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Brennie
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17/08/2017 6:42 pm  

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Brennie
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24/08/2017 6:24 pm  

Actually looking for a rosewood solid backboard to complete my Poul Cado system ....

Any condition will do...

Thank you

Brennie


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Spanky
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07/01/2018 8:57 pm  

Did you end up finding anything? We just picked up a 6 piece unit with no rails the other day so my dad is going to attempt to replicate some rails since finding them online seems fruitless.


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Spanky
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13/01/2018 1:48 am  

Which system do you have? Cado or Royal? I've got some rails for the System Cado that I could sell. I'd even be willing to trade for some shelves and brackets.


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Zephyr
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13/01/2018 2:21 am  

I have been looking for some System Cado wall standards. I dont have any extra brackets or shelves, but might ave something else to trade. What length are those?


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Brennie
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13/01/2018 9:28 am  

Hi

Yes....I


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Spanky
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15/01/2018 9:30 pm  

I've got two spare 7' wall straps, and also have two spare double sided tension pole standards. I had a decent woodworker split one of the tension rods into two useable wall straps last month. They came out great.


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Zephyr
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15/01/2018 11:11 pm  

Replicating them is relatively easy, but quite tedious. You would need a decent drill press, and the correct diameter forstner bit. After that, it is just layout and then repetition. I suspect there might be the opportunity to make a jig to assist the process.

The difficult part, would be finding the afromosia, I suspect. 6-8' lengths of 4/4 to 5/4 Afromosia (I cant remember the thickness off hand), probably run you the same cost as just buying the finished wall standards second hand, not to mention the time saved. A slightly different story if you have the oak or walnut versions, as the material is far, far less of a cost, ... then it mostly comes down to time.

If I could find a cheap source of Afromosia, then it might be worth designing a jig for this as a side source of income. I could get a 'made in denmark' embosser, and I would be in business.


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revelogic
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04/04/2018 6:40 pm  

I am interested in purchasing 2 Cado rails

can you message me?

in US

thanks!


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Spanky
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11/04/2018 10:39 am  

hello ulterior motif...my IG is @louchemilieu please let me know if I can purchase rails, thanks


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mgee76
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11/04/2018 7:29 pm  

Zephyr, I think you could easily lap lengths to make them however long you wanted, given that they are screwed into the wall.


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tktoo
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12/04/2018 3:34 am  

I think it was rockland, formerly active here, that documented his making of reproduction Cado rails years ago complete with photos of his jig for accurately boring holes. I tried a quick search of the archive but came up short. Maybe someone else wants to try harder? IIRC, he used either walnut or mahogany with a stain or dye to get close to color match.


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Herringbone
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12/04/2018 4:45 pm  

Here we are ...

https://www.designaddict.com/forum/General-discussion/Cado-or-no-Cado

"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)


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Zephyr
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12/04/2018 8:01 pm  

Too bad the jig images are no longer there.

I suppose you could join smaller pieces of afromosia, but it would not be true to the original (I am, typically, a bit of stickler for that).

I do have a little over 100 lbf of teak, so if I am willing to go past being 100% correct, I would probably just use teak.


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