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Calpol

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I've to make my big sis a dining table for her wedding present, I suggested it then she quickly ruined it by asking for a rustic style :(

Anyway, can anyone recommend me some good sites to inspire?

I only know of a few which were a good start but I could do with some more...

Thanks all

Also is it waney or wany? I've never known :?
 
Something a little different....

This was made by a friend of mine and was nicknamed the flying horse for some reason. Its very good and interesting, but I have to be honest I would not want it.


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George Nakashima's work would be good inspiration for this. I have his book Soul of A Tree, but I imagine google would fetch up some pics.

Ed
 
Matty the execution of the butterflies can be appreciated , but what else would anyone admire in that old tat ? Still beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
 
superunknown":3hbgerd4 said:
Something a little different....

This was made by a friend of mine and was nicknamed the flying horse for some reason. Its very good and interesting, but I have to be honest I would not want it.


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I could do something with that top but the underframe is completely uninspiring :( - Rob
 
Agreed, but with a more traditional three legged column at either end and the edges tapering to 3/4" in thickness it would look breathtaking.
 
As much as I love wood, I can't get on with waney\natural edge. I just seems lazy to me ;)
 
superunknown":28d1r0hx said:
Something a little different....

This was made by a friend of mine and was nicknamed the flying horse for some reason. Its very good and interesting, but I have to be honest I would not want it.


2079508625_5c268a5a4f.jpg

I love the top, but would prefer different legs. Still, kudos to the builder. Everyone's taste is different, after all.
 
Como got in with the reference to Tim Stead before I did - but he's influenced a whole lot of others too. I've got a few of his chairs, and having visited his steading more than once have sat on/at/etc a lot more (his kitchen/living room is amazing!) ... it's fantastically tactile furniture to enjoy with your hands as much as with your eyes, so in a way photos don't do them justice. I think he used waney edges along with created edges to make the best of the design and the wood itself, as a practical functional object and a thing of beauty. I'm not sure everyone using waney edges does that - some might be lazy as Tom suggests - but not all by any means ...
 
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