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The remodel of my workshop and office is nearing completion this week, after a month of being displaced...

While the carpenters, drywall guys, painters, electricians, and other tradesmen were doing their thing, I decided to make a counter for the pass-through between my secretary's office and my own.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/cardesnr99/counter1.jpg

My inspiration was my 660-12 and its beautiful Montezuma Brown finish with (of course) its trademark checkerboard binding. The rounded portion is in my office.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/cardesnr99/counter2.jpg

The cool streamlined pencil sharpener is a replica of a 1936 Raymond Loewy design, made by David Melvin, one of my instructors, from a sketch I gave him.

The ties that bind, Paul. Nicely done.

That is too cool, Paul.

That looks like it must be last year's desk. And that binding is already a bit yellowed???

Thanks, Peter...

It was last year's Counter COY, Joe. Yellowed binding was standard.

I wonder how it plays...

Aw gee...... my desk at home needs a refin. What inspiration!! Love the retro pencil sharpener, too!!

So when do you change the front of the airconditioning unit to look like a "toaster", Paul?

I tried tuning it, Paul, but it's still real flat...

Aitch, the toughest part was finding the 2" thick checkerboard binding...

...and bending it.

Har! (to use your terminology).

I was going to refin or build a guitar this coming spring and summer, but the desk's just picked up the gig!!

Aitch, the counter is flat (as I've already noted), but the pencil sharpener is...



















...chrome.

Somewhere in the middle, then, eh?

Amazing counter! We really need something like that in our lobby. But Fireglo maybe.

OK. And it must be fireglo, I agree...

White or gold pickguard?

Gold!!

If there is a possibility of making a "Receptionists' Counter" for the RIC offices, wouldn't it make more sense to make that counter in the shape of a Rickenbacker headstock, complete with a simulated "TRC" inlaid into the surface?

That kind of reception area feature would be a knock-out IMO!