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Saturday, February 5, 1977, page 8 (of 24)

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Just purrfect

Photo by DOROTHY STEIN Just purrfect We paws now to introduce Peter Pan of Bams, Grand Champion American short hair pussy cat who will be appearing at the cat show at Bay-front Park on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5 and 6. He will be competing against 200 other felines from all over the country, fur goodness sake. His mistress, 8-year-old Naomi Silvers, 16240 SW 100th Ct.

Those cypress tables needn't put a dent in your pocket For as little as $50, you can finish your own table

By MARGIE KENIN Correspondent "My wife always want-ed one and I like to do things like this. To me it's an adventure," said Bob Evans of Kendale Lakes, as he prepared to put a large piece of cypress in his van. Evans is about to start making his own coffee table, one of those irregu-larly shaped, endlessly fascinating pieces, crafted by Mother Nature and en-cased in impervious resin by man. "I like the idea of no two being alike. When I'm finished it will be one of a kind," he said. Evans selected his wood from Artists Gardens, 6920 Bird Rd., and he re-ceived detailed instruc-tions from Tony Scribner, an employe at the store. "If someone is hesitant, I suggest that they start with a small piece like a plaque," says Scribner. "But I know anyone can do it." Scribner compared the wood to a gem that has been polished. The resin brings out all the color put there by nature. Unfinished plaque-sized pieces sell for as little as $4 and can be hung on a wall, mounted with a photograph or used as a base for decoupage. A small table can be fin-ished for about $50 and a large one for $200, with a variety of prices in be-tween. These tables sell for approximately twice as much at craft shows and even more at furni-ture shops, according to Scribner. In three hours working time, spaced within a three day period, you can do the three steps neces-sary to finish the table. First you sand the raw wood with a belt sander. If you don't own one, Scribner will do it for you. "My charge will be about the same as renting a sander and buying sand-paper," he said. Allow about one half hour for this task depending on the size of the piece. Next, the sanding dust must be vacuumed and a sealer coat applied. "We like to use Steel-Flex resin as it is special-ly modified. Urethane re-sins aren't as durable," Scribner said. The resin comes in two parts and is mixed in a ratio of two parts to one. "I like to mix in a paper cup or tin," says Scribner "I like materials that are expendable." The sealer coat is brushed on and al-lowed to dry for 24 hours. Then a batch of resin is mixed again, about twice the amount as before. It is poured on and spread with the edge of a card-board. "Like icing a cake," explained Scrib-ner. "Air bubbles can be picked up easily with paper or cardboard or popped by gently breath-ing on them," Scribner continued.

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