Salt Peanuts Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Nullriver MediaLink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 the last components I'll ever be buying for my headphone system I'll believe that when I see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Black ceramic cooktop & the light fixtures for my kitchen. I may be able to cook again sometime next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Black ceramic cooktop & the light fixtures for my kitchen. I may be able to cook again sometime next week! Cool, what are we having? I'm fond of tenderloin medium rare. Maybe some fresh asparagus and blue cheese mashed potatoes? Perhaps a nice loaf of rosemary bread? And some fresh brewed ice tea with a hint of spice. Ooh, and a nice italian creme cake for dessert. But far be it from me to interfere with the chef's menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 A nice chunk of Poplar Burl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I smell earcups! yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 A nice chunk of Poplar Burl. I would have never guessed Poplar would look like that in a burl. It's such an even kilter wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I wish you the best of luck turning burl Gary. I haven't had much luck with it especially if you're hoping for anything resembling a smooth finish. Sexy as hell though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Actually I bought it primarily for making a sexy slab case for a Starving Student amp However, the remainder will be cups and I've had some success turning small burl, this is more lumpy so we'll see. It's the first time I've come across poplar burl and was very surprised at how nice it is. Cheap-ish too. That piece was $20 and If I had the cash I'd buy more. It's perfect as a Beta 22 front panel too. I hope they don't sell out too quick because when I put some mirror coat on it this was the result..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Gorgeous Now imagine it with two little tubes and a gold volume knob poking out the top *drool* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Just don't spray paint it gold -=smeggy=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hehe, I promise I also have some beautiful African blackwood offcuts to make tube and volume surrounds for it as well as feet. Should be one sexy SS if I can figure out P to P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have too many tshirts, so I've quit looking at shirt.woot I've seen too many consecutive weeks of terrible shirts, so I've quit looking at shirt.woot. There used to be a small company that advertised in the back of Rolling Stone magazine before the Interwebs. They used to sell 10 T-Shirts for 10 bucks or something like that. You would just order your size and you would get 10 different and random brand new remnants, all well made, just overstock for Ralph's Air Conditioning, etc. Does something like that still exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fungi Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 There used to be a small company that advertised in the back of Rolling Stone magazine before the Interwebs. They used to sell 10 T-Shirts for 10 bucks or something like that. You would just order your size and you would get 10 different and random brand new remnants, all well made, just overstock for Ralph's Air Conditioning, etc. Does something like that still exist? I would totally order those shirts if I knew where to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 that's almost cheap enough to not do laundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I would totally order those shirts if I knew where to get them. that's almost cheap enough to not do laundry They were seriously awesome. My dad used to order them all the time. I can't believe I forget the name. And I've been googlin' but I can't find anything like it. Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Going through shirt.woot, hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) I would have never guessed Poplar would look like that in a burl. It's such an even kilter wood. Mappa Burl and Maple Burl look extremely similar. Edited March 8, 2009 by swt61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 No, I had a good talk with the guys, they have a shitload of maple burl too. This is from a cut down garden poplar that someone gave the guy to get rid of the tree. He cut it up and had it stored and drying in his attic for the last two years. There are a couple of boxes of varied sizes and thicknesses. The whole reason the woodshop bought it was that it was an exceptional find! I'm going back for more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Here's a pic of some poplar burl veneer I found. Looks almost identical It really is pretty stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Speaking of pretty stuff... No, wait, I just bought another pair of headphones (or at least am about to) that are valid contenders for ugliest headphones ever, the Superex PEP-74. I'd say they're only outdone by a very select few, for example some of the old Koss crappyphones and the TakeT H2. They are definitely uglier than any of the Float-style frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I went back to the woodshop for another couple of pieces of poplar burl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirumu Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Finally moving my home wireless network up to 802.11n so I just bought one of these Dlink DIR-855 dual band/dual radio routers. I've still got some legacy wireless gear I want to keep and don't want to have to run two routers. The 855 is undeniably overpriced, but it'll probably be six months or more before the cheaper models show up in this part of the world and probably longer before their firmware is stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (black) for my dad. Upgraded to 1 GB memory and 8 GB SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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