|
It is currently Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:36 pm |
|
All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ] |
|
Page 1 of 1 |
[ 18 posts ] |
| Print view | Previous topic | Next topic |
Bensen Days award bases
| Author | Message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
I am having the pleasure of making 16 wooden bases for the Bensen Days awards. I change the species each year and this year it is shagbark hickory...my favorite wood.
This hickory was left over from a hickory stairway I built for Dave & Penny Shaw, who live in Palestine, Il. They own and operate the Flying S Ranch and are building high end parts out of carbon fiber. Some are top secret...but they could talk about making much of the carbon fiber structure for the James Webb space telescope to be launched in 2018. How cool does that get for working on the premier state of the art telescope in the world. So...when you hold your deservedly awarded trophies...just wanted to let you know a little connection going on with the wood bases you are holding. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:51 am |
|
||
|
|||
 Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7151 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8645 times
|
Very nice Stan.... Hey maybe those folks could build you a carbon fiber staircase!!
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:18 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Site Admin 
|
Very nice indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are such a generous person Stan. Most probably don't know this but you never allowed us to pay for even the shipping on these bases. But than again...I just told them  Thank you so much!!!!  _________________  A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:44 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
The carbon fiber projects they make are simply state of the art.
Amazing place. Go to http://www.flying-s.com |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:44 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7151 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8645 times
|
See, there you go, They are all set up to make carbon fiber blades!!
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:56 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Site Admin
|
Yeah yeah yeah....but are they FAR SUPERIOR??? HMMMMM?????
I gotcha now. Don't just rattle off things like carbon fiber rotor blades..... What are you now? VWB?  _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:03 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
Gabor- Just give the postage to someone who needs it to make ends meet. I am getting off CHEAP!
|
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:27 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Site Admin
|
Nah I'll just pocket it like always.....
_________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:34 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7151 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8645 times
|
Gabor wrote: Nah I'll just pocket it like always..... You'd better not, the Gov hates competition... _________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:54 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
Even Ron Paul knew that.............
Attachment: ron_paul_desk.jpg You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
||
| Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:31 pm |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
Gabor- The last coat of finish went on yesterday. I am putting the brown felt pads on the bottoms today and will get them shipped today also.
Could you send me your address again?.....or just have Jeff fly up in the Tangerine to 1C1... You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
||
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:44 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Site Admin
|
They look fantastic!
Thank you. They will look very classy.  Copy Cat Printing/Gabor 1501 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill, FL 32117 _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
||
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:49 am |
|
||
|
|||
 Site Admin  Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10129 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21874 times Been thanked: 6221 times
|
The trouble with wood, is all those nasty irregular markings in it
   Maybe they should be painted fucsia?  _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? Last edited by MadMuz on Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:32 am, edited 1 time in total. |
||
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:30 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Site Admin Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10129 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21874 times Been thanked: 6221 times
|
Just kidding, the grain is the best part
   _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
||
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:31 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:49 am Posts: 781 Location: Lower Spiral Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy Has thanked: 140 times Been thanked: 1078 times
|
I'm still having a bit of a religious problem with using hickory for award bases.
HICKORY IS FOR BBQ! It's a GA thing. You might not understand. _________________ Jon Carleton Private ASEL Instrument Sport Pilot Gyroplane |
||
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:25 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
.
I like the fact the wood was from the stairs for the composite-aircraft-people ... did you plan that out Stan or is it "Coincidence" Haaaaa !!!! Looking good . |
||
| Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:55 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
Here are half the bases. I shipped them yesterday.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
||
| Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:53 am |
|
||
|
|||
|
Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:00 pm Posts: 448 Location: Mt Vernon AR Has thanked: 60 times Been thanked: 589 times
|
Stan, Those look awesome. Very nice work as usual.
|
||
| Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:45 pm |
|
||
|
|||
|
|
Page 1 of 1 |
[ 18 posts ] |
|
All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ] |
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 457 guests |
| You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum |