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Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 2:39:06 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline my uncle made this for me for my birthday,i figure itll take me a while to fill it up.........and it smells great!(made out white pine)..how we're gonna get it in my room i dont know,ill post more pics when i get it all set up and my bottles transferred Attachment (1) _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! Post #: 1

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 2:39:59 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline Attachment (1) _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to carobran) Post #: 2

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 2:41:19 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline just thought id show it off.. Attachment (1) _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to carobran) Post #: 3

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 3:44:35 PM    peejrey   Posts: 1608 Joined: 7/4/2010 From: Hickman TN Status: offline Looking good Caro! If it were me, I'd paint it white..Shows of the colors more, while keeping the bottles looking organized. I'd probably invest in some LED lights from Lowes too.. _Preston < Message edited by peejrey -- 12/4/2011 3:45:45 PM > _____________________________ ___Preston J. Reyome___ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Collector of Tennessee Bottle and Labeled Medicines (in reply to carobran) Post #: 4

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 3:51:24 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline thanx!.i cant decide whether to paint it,stain it,or just leave it like it is,..ill probably just leave it the way it is,but im not sure _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to peejrey) Post #: 5

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 3:54:07 PM    captcadillac   Posts: 92 Joined: 11/4/2011 Status: offline That is a very nice looking bottle shelf!!! Lucky guy, now just fill it up and show off your bottles. CaptCadillac & SCPC (in reply to carobran) Post #: 6

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 4:06:47 PM    L C   Posts: 3441 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline Your Uncle did a great job . Being a wood worker , I can appreciate his work . And the smell of freshly cut wood always smells great . (in reply to captcadillac) Post #: 7

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/4/2011 4:08:31 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline yeah,i know,he makes picnic tables,porch swings...stuff like that,..hes self taught too _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to L C) Post #: 8

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/5/2011 6:34:48 AM    epackage Posts: 9831 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline Looking good kid... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to carobran) Post #: 9

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 7:52:33 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline Looks nice.  I wouldn't paint the whole thing white, but I'd paint the back panels white (or some other light color).  Alterntatively I might cover the panels with white contact paper or something.  Having a light background really brings out the colors in the bottles. _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) (in reply to epackage) Post #: 10

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 7:56:13 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12301 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: offline I recommend staining the wood with Minwax™ English Chestnut, followed by 2 coats of polyurethane. (in reply to chosi) Post #: 11

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 7:58:39 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline thanks for the suggestions but i think im gonna leave it like it is,i like the look of natural wood...im gonna put a few bottles in it to see how it looks first though _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 12

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 8:04:21 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline very nice! _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to carobran) Post #: 13

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 9:32:47 PM    epackage Posts: 9831 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: carobran thanks for the suggestions but i think im gonna leave it like it is,i like the look of natural wood...im gonna put a few bottles in it to see how it looks first though Opaque/whitish paper pinned to the wood behind the bottles won't harm the wood work in any way and it will help bring out color and embossing of your bottles, embossing and colored bottles get lost easy in front of woodwork...Try it tough guy and see for yourself...Jim _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to carobran) Post #: 14

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 9:33:22 PM    epackage Posts: 9831 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline Don't make me travel down there and go all "Jersey" on your ass.... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to epackage) Post #: 15

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/6/2011 9:45:14 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3661 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Very nice. Great looking shelf. I might consider sealing it rather than letting the raw wood absorb moisture. And if you're going to stain it, that's the time. (in reply to epackage) Post #: 16

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/7/2011 12:07:17 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline One way around painting or staining, if that's what you're looking to avoid, would be to fit it out with some "menuboard" milk white 1/8" plexiglas (acrylic sheet) and a few cheap under counter flourescent lights installed behind the plex...looks like you have plenty of depth to your shelves, only need a few inches for lights and panels... and your woodworking uncle sounds pretty handy. A backlit display rocks! Just a suggestion while everyone's throwing them out there... _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 17

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/7/2011 2:43:25 AM    rockbot Posts: 3491 Joined: 6/17/2009 From: Hilo, Hawaii Status: offline Nice shelve Carb. I would finish it with something. Dust and soot will stick to the wood surface over time and be hard to clean. _____________________________ " Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason" Samuel Clemens (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 18

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/7/2011 3:06:49 AM    andy volkerts Posts: 795 Joined: 1/10/2005 From: Sacramento, California Status: offline Hey Brandon. Just paint the inside white, and stain and clear coat the outside stiles railsn such, put a couple flourescent lights and you will have the best of all worlds, and E-package wont haffta go "jersey onna your ass" and all ya bottles will look great _____________________________ wanted....All cure bottles not already in my collection.....And a few meds from San Francisco (in reply to carobran) Post #: 19

RE: Custom bottle shelf - 12/7/2011 3:07:36 AM    andy volkerts Posts: 795 Joined: 1/10/2005 From: Sacramento, California Status: offline And hey itsa great shelf!!!!!!!!! _____________________________ wanted....All cure bottles not already in my collection.....And a few meds from San Francisco (in reply to andy volkerts) Post #: 20

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