Rob, That's a great story, and it looks superb!
I went through a similar experience a few months ago, I had simply out grown my old cabinet, after 'extensive negotiation' with the boss, I got clearance for a new one. I went into every furniture shop, in the area, nothing! Either too big too small to wide. Anyway to cut a long story short... I eventually decided that since I live in a very old house something antique looking would be the way to go, so I eventually found an Edwardian (1900's) solid mahogany cabinet that someone had bizarrely painted grey (!), I stripped it down, removed the shelves and had glass ones cut I lined it with pale yellow silk (yellow is definitely the best colour to show up detail), I fitted miniature Halogen lamps into the top, sanded it and gave it a good coat of quality varnish. It now looks like an antique again but also is very functional as well, being well lit and the glass shelves allow maximum light to penetrate. There is certainly something about mahogany and meteorites, it just has that feel of 'old museums'. My advice to anyone who needs a new cabinet, get the saw and sander out and be prepared to modify a case, because that's the best way to get what you Want!! Cheers all, Mark Ford ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
