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    FREE Upcoming Event - History of NC Furniture Industry

    Good Day All, Found this in local gazette. "Sitting Pretty, A History of the Furniture Industry in North Carolina, 1700 to the Present." Presented by Dr. Kenneth Zogry, a history prof, etc. WHERE: First Baptist Church, Southern Pines, NC WHEN: Sunday, April 18th, at 2pm COST: Free...
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    A Splintered History of Wood

    Carlsen, Spike. A Splintered History of Wood. New York: Collins, 1952. This is a wonderful book for woodworkers. It is 411 pages long so if you love to read and you love wood, you would probably really enjoy it. The following are interesting facts about wood from the book. "Redwoods are...
  3. Trent Mason

    "Pleasing to the Eye" exhibit, Raleigh History Museum

    This weekend, Christy and I and her folks went to the NC Museum of History in Raleigh and one exhibit on the third floor was very impressive to me. Pleasing to the Eye: The Decorative Arts of North Carolina Objects from the museum's collection, including furniture, ceramics, metalwork...
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    A Splintered History of Wood

    I have an opportunity to read/review a book titled: A Splintered History of Wood. It sounds pretty interesting, but wanted to share a little bit about it here in case the LOYL is looking for gift ideas! Website is here Splintered History of Wood. Just the teasers seemed interesting - 55 short...
  5. Bas

    BBQ, model ships and the History of NCWW

    With all the talk about what NCWW was, is, and will be, I thought this might be a good time to piece together the 'official' history of NCWW. I've heard the stories a few times, but with every telling new details crop up. In part that's because good stories get better due to embellishments, but...
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    History Channel

    Did anyone watch the History Channel Sunday night at 10, the program about the loggers in Oregon? I can't remember ever yelling at the TV for anything other than sports but there were a couple of times I yelled at those guys to "look out!!!". Man, if you want to appreciate your job just check...
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    Furniture history

    I found this site, I thought was rather interesting. Has some good history and background on pretty much all furniture http://www.furniturestyles.net/ Dave

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