airplane propeller – Francois et Moi

Every Piece Has Its Place

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:00:09 +0000

What do you do with a 6′ airplane propeller that against all odds, you won on eBay? Well…Ken and I went back and forth, but we both agreed we wanted to keep the integrity of the piece (hence not modify it by trying to make something else out of it like a lamp–although that probably could have been cool too). So where do you hang a 6′ piece of aircraft in your 750 sf apartment? After much deliberation we finally landed on our entry. It seems an unlikely place considering our entry is tiny, 40″ x 84″ to be precise. Not only is our entry small, prior to last spring, it lacked sufficient storage. We have a coat closet on the east wall, but again it’s quite teeny in terms of storing all the outdoor gear that comes along with surviving Minnesota winters. So last spring, Ken and I built a coat rail out of molding and wood pegs in order to provide a spot for everyday coats and bags. We painted it white, and installed it along the west wall of our entry. Doing so created a long, horizontal expanse of white wall above the rail, and ever since, we’ve […]

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On a Whim

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:54:28 +0000

Have you ever, on a whim, bid on something on eBay or at a silent auction thinking, “Why not? I’ll probably be outbid anyway”? So have we, only we weren’t outbid. It all started last August when we flew out to Salt Lake City to visit my sister, Sarah, who’s wrapping up her PhD at the University of Utah. While browsing antique and vintage shops on 300th Street, Ken and I came across a killer 6′ wood plane propeller in a tiny mom and pop vintage shop. Ken has always been fascinated by flying and has gradually been logging flight hours over the past 10 years towards a private pilots license. Needless to say, the propeller caught his eye and we seriously considered buying it, but had no idea how we’d get it back to Minneapolis, so we ended up passing on it. 4 months later and still thinking about that propeller, Ken jumped on eBay one mundane Thursday night, and did a keyword search for vintage propellers. What came up was a sweet 1947 wood plane propeller with graphic red prop tips. On a whim, we decided to throw in a bid, fully expecting to be outbid. (The last several things […]

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