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Skriven 2009-06-28 22:18:15 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 25429 av Carol Shenkenberger (32046.cooks)
Ärende: odz and enz againz!
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Hi Carol,

 >  CS> We ended up taking the stain off with a sander and restaining it.  I
 >  CS> know that's not 'what antique dealers do' but the finish was too

 > Hey, if it's not going to be not going to be sold as an antique, then
 > there'sno need to worry about refinishing it "the proper way".  Same as

 CS> Naw, we didnt fix it up for sale but for home use.  We'll be more
 CS> careful with the exterior of the 'side-by-side' as it has an aged
 CS> patina we do not want to destroy.  We'll have to refinish some of it
 CS> though as it got paint splattered sometime in the past.

Sounds like you know what you're doing tho.

 > the 2 dogs we had were purebred--the first never was AkC registered as
 > she didn't quite meet breed standard for show.  She made a good little
 > registered when we got him but we never transferred the paperwork to our
 > name.  He was a dufus (dumber than dirt) dog so I said he was he didn't
 > know he was supposed to be a "fancy" dog.

 CS> Like Roscoe.  Perfect pedigree but smaller and 'not to be bred' as he
 CS> had medical issues due to too much inbreeding.  Lovely spunky fellow
 CS> though!

The fun ones to have.  We're staying with Steve's younger sister & her
husband.  They have a 12 year old Springer Spaniel who was a bit of a
clown in his younger days.  He still has flashes of it.

 >  CS> I'm contemplating what material to get and how I want the seat to
 >  CS> look. Something sturdy and perhaps a darkish color.  Will have to be
 >  CS> able to handle a cat with claws (grin, I do not declaw cats).  So, no

 > Off the top of my head, I don't have any suggestions.  Some sort of
 > brocade in an upholstry fabric would probably be my first guess but you
 > may want something else.  As for the horsehair padding, call an

 CS> Yes, a thick brocade is what is in mind.  I need about 1/3 yard but
 CS> will have to get more as the bolt size will give more.  (basically I
 CS> need a square about 14"x12").  Foam of a FIRM type may work for the

Get at least half a yard to have enough for "tuck under & tack" under
the seat.  If you can, finish the edges (I serged on the one project we
did some years ago but you can do a tight zig zag or ask a friend to
serge the piece for you.) before putting it on the seat base.

 > Looks good, I'm going to save this.  BTW, when you were in Japan, you
 > picked up some dried shrimp and used it in some recipies.  At the time,
 > I said it sounded good.  I picked some up recently but have forgotten
 > what it was that you used them for.  I'm "on the road" so I'll try to
 > remember to remind you when I get home next week to send ideas,
 > recipies, etc, then.  It's just shrimp and salt in the package.

 CS> No problem!  I use them lots of ways.  Mostly though as crunchy
 CS> accents added at last minute to a noodle dish.  Think of them as a bit
 CS> like a crunchy shrimpy crouton (grin).

OK, thanks for the ideas.  Jim Weller sent a bunch too so I'm good to
go.


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Ruth
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