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	That's the only "problem"...	1 Relevance	17 years ago	DudeDah	General discussion
	That's the only "problem"... I see with the Ruckus, for commuting, is the 49cc motor. They used to make a Big Ruckus that was significantly faster but they must not have sold well because they nuked the line. As a cyclist I already know what it means to be an annoyance in traffic and it was the LAST thing I wanted for the morning commute. There is and abundance of info on the web on how to mod these scooters to get a little more OOMPH out of them.
	But you gotta agree that LuciferSum has a major point	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Olive	General discussion
	But you gotta agree that LuciferSum has a major point If we wishfully windowshop that's one thing. Everybody does it and it's a way of life here in the US. Americans shop, but that doesn't always mean we buy. BUT...If you go to DWR with the express purpose of trying out a piece you've decided to buy online AND then take up the time of the DWR salesperson, rather than just giving them a polite, 'Just checking it out, thanks', then you really are stealing DWR's time. Can't think of any other way to see it.
	Quirky items	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Riki	General discussion
	Quirky items I like to use odd things as sculptures in my house. The first one is a wooden carved and painted hat stand of a lady's head. The giant hand is actually a porcelain #10 glove mold for making rubber gloves. The thing that looks like a giant pincer is a cobbler's vice.
	.	1 Relevance	19 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	. I've just got one and changed over, sick of having 2 diffrent hotmail accounts and putting up with msn rubbish. Its okay, its a bit of a different gui to get used to and no webmail actually seems very nice to look at. But I dolike setting google as my homepage and having quick acess to email, blogs and all the other thing google offers. Oh bugger now I have to remmeber a new password to post this!
	Ummmm	1 Relevance	19 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Ummmm My apologies - the $3.5 million was a tongue in cheek thing. The property is free and clear and my budget should be a bout $150 to $175k USD for construction. I am looking for high style/function on a rather "restrictive" budget. Here in the US I should be able to build something quite nice for that amount. I just can't settle on an architectural vernacular yet.
	James, I like the Chef's Choice Deluxe you pictured...	1 Relevance	20 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	James, I like the Chef's Choice Deluxe you pictured... except for one thing. It looks like it would be pretty easy to burn your knuckles if you lost your grip. Is it double layered and insulated, like the Siemens Porsche? If so, then knuckle burns would not be a risk. The old Hobbs, even when I goof, just hangs their well away from my knuckles.
	And	1 Relevance	22 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	And You will find various kinds of syringes; I use a near-medical type with a steel needle that I found at a woodworkers' store -- with epoxy, you will have to count on sacrificing the whole thing, as it wouldn't be worth the amount of solvent necessary to clean it after use. . .Plastic glue injectors are available but you need a finer needle than those have. SDR
	I think a lot of people find	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Spanky	Identification
	I think a lot of people find this place by doing a google search for "identify [sofa/chair/table/Eames year of production/fill in the blank]". Some describe themselves as longtime readers posting for the first time--and they have an idea of who's who here and the depth of help that's available. But many others are completely new to the place and quite possibly not interested in getting involved in a deeper way---which is fine! Traffic to the site is good. It's part of what keeps the joint up and running. On the flip side, those of us who post regularly and have been doing so for years---we're all well aware of how the same questions come up again and again and how tedious it can be to answer the same basic queries day in and day out, including how to look for clues, how to photograph those clues, what kind of stuff is probably not a clue at all ("the seller said he got it from the original owners' neighbor's son who swears they bought it in Sweden in 1955"). And some of these people who come here for help are not super serious about it, or they may have also asked on some other venues, or they may not own the thing yet, as someone above suggested---and of course there are always those who are fishing for an ID so they can list it and get more money, but they don't want to admit this. Just sifting through all these scenarios (and others) each time there's an ID query is a job. Add to that the human inclination to not read very thoroughly (which I'm guilty of myself ALL the time), plus the difficulty in conveying humor in writing, AND sometimes a language barrier on top of everything else---well. Of course it gets bumpy sometimes. Oh, and PS, I spent all of 60 seconds deciphering (correctly or incorrectly) the handwritten words on the back, so that wasn't a big deal at all. I do that kind of thing a lot just for fun and rarely even post about it unless it actually adds to the discussion, which usually it doesn't.
	The idea of fake labels on	1 Relevance	10 years ago	Eameshead	General discussion
	The idea of fake labels on Eames chairs saddens me. (I am glad the original poster planned to initial his new labels, but I think an update is needed here... please see below.) There is an Ebay seller who has also made the "restoration" claim to rationalize the sale of his newly minted Eames/Zenith/Herman Miller/Venice decals that are identical in every way to the original. The use of fake labels will obviously lead to confusion, deception, and mis-information, as new labels are cluelessly applied to chairs of the "wrong" vintage by casual participants and newbies (which I have seen examples of on ebay already). For another thing, adding some of the fake labels (such as the red Venice label) will actually DE AUTHENTICATE the shells that they are applied to! Since so many Venice shells were ORIGINALLY produced without labels, not having a label is often one of the ways one can be sure it is an authentic Venice shell. Very often, part of the reason you know its a Venice shell is that it has NO markings. The Venice shell with a red label is indeed a rare animal. Probably something like one in 100 has the brittle red sticker or remnants thereof. Many fell off for sure, but many MORE were produced with no evidence of having EVER had a label in the first place! So how does adding a label that NEVER EXISTED BEFORE constitute "restoration"? "Restoring" implies a "return to original condition". Not fabricating a thing that didn't even exist in it's original state.
	Oh wow.	1 Relevance	15 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Oh wow. I'm flabbergasted. It looks like there are no leg holes in the DWR photo? They also appear to be two different chairs, looking at the glides. I would like to see photos of the chair alone, from different angles. The placement of the putative leg holes does not leave much space for posterior support. And the leg holes themselves would appear to be rather small (not enough room to fit ones feet through?) Regardless, this thing is really messing with my head. So I will concede at the very least, WTF.
	I just don't believe that...	1 Relevance	15 years ago	Lit Up	General discussion
	I just don't believe that... I just don't believe that either of you guys have the cash to be buying this thing either. In which case it seems rather sad and self-loathing to be championing a price which keeps something out of your own reach for no good reason. The price is not justified by the materials, manufacturing process, nor cost of transportation. As with most designer stuff the price is inflated due to the brand.
	I am almost 100% certain that	1 Relevance	9 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	Identification
	I am almost 100% certain that legs are veneer work. It looks live veneer grain, which yes, does frequently look different than solid wood. It is interesting construction. Not what I expected, which is probably a good thing. I still can't see anything where the feet are except what seems like it is very dark wood. And the scribbles are in English? It looks like one says "Back." That might be very significant.
	This mysterious Picasso Tile	1 Relevance	14 years ago	l1flafly	General discussion
	Not sure what to make of it, all my searches come up with stuff that is not actually painted but transferred and copies paintings. The Tile is small and is hand painted and signed on a tile that says Made in Spain on the back with a large P. Meant for last thing you acquired sorry haha.
	(clears throat) Train set	1 Relevance	12 years ago	objectworship	General discussion
	(clears throat) model town thing / train set oh boy!
	Yes they do.	1 Relevance	13 years ago	bj	General discussion
	Yes they do. I dissassembled two cabinets of this series, without a problem. You have to be careful though: the connectors or disks which turn with the alan key can corrode so it's wise to turn these loose with care. The only thing wich can't be divided up is the metal base, wich is welded.