Denette Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I have no idea who made it, when it was made, where it comes from, or if it lasted longer than the show it was placed in. I'm not convinced that this would be a very stable design - definitely pretty far on the "form" end of the "form and function" scale. Still though, what a crazy design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 There is a Japanese woodworker that does stuff similar to this, but I can't say that this is his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 It is unique. Trying to imagine the build process, would be more interested in seeing how he went about it all than I am the final product (I tend to prefer stuff with a function to stuff that is purely "art", so this is the wrong end of the spectrum for me). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denette Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 It is unique. Trying to imagine the build process, would be more interested in seeing how he went about it all than I am the final product (I tend to prefer stuff with a function to stuff that is purely "art", so this is the wrong end of the spectrum for me). I agree. Structurally this looks like the tabletop would be kin to an end-grain cutting board, but obviously the whole thing is much thicker. I'm not a fan of the design as furniture, but as a show of technical skill it truly is impressive. Now that I take a second look at it, I think it would be a really cool table for a modern diner if it didn't have all the dangling drip bits. I just can't imagine someone seriously sipping a cup of coffee while sitting at this table as it currently is. They'd have a huge wooden drip dangling about their legs and knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneAndDestroy Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Use epoxy stabilized wood. Bada bing! no movement issue. The issue is the 1000$ of epoxy you used... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've seen that piece before, I think it was a student entry to AWFS like eight or ten years ago. There's a ton of joints there that can fail, but technically it doesn't break any wood movement rules...everything moves together in the same direction. So as long as the joints were clean and weren't starved of glue, there's no reason to think it should fall apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 But really, the dingleberries are worse than useless. Bad enough to scoot your chair up to the table and bang your knee. But banging your knee would torque one of the danglies, twist the cutting board top, and likely snap the whole thing in half. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 What a mess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I refuse to look at this crazy thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 22 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: But really, the dingleberries are worse than useless. Bad enough to scoot your chair up to the table and bang your knee. But banging your knee would torque one of the danglies, twist the cutting board top, and likely snap the whole thing in half. Forget the dingleberries. It's not a functional piece, it's a sculpture. I'd take dingleberries over this "thing" any day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 My brain went instantly to how to build one. Turn 3 post sections for the base, turn the dingleberries, then start gluing the top and base sections around the posts and dingles. Then go nuts with an angle grinder and finally sand . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denette Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 But really, the dingleberries are worse than useless. Bad enough to scoot your chair up to the table and bang your knee. But banging your knee would torque one of the danglies, twist the cutting board top, and likely snap the whole thing in half. Ooh. Didn't think about all that torque placed on the glue. Dingleberry failure due to excessive torque would be excruciating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Theres a video somewhere of this being made but i cant find it. Definitely more of a sculpture than furniture. Id never want to build this type of thing personally but you gotta admire the creativity. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfowler Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 looks like salvador dali influenced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 But really, the dingleberries are worse than useless. Bad enough to scoot your chair up to the table and bang your knee. But banging your knee would torque one of the danglies, twist the cutting board top, and likely snap the whole thing in half. Forget the dingleberries. It's not a functional piece, it's a sculpture. I'd take dingleberries over this "thing" any day. Only because the 'table' is wood, and David's dingleberries are stone! ? I can appreciate art for art's sake. I certainly appreciate the skill involved in making either if these example sculptures. But in my opinion, "furniture" must be functional first, artistic second. Obviously, David isn't furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denette Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 But really, the dingleberries are worse than useless. Bad enough to scoot your chair up to the table and bang your knee. But banging your knee would torque one of the danglies, twist the cutting board top, and likely snap the whole thing in half. Forget the dingleberries. It's not a functional piece, it's a sculpture. I'd take dingleberries over this "thing" any day. Only because the 'table' is wood, and David's dingleberries are stone! I can appreciate art for art's sake. I certainly appreciate the skill involved in making either if these example sculptures. But in my opinion, "furniture" must be functional first, artistic second. Obviously, David isn't furniture. That's weird. I always thought David was an ornate hat rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 It made me smile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 13 hours ago, wdwerker said: My brain went instantly to how to build one. Same here. Personally, I think this thing has an awesome profile. I love the danglers. It is very clearly more form over function but it forms cool. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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