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by **fallenangel1** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:23 pm

Ohh .. Wood is pretty classy.

Good find .. Im not in the area, so Im just curious .. are there any pics of the right side and top?

by **jjbehren** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:24 pm

No. It's a craigslist ad and that's the only pic.

by **maden** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:24 pm

fallenangel1 wrote:
maden wrote:Refurbish and refinish are two very different words being thrown around like synonyms.

Ok .. I could maybe see some refinishing .. But it is just a large metal cabinet .. some sanding and paint .. other than time and effort I dont see that being a large expense.

It's not. I got one larger than the one from Amazon, had it delivered to me (and up 3 flights of stairs) refinished it and it still cost less than the one from Amazon (and that's before shipping.)

by **summoner** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:25 pm

jjbehren wrote:I could buy this one for $100 but, as always, I just have no where to put it.

You can see the top and one side are a different type of wood, and the drawers just slide in and out (not on rollers), but the wood is pretty cool. It's huge (54w x 40h x 32d) and I really like the variation in drawer sizes/depths.

Anyone in the Twin Cities looking?

I would kill to find something like that local for $100, and I DO have someplace for it!!

by **sixstringer** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:25 pm

supposedly it was a built-in pulled from a church.

by **jjbehren** on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:35 pm

sixstringer wrote:supposedly it was a built-in pulled from a church.

Yes. You can't store your Malleus posters in there or it will burst into flames.

I'm sure that's why the side and top are different wood. It'd be tough to match new wood to the original wood.

by **tnynguyen** on Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:14 pm

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What are your guys' thoughts on these? They are offered locally to me for $200. The cap/top is an additional $100. The dimensions are (40"w X 28"d X 15"h) for each.

by **mistersmith** on Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:24 pm

tnynguyen wrote:What are your guys' thoughts on these? They are offered locally to me for $200. The cap/top is an additional $100. The dimensions are (40"w X 28"d X 15"h) for each.

Remember, an outside dimension of 40 inches means a drawer dimension that can barely accommodate a 36-inch print. If that's enough for you, then no worries. It's not enough for many of us.

by **tnynguyen** on Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:56 am

Good point, I don't have many prints over 36" in length/width that I don't have framed but it's something to keep in mind. I guess I gotta keep it in mind anyways when deciding whether or not to purchase a print cause of the framing costs. Thanks for the pointer.

by **eevildee** on Fri May 25, 2012 7:50 pm

Picked up a flat file a few weeks ago from a rummage sale my school put on, greatest five dollar investment I've made in a long time. Me thinks the extra long weekend is the perfect time to refinish it too.

by **appletree** on Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:44 pm

summoner wrote:
jjbehren wrote:I could buy this one for $100 but, as always, I just have no where to put it.

You can see the top and one side are a different type of wood, and the drawers just slide in and out (not on rollers), but the wood is pretty cool. It's huge (54w x 40h x 32d) and I really like the variation in drawer sizes/depths.

Anyone in the Twin Cities looking?

I would kill to find something like that local for $100, and I DO have someplace for it!!

Same, man this thing is awesome for $100

by **KennyRE317** on Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:11 pm

mistersmith wrote:
tnynguyen wrote:What are your guys' thoughts on these? They are offered locally to me for $200. The cap/top is an additional $100. The dimensions are (40"w X 28"d X 15"h) for each.

Remember, an outside dimension of 40 inches means a drawer dimension that can barely accommodate a 36-inch print. If that's enough for you, then no worries. It's not enough for many of us.

! ... i had the larger sizes with the interior dimension about 45x55 but was too large for the space i had for a flat file and ended up with a pair of the ones in the picture. i think the interior dimensions are about 26x38 which fit most things except a couple faile and miss bugs pieces but i'm hoping those will be framed soon

by **tanman** on Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:10 pm

Got this one on CL for $100

by **tomdon** on Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:13 pm

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/bfs/3037788732.html
Would this be something for me to look at? I'll try to talk him down to 250, but it's now time to get one and it's a very stressful process, so many things and so much money. You all know what you're doing, is this a good buy?

by **tomdon** on Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:24 pm

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/for/3053879438.html
Or would this be better? Thanks to anyone that can help.

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