Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 13:20     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
With such a sturdy table, imagine how many Hambones will fit during Christmas.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 13:06     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Anonymous wrote:So expensive. Like throwing money down the drain.


No, no...not down the drain, into the gutter.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 13:05     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
So expensive. Like throwing money down the drain.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 13:01     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Great idea. I love to see things used in a different way. I don't even bowl and I like it. I am just sick of the granite and marble.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 12:57     Subject: Re:bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Just remember, in case the installers make some mistakes to get a few spares.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 11:36     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
What about used surgical table from vet
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 11:33     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/122888538/bowling-alley-lane-table?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted&utm_campaign=furniture_mid&gclid=CO_HhIywkbkCFcmf4AodqHoAzw
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 11:31     Subject: Re:bowling lane for kitchen counter?
I haven't bothered to read through all of these but friends of mine did this when they rehabbed a house. Done the right way, it can look awesome. Always a conversation piece.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 11:28     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
OP check out the tables in the back of Whole Foods Friendship Heights, they are made of bowling lanes. If you like them, there's your answer.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 11:06     Subject: Re:bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Anonymous wrote:I love this idea! Where did you find it?


This is OP. The bowling alley lanes are at the Loading Dock in Baltimore. Check it out -- you can get a 12' piece for $43!!!

http://www.loadingdock.org/

To follow up: I like the idea, but I don't think I will be doing it. From what I read, Bowling Alley lanes are hard to work with. They are very heavy (300 lbs) and difficult to cut because they consist of wood that has been nailed together again and again. So you have cut through wood and metal. Plus then you have to sand them down and coat them with a new surface (the "dirty balls" issue). Thanks for all the feedback!
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 10:56     Subject: Re:bowling lane for kitchen counter?
I love this idea! Where did you find it?
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 10:55     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
I saw this recently in a magazine. Beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 09:12     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Anonymous wrote:Striking. Cute.

My husband's desk at home is reclaimed bowling alley wood. It is gorgeous. As for the "dirty balls" problem, it is not as though they don't refinish the wood first, which includes sanding it down.

I say go for it.


i want to see a picture of this
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 08:23     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
It'd be cool if you incorporate the "arrow" markers into your counter.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 08:07     Subject: bowling lane for kitchen counter?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ugh sounds so gross. I'd think of all those dirty balls...


Haha you said dirty balls!


hehehehehe