tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post459142746811844607..comments2017-11-06T14:47:22.419-06:00Comments on US Taiwan Defense Command: Taiwan FurnitureDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-61910742967669327062011-07-20T08:49:56.422-05:002011-07-20T08:49:56.422-05:00I found two pieces simmilar at my mother inlaws ho...I found two pieces simmilar at my mother inlaws house, https://picasaweb.google.com/good.old.house/OldTimers#<br />I believe she bought them around 1973, they are made of solid wood amd Taiwan marble.老屋傳奇https://www.blogger.com/profile/17393162362520046411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-14235274592113045392010-05-27T08:05:12.034-05:002010-05-27T08:05:12.034-05:00(Sorry I had a date wrong in the above [deleted] c...(Sorry I had a date wrong in the above [deleted] comment.)<br /><br />Sarj, you're right about the drying out part. I only had the set in my room at the hostel for a few days before shipping it back to the States. I was told to put a heavy coat of lemon oil on the wood and let it set for at least a day or so and then use nothing but lemon oil on it after I left Taiwan. There are few small areas on it that chipped off, especially on the inlaid wood in the center part of the coffee table, but otherwise it has held up remarkably well for the past thirty-six years.<br /><br />When I visited Taipei for a few days from Okinawa in 1963, I bought a very nice carved wooden chess set. Some of the pieces started cracking within a year or so and the case eventually fell apart because it dried out.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-36911797374349817182010-05-26T21:24:16.636-05:002010-05-26T21:24:16.636-05:00This post reminded me of my plans to have some fur...This post reminded me of my plans to have some furniture made. I drew up detailed plans for a coffee table and an end table made from teak wood. I was discussing this with some of the guys and was advised not to do it because when I took it back to the states it would crack because of the lower humidity. I went ahead and bought the standard rattan stuff. A sofa two chairs and a bar with stools and a lamp for over the bar. I took this back to the states and it served me for a long time..until I had trouble trying to get up from the very low seats. I'll have to send photos to you.Sarj Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762587428386999966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-54920064060581263282010-05-14T05:26:21.393-05:002010-05-14T05:26:21.393-05:00We have some furniture that would match the unit i...We have some furniture that would match the unit in the bottom picture very nicely. I think it must have been a recognised style back then.Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-5586250301955499122010-05-11T22:18:49.417-05:002010-05-11T22:18:49.417-05:00During the summer months of '75, dependents su...During the summer months of '75, dependents such as I were given the opportunity to work at different commands for twenty hours at $1 an hour. I got the APO.<br /><br />I remember loading those boxes of furniture onto a container in the sweltering heat. I remember too that the base newsletter printed a complaint about "none military types" seen loading boxes roughly. I might've been one of the guys observed. If so, I'm sorry.<br /><br />The boxes were well packed by the store with thick cardboard and packing straps.H3https://www.blogger.com/profile/18244479462028919836noreply@blogger.com