mikehealer]

Drew, that is some very nice curly Maple. Very nice cutting board.
Here’s one I made from walnut with maple accents.

[almostdone]

[QUOTE=Mikehealer;1752192]Drew, that is some very nice curly Maple. Very nice cutting board.
Here’s one I made from walnut with maple accents.

Very nice. Not to get into a cutting board thread but here is a similar one I just finished with a brick wall pattern. Walnut with maple “mortar” with some red padauk bricks thrown in for accents.
Drew

[ullmandds]

nice work guys...never in a million years would I have guessed a thread on here could be hijacked into a cutting board comparo!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by almostdone

Very nice. Not to get into a cutting board thread but here is a similar one I just finished with a brick wall pattern. Walnut with maple “mortar” with some red padauk bricks thrown in for accents.
Drew

I was a mason for 25 years and that is awesome!

[Mikehealer]

Very nice Drew. I may have to do one of those. Nice work.
Sorry to hijack your thread Pete.

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Hey Pete hope all is well. This isn't collecting related, but it was a nice find for
me. These are 2 Walnut live edge slabs, both are 13" X 156" X 2" thick. Found these about 8 months ago, still haven't done anything with them yet.

My first thot: Gosh, those would make a nice fire ring add-on at the beach. Sorry, not into old raw wood that is warped, split and unfinished.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by buymycards

That is funny. I purchased mine back in the mid-1970's and it was old then. Maybe 1940's or 50'?

beauty!!!! we're steelmaster brothers!!!

[Jantz]

Damn Pete!

You had to ask.

Yes, I'm a picker, never officially called one, but I know that I am.

Here are a few items that I picked in the tail end on 2017. Nothing really of much value, mostly just items that caught my eye and I thought another collector might be interested in.

Here are the items pictured below.

1. A vintage Coca Cola bottle carrier. Not sure why I bought it, but I now use it to hold my mail & monthly utility bills.

2. A late 50s-early 60s Hutch football helmet. Found at a thrift store in with the Halloween costumes.

3. Allen & Ginter tin. No explanation needed for that.

4. A 100th Anniversary Kentucky Derby julep glass. There are two different versions of this glass. One version was print in error and harder to find. I found this error version at a roadside indoor flea market.

4. Vintage Ertl farm toy. That came from a Goodwill store.

5. 1979 vintage Star Wars Dewback toy. That also came from a Goodwill store.

Every item in the photo I bought for $5 or less.

Nice pick on the Steelmaster file!

[bigfanNY]

40 plus Yeas ago my Dad bought home a set of steelecase files that had held index cards. Each drawer had 3 rows, 6 drawers. Bottom two drawer larger no dividers great for posters and large format items. It had a lock made up of a long Steele bar that set into a guide on bottom up top was held by a padlock similar to yours. They served their purpose for many years. I tried for a year to give them away and hurt a little when I sent them off to recycle pile.

[Smalltown]

Fun thread. I know it's older but i'm new here. I don't have much luck with Sports/Card related picks. But i do really well with art and furniture - although my wife usually claims the best pieces.

These are a couple recent pick ups. Both original prints signed by the artist. Native stuff sells like crazy and anything "Gothic".

[Leon]

Welcome to the forum.
Although this thread IS off topic, please remember to try to keep it to WWII and older baseball cards on the front page in the future. If you have questions please PM me.

Originally Posted by Smalltown

Fun thread. I know it's older but i'm new here. I don't have much luck with Sports/Card related picks. But i do really well with art and furniture - although my wife usually claims the best pieces.

These are a couple recent pick ups. Both original prints signed by the artist. Native stuff sells like crazy and anything "Gothic".

[orly57]

Now you are good.