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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jun

There is a little alcove in the clubhouse of our retirement village. It’s now being used as a showcase for individuals to display their crafts. So far, an artist has displayed some of her paintings and another has filled the space...

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Oak disease identification?

laser_vision @laser_vision (129) • United States 30 Jun 23

I have been out trimming my family’s coast live oaks, reducing fire danger and drying wood for projects. Unfortunately, one of our biggest trees seems to be not doing well. It looks like either the heartwood of this huge branch...

california live oak

disease

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My favorite part of vintage loudspeaker restoration?

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Oct 22

I found a couple of surfaces on the KLH 5s I'm restoring that had not yet been oiled. This morning I used 0000 steel wool to apply Howard's Orange Oil to this surface, which had already been patched up and sanded down. This is...

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How MyLot will help me make about $165 next week alone!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 25 Apr 21

I have been working on a pair of large Pioneer loudspeakers from the 1970s for almost a month. They came to me pretty scratched up, and with a couple of plant rings on the tops, but I am now on the home stretch. One really bad...

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Ready to go home!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Jan 21

Exactly a month ago, I posted about the last surface I had to finish on a pair of 50-year-old loudspeakers I'm restoring for a "client." I actually finished the surface in a week, but the speakers are still here, waiting to be...

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A very useful mess

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jan 21

The photo shows a small plastic throwaway container with what looks like a mess inside. I’ll let you into a little secret which is a woodworker’s lifesaver. We’ve made two little boxes now and have also made a few other things...

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A new "project" for The Horse! Boredom be damned!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Sep 20

I just got a pair of Altec "Bolero" speakers in to restore. They are from around 1970. I have already fixed some damaged corners, and will work on them slowly and steadily for about two weeks. They should look good when I'm...

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Back to basics: Making a pair of guitar sound hole coasters for Horse Jr.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 4 May 20

With Covid-19 hanging over our heads, nobody is bringing vintage speakers and/or receiver cabinets to my house for restoration. I had a great January (I think it was January) and then reality hit. So now, I'm back to making...

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About my roadrunner

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Apr 20

Before the Paradise CA fire, I visited a music buddy up there. At his house was the cool wooden roadrunner that someone had carved. It was just lying there in then dirt, and my friend saw me admiring it. He said I could have it if...

too much time on my hands

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My faithful assistant and I did some woodworking this evening.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Mar 20

Horse Jr. and I played some softball catch earlier today, but I had to head out and play music with my buddy Michael (the one who records my MyLot music videos and plays in several bands with me). After I got home, Horse Jr....

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The Fisher case I was working on is done and has been sent to its owner.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Mar 20

A couple of weeks ago, someone sent me a Fisher amplifier case to work on. It was in terrible condition, but I knew I could make it look good. He "overpaid" me, perhaps because hes a class act, and perhaps because he know that...

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We all make mistakes.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 25 Feb 20

I think I may be the best in the Bay Area at restoring vintage loudspeakers and vintage amplifier cases.This isn't hubris (think Achilles). I've talked to "customers," and I seem to be the go-to guy in this area. But even the...

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The teak (I think) table I've been working on.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 24 Feb 20

My friend sent a picture she took of me working on her teak table (it's actually her sister's husband's). At least I think it's teak. A lot of the Danish Modern furniture from the Mid-20th Century was made with teak. I'm most...

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A slightly awkward moment yesterday.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Feb 20

I was over at my friend Lauren's house yesterday, restoring a Danish Modern teak coffee table for her. The table is actually her sister's (it came from her sister's husband's family, I believe). They are selling their their fancy...

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I'm turning Indian. I really Think so. What did you have for lunch today?

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 22 Feb 20

Last night I had Trader Joe's Fiery Indian Chicken Curry for Dinner. It was good. Today, I'm having Indian creamed spinach for lunch. I'm starting to speak English with an Indian accent. I want to write a music piece that has...

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Life has meaning again!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Feb 20

Someone here in the Bay Area sent me a Fisher amplifier cabinet for restoration. I usually prefer it when "customers" bring stuff to me and pick it up in person. But he said he would pay me handsomely and be thankful if I...

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How MyLot will help me make an extra $102.50 this week.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Feb 20

I've been a bad boy about reading posts over the past few days. Been busy with work, music and hiking. But I promise to get back on track tomorrow, when I have a day off. I did get a pair of speakers in for restoration this past...

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Back to basics.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Jan 20

A some of you know, I enjoy making coasters out of guitar sound holes. Guitar makers like Collings and Martin are willing to send me sound holes from their guitars (for free) that would have wound up in the dumpster. I stain said...

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The view from my desk.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 21 Oct 19

Do you see what I see? I don't watch much TV, but when I do, I watch intensely. Mostly it's sports. But I don't care about sports as much as I used to. The speakers in the foreground are 1970ish Acoustic Rsearch AR-2AXs. I hope...

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Contrast

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Oct 19

I'm working away on the AR-2ax loudspeakers that I brought home a week or two ago. My band mates and I are going to sell them and give the money to the wife of a fellow musician who passed away recently. At this stage, I'm...

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