Custom wood

[Dodger1]

I've been following the "Custom Wood for your Espresso Machine" http://www.home-barista.com/marketplace ... 10642.html thread for quite awhile now and thought it would be cool to have him craft a portafilter handle for my Mini II.

Thinking was all I was doing, until I saw an example of his work with Amboyna Burl and then thinking immediately turned into ordering.

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As soon as I receive them from Dave, I'll post a photo of how they look on my Mini II.

Keith

[Dodger1]

Received them last night and all I can say is that pictures simply don't show the "real" craftsmanship of Dave's work. But here's my lame attempt at capturing how they look on my Mini II.

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[Endo]

Cool. How much for the set?

[Dodger1]

$90.00 total, including shipping etc. Not cheap but hey you only get to go around once and since you can't take it with you.

[Endo]

$90.00 total, including shipping etc. Not cheap but hey you only get to go around once and since you can't take it with you.

Not entirely true. I think they make Amboyna Burl coffins too.

[PBL]

Wow, great way to customize an S1. My would would probably comment that it doesn't match the cabinets. LOL

[Dodger1]

I can't imagine what Amboyna Burl cabinets would cost but they'd be way

[spazola]

Wow! That's one of the best combinations I've seen. Impressive!
Tom

[franzr]

The amboyna pics also motivated me to order some pieces from Dave.

I think my machine may now be finished--tall legs, LED lights, wood handles. Of course, I've said that before!

[JohnB]

Nice to see my S1 steam knob design mounted on a machine! I still have the original in Cocobolo but sold the S1 before I got around to mounting it. It took 3-4 back & forths before Dave got it right but it does look sweet. Now you need to remove those tacky arrow decals.

[slo]

I was wondering who had these made, from Dave's "pride display" post. Very Nice!