Display/ "Love Me" Table

[DanMa1156]

To anyone interested, I originally got the idea from another board member, Schnugg, to have a coffee table that you can use as a display case. After some significant searching, I found this table from a craftsman in Missouri named Zack (you can see his work at http://www.zstables.com/Home_Page.html) and I've got to say it came out magnificently. I have no relationship to this man, but wanted to give credit where credit is due in case anyone else is interested. The wood, from what I understand, is all locally grown and he clearly selected some excellent cherry for me. He'll take custom orders - as you can see most of the stuff on his website has glass on all four sides and on top and I didn't want that since I'd be moving around so much and he made it exactly how I wanted it. If anyone else is interested, I'd definitely recommend him. (The black sploches are my edits to keep my name and face out of the picture...)

 

[eas7888]

To anyone interested, I originally got the idea from another board member, Schnugg, to have a coffee table that you can use as a display case. After some significant searching, I found this table from a craftsman in Missouri named Zack (you can see his work at http://www.zstables.com/Home_Page.html) and I've got to say it came out magnificently. I have no relationship to this man, but wanted to give credit where credit is due in case anyone else is interested. The wood, from what I understand, is all locally grown and he clearly selected some excellent cherry for me. He'll take custom orders - as you can see most of the stuff on his website has glass on all four sides and on top and I didn't want that since I'd be moving around so much and he made it exactly how I wanted it. If anyone else is interested, I'd definitely recommend him. (The black sploches are my edits to keep my name and face out of the picture...)

That looks like some excellent work. If you don't mind me asking, how much did it set you back? If you don't feel like sharing here, feel free to PM me.

 

[squorch2]

You were in the Blues?! (smiles)

 

[DanMa1156]

Not by any stretch of the imagination was I in the Blues - I was stashed there pre-API and figured that I'd put the decal I got there in my table instead of my car, haha! The table itself was about $500 with $90 shipping to Milton. I know that with glass on all 4 sides I was quoted as $425 plus shipping. In the end, it wasn't much more expensive than a good coffee table from a name-brand place and those typically aren't solid cherry nor could I find one that had a display area how I wanted it.

 

[squorch2]

Is the glass tempered or pyrex?

 

[RadicalDude]

Ensign love-me table cracks me up.

 

[DanMa1156]

Ensign love-me table cracks me up.

Eh, I wanted a place to put the growing number of patches/coins/nametags, etc. I've been getting. Not bragging about anything, just wanted a place to put it all. I'll find out about the glass.

 

[DanMa1156]

It's annealed glass, but he can use non-stamped tempered as well.

 

[Schnugg]

Nice! Now to get more Shwag.

 

[squorch2]

5 coms? Jebus.

 

[Schnugg]

5 coms? Jebus.

I had more, but it doesn't really matter.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

5 coms? Jebus.

you would have a heart attack if you saw the number of COMS and NAMS the career recruiters get.

 

[helolumpy]

you would have a heart attack if you saw the number of COMS and NAMS the career recruiters get.

When I sat on a Chief's Board it was commented that Recruiting Command hands out NAM's like PEZ....

 

[exNavyOffRec]

When I sat on a Chief's Board it was commented that Recruiting Command hands out NAM's like PEZ....

That's right, cheapens it for everyone, I will say of the few awards I have rec'd on recruiting mine were yearly awards and because I was the top in the district, that helped make it seem not as cheap.