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My Next Project - worse than the last?
KCMike
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10-17-2013, 04:23 PM
I started stripping on the 144 philco yesterday eve and worked on it most of today. I don't think I could of ever appreciated the amount of cracks, crevices and little details that went into the cabinet design. Its how I try not to rush the job by thinking about all the little details that went into the construction of the cabinet and the people that worked on it.
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My Next Project - worse than the last? - by Jamie - 10-15-2013, 03:12 PM
RE: My Next Project - worse than the last? - by KCMike - 10-17-2013, 04:23 PM



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