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The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Feb 16

About a week ago, one of my repeat customers brought me a pair of KLH Model 5s to restore. KLH Model 5s are really good 3-way loudspeakers from the early 1970s. The bottom on on the the speakers was peeling, and much of the veneer...

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Am I stoned? Meditating? Or thinking?

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Feb 16

I've attached a picture of a KLH vintage speaker I'm working on. The speaker had obviously been dropped on a corner, and that corner was totally gone. Before I started working on that corner, I just sat and stared at it for what...

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When ugly is beautiful! (Do you meditate in unusual ways?)

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Dec 15

These New large Advents Loudspeakers (circa 1975) were brought to me yesterday for restoration. My job is to make each wood surface look as beautiful as I can. Working on vintage loudspeakers is one of my "little joys." Once the...

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A pleasant surprise this past Sunday!

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Nov 15

This past Sunday, a woman came over to look at a single KLH 17 vintage loudspeaker I had restored and was selling for $40. While looking over my gear, she fell in love with a pair of late 1960s Scott speakers that I hadn't quite...

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Basement project/finishing slowly

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 3 Nov 09

As I stated in the past, our daughter and hubby are refinishing a room in our basement as a Christmas gift for us. This photo shows the room as of Today (Tuesday). There's a little more done now though. The walls are about 95% up....

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Refinishing an old table

mikesgal4ever1999 @mikesgal4ever1999 (732) • United States 17 Jul 07

I have decided to refinish an old end table that I picked up at a yard sale. I have made it into more of a small coffee type table. It has been sanded, wood putty used as needed, and painted. The table legs are glossy black and...

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