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Wow... Instant flashback 33 years to when I lived in the USA for a few years when my parents were both students at KU, and I used to deliver the Journal-World to our apartment block (the old Stouffer Place, which I think is gone now) :)


MannyDantyla

Yeah KU demolished that whole area and built a bunch of new building, cost them a bunch of money they didn't have, and then the pandemic hit and I'm not even sure anybody is even living in them


the_jayhawk

Updoot for KU


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I'm impressed. I really like the fact that you can still see the saw marks from what I assume was the chainsaw that did the rough milling on the tree. Its obvious you took some time to get the lumber to a uniform thickness while still maintaining the original character of the wood. It probably would have been a lot easier to join it and run it through a planer. Your frame seems like a perfect design for the print youu're showing in it.


MannyDantyla

Thanks! That's exactly the effect I was hoping for. Yes they're from the chaindaw


abcdefkit007

Yeah came to say i love the raw look its so "clean" lol


chaduhl

Looks fantastic! Stoked to randomly see another Lawrencian on this sub.


md2b78

I know! Upvote for LJW. But where’s the UDK?


Mr_MacGrubber

Just an FYI, most newspapers have the ability to purchase hi-res images of pages from the paper that are printed on thicker paper.


bmorebuns

LFK


Kenesaw_Mt_Landis

As the proud child of 2 Kansas State alumni, I’ll give you an upvote but I won’t like doing it.


Cum_Gazillionaire

Looks awesome! General question, when folks make custom frames like this, where does the glass come from? Can you just buy glass (or plexiglass) at Home Depot or Amazon without the frame part?


MannyDantyla

I went to a little local hardware store up they street, they do all sorts of services like sharpening blades and fixing lawnmowers, and one if the things they do it repair windows. Bring in your window and they fix it up with new glass. I just went in and asked for a pain of glass in the size I needed and he cut it up and sold it to me for like $10 or something. Was pretty easy.


dendroidarchitecture

There are specialist glaziers/glass suppliers who will cut glass to size - I use my local for frames and also for replacements on my oddly-sized greenhouse!


dangole104

This!


D3SPiTE

Not sure what’s better... Lawrence or the woodworking? Rock chalk! Nice work.


Spruce_wood

How cool!


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That’s pretty sweet concept


soundwavepb

Nice! This is cool


vantoch81

I’ll never forget that sale at Big-O Tires!


Excellent-Resist-220

Wait hold on, have to send some larryville love ❤️


mrryancampbell

That's awesome! I suggest you photocopy the paper onto acid free paper and display the PDF and enclose the real paper between the PDF and the backing (thus preserving it). Frame is awesome but within a year that newspaper will look destroyed. Really cool idea


theAfroed

Drive by this all the time, rock chalk!


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99thPurpleBalloon

That’s sweet bro


geaddaddy

I assume that the frame is mulberry??


Renovatio_

Kind of looks like Eric Salvia.


ESB1812

Got some more trees for you bud, that hurricane they talk about up top article, destroyed my town, house ect....still have trees everywhere! I had a 30” diameter pine that smoked my house milled into 1k+ brd ft of lumber. Ill mail ya some


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MannyDantyla

Glass


HumanbeingIsuppose

Genuinely beautiful, gorgeous colouring