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Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« on: November 20, 2006, 05:57:44 pm »
I was just wondering if any of you cab builders have a trademark, something that you put into every cabinet (besides time, money, hard work, quality, etc...those don't count).  Mine is that I always try to use at least one piece of crappy, used lumber where it isn't visible, like for a brace or support or something like that.  I am a carpenter by trade so this trademark extends beyond just building arcade cabinets.

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2006, 06:02:54 pm »
I hope you weren't involved in building my house.   :laugh2:

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2006, 06:29:12 pm »
Oh and I should specify that by "crappy" I mean in appearance only, not like a termite-infested piece of wood.  For me, it's all about recycling.  Hey, at least I'm doing my part ;)

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2006, 06:34:53 pm »
I initial everything I build using either a marker or pen.  Of course I'm the only one that knows it is there. 

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2006, 07:23:01 pm »
Yeah, I always screw something up.
How's that for a trademark?
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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2006, 11:04:35 pm »
I initial everything I build using either a marker or pen.  Of course I'm the only one that knows it is there. 

I do this too!

I sign and date (month and year) everything in an inconspicuous spot...  usually before the poly goes on.


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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2006, 08:55:48 am »
I guess my trademark could be crooked cuts or them annoying little marks the blade makes when I overshoot my 'cut here' lines.   :cry:


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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2006, 12:37:53 pm »
Yeah, I always screw something up.
How's that for a trademark?

Wait a minute, I thought that was my trademark...infringement :soapbox:
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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2006, 04:35:29 pm »
My trademark is that the machine is never done because something is always going wrong. (See all my posts)

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2006, 08:51:17 pm »
My trade mark has to be wood putty. There might more putty then wood on my cabinet! ;D
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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2006, 09:16:05 pm »
My dad actually builds custom furniture, and I think what he does is one hell of a cool idea.  He drills a hole somewhere hidden (Not very deep), and he glues a penny in there with the year the piece of furniture was built. I guess it increases the value of the work by 1 cent.   ;D
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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2006, 10:48:53 pm »
My dad actually builds custom furniture, and I think what he does is one hell of a cool idea.  He drills a hole somewhere hidden (Not very deep), and he glues a penny in there with the year the piece of furniture was built. I guess it increases the value of the work by 1 cent.   ;D

Unless of course he's drilled out a penny or more worth of wood. :P

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2006, 11:13:05 pm »
My trademark is metal and lighting. I'm big on custom led lighting and I integrate a lot of metal into my designs. brushed aluminum sides, chrome rings, stainless steel joysticks, black/chrome tmolding.  Blue light and metal just make me feel like the future.

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2006, 11:57:15 am »
I sign and date any wood burn paintings I make, but I generally just hope anything else just plain gets made. No one is ever in the mood to help and I'm bad with measurements so a lot of unneeded parts get bought and a lot of time gets wasted.

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Re: Attention cabinet builders: what is your trademark?
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2006, 12:09:23 pm »
I sign other people's work and claim it as my own.
I actually never thought of a trademark but I like the idea.
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