No more shoe mountain! (latest project)

On Aug 22, 2:08?pm, John B <""johntoymaker\"@large puddle.com"> wrote:
> FoggyTown wrote:
> > A certain lady who puts up with me was becoming annoyed with the shoes
> > cluttering up the entrance hall. Hence this shoe cabinet from poplar,
> > utili and yew. "This was a fun project to make!"
>
> >http://aolpictures.aol.co.uk/galleries/foggytown/1db0BHMndNQhhqte2Rv4...
>
> > FoggyTown
> > "Most of my projects" best features started out as mistakes."
>
> I like it.
> Are the hinged faces, flaps opening to a shelf or do they slide like a
> drawer as well as open.
> Just curious
>
> regards
> John

They flap open to a shelf. I didn't get too fancy to hide a bunch of
muddy footwear. And I found a place for cheap, heavy-guage, brassed
piano hinges.

FoggyTown

On Aug 22, 1:06?pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "FoggyTown" wrote in message
> >A certain lady who puts up with me was becoming annoyed with the shoes
> > cluttering up the entrance hall. Hence this shoe cabinet from poplar,
> > utili and yew. "This was a fun project to make!"
>
> Well done, and much too nice for shoes ... but the problem with the design
> is that it would give the one I have to put up with one more horizontal
> space on which to stash her check stubs from 1975.
>
> Got a topless version?
>
> :)

It looks a lot nicer than the shoes did, certainly. :)

FoggyTown

FoggyTown wrote:
> A certain lady who puts up with me was becoming annoyed with the shoes
> cluttering up the entrance hall. Hence this shoe cabinet from poplar,
> utili and yew. "This was a fun project to make!"
>
> http://aolpictures.aol.co.uk/galleries/foggytown/1db0BHMndNQhhqte2Rv4Dtr94ZihFVNiDHE9v4xQp5Fd3Ig=
>
> FoggyTown
> "Most of my projects" best features started out as mistakes."
>
I like it.
Are the hinged faces, flaps opening to a shelf or do they slide like a
drawer as well as open.
Just curious

regards
John

"FoggyTown" wrote in message
>A certain lady who puts up with me was becoming annoyed with the shoes
> cluttering up the entrance hall. Hence this shoe cabinet from poplar,
> utili and yew. "This was a fun project to make!"

Well done, and much too nice for shoes ... but the problem with the design
is that it would give the one I have to put up with one more horizontal
space on which to stash her check stubs from 1975.

Got a topless version?

:)

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