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  1. 06-29-2016, 5:30 PM #1
    John TenEyck
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    Sliding Easels

    A guy that I've made quite a few things for asked me to design a set of sliding easels to display posters on and to cover his rarely watched TV. His house is MCM and he is a fan of that style, too. Here is what I built.

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    The easels slide on a dovetailed track at the top, screwed to the wall, and slide along the front of the lower rail. The posters are captured at the top by a bracket that slides up and down in the frame.

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    I did this about 3 years ago. He has been very pleased with it.

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  3. 06-29-2016, 6:33 PM #2
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    You know, that's actually kind of a cool idea. Nice work! It looks great and the sliding dovetail was perfect for this. Would you mind if I hang on to your photos and possibly steal a couple of ideas from them?
    "I've cut the dang thing three times and it's STILL too darn short"
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  4. 06-29-2016, 6:49 PM #3
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    That's some tight work John.Very nice.
    Unique one of akind commissions are the best.

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  5. 06-29-2016, 7:07 PM #4
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    Yeah,like the idea and the neat clever work . Looks like it's sliding EASILY.
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  6. 06-29-2016, 7:38 PM #5
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    Thanks all. Stew, by all means. You may use the photos and any ideas you see in them as you choose. Thanks for asking. I appreciate it. If you have any questions regarding details of the sliding dovetail just ask.

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  7. 06-30-2016, 5:14 AM #6
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    Great idea and well executed. I'd like to borrow your idea as well. Thanks for posting.
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  8. 06-30-2016, 1:50 PM #7
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    What a clever idea!
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  9. 07-02-2016, 11:44 AM #8
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    Nice work John, that's really cool.
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