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Old 06-28-2010, 07:51 PM
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Default Steering wheel form an old ship perhaps??

So I just finished staining my custom stand and after all the trim is on I'm left with a square in the front roughly 4'x4 it's just stained birch ply for the background was thinking if i had a old steering wheel like off the olden days ships would be kinda cool where would you get one??

Anyone have any ideas for a nice centerpiece??
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Old 06-28-2010, 10:06 PM
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The furniture store that recently closed out in Londonderry Mall had one I'm kicking myself I didn't get but ebay, kijiji?
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Try and call "Rick", "Big Hoss"."The Old Man" or "ChumLee" from Pawn Stars in Vegas.......
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this is the stand i just built its made from birch plywood and birch crown then stained a walnut. took an afternoon to build and about 500 in materials
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heres some more after stain
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Sometimes you see reproduction ones in some of the home decor type stores, probably not 4' by 4' though. You could create a ships wheel design out of some plywood or something with a jigsaw. Not the same I know, but...

Reminds me of a (bad) joke: A pirate goes into a bar with a ship's wheel stuck to the front of his pants. The barman says, "I'm sorry to bring this up, but you appear to have a ships wheel stuck to your pants." "Arrrg, I know", replies the pirate, "it's drivin' me nuts!"

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