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Article: Furniture maker reclaims legend's lumber.(Business)
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- August 3, 2008
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Byline: JAY FITZGERALD
A Plainville woodworker thinks splendid splinters from the Splendid Splinter's old baseball campground in Lakeville will make excellent high-end furniture.
Stephen C. Staples, owner of Staples Cabinet Makers Inc., has for decades specialized in what he calls "odd" but nevertheless high-quality furniture made from reclaimed wood.
He's turned barn doors into cupboards and church pews into tables.
One of his more popular furniture items came from the floor boards of the Westport home of the aunt of Lizzie Borden.
Never mind that the wood didn't come from the actual Fall River home where Borden allegedly ...