bradpotts Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I saw this table the other day and it made me laugh. Thought you guys might enjoy as well. They purposely cut a grove in the wood to insert butterflies. They did such a poor job with the inlay that they just filled it with wood filler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Mike. said: I can't wait for the next economic recession..... Now that you say this...it makes me wonder if and how much the 2008 recession had to do with the rustic movement we're currently enduring. People had less money but still needed a table at which to eat...let's just lower our standards and call it trendy. Or maybe it had nothing to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I think a decorator designed it and the poor fool who tried to build its reach exceed his grasp . Then someone made it worse by posting a picture ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted April 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Eric. said: Now that you say this...it makes me wonder if and how much the 2008 recession had to do with the rustic movement we're currently enduring. People had less money but still needed a table at which to eat...let's just lower our standards and call it trendy. Or maybe it had nothing to do with it. Ha ha "grab them pallets we need some shelving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 They even nailed the butterflies in the damn table lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dknapp34 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Now that you say this...it makes me wonder if and how much the 2008 recession had to do with the rustic movement we're currently enduring. People had less money but still need a table at which to eat...let's just lower our standards and call it trendy. Or maybe it had nothing to do with it. Except that the more rustic something is, the more expensive it is. Maybe it has to do with people who did ok through the recession feeling guilty and buying cheap looking but still expensive crap in order to fit in. Or maybe people just have crappy taste. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, Dknapp34 said: Or maybe people just have crappy taste. I am looking forward to this crap to end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Dknapp34 said: Except that the more rustic something is, the more expensive it is. Yeah, NOW it is...now that it's trendy. But it didn't start that way. It started as frugality and morphed into something truly horrible. It's like buying ox-tail stew at some five star restaurant. Created by the poor, exploited by the rich. Always nasty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 That's even a template butterfly, shouldn't that be stupid easy to make a perfect fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doomwolf Posted April 8, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 You can never make something truly idiot proof, because they just keep making better idiots. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prov163 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Is it just me or is the butterfly made of plywood with early American stain? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I will blame social media for this type of stuff, Pinterest, Facebook and others. People that done know anything likes crap like this and the wave to no taste builds. The thing that gets me, is how about doing some research. Like finding out when to use the inlay. But the nail is a nice touch, but glue might have been the best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Thanks for that. Just brightened my day a bunch. . . Smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 The cool part about this 'trend' is the less skill you have the nicer the piece looks! I'd say this piece hits a home run in the "I love rustic wood that looks like it was from a barn that got picked up in a tornado and landed in my kitchen" category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Eric. said: Created by the poor, exploited by the rich. Always nasty. Lobster used to be the same way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socoj2 Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 I had to quit the local facebook group. "wanting rustic table" 500 replies showing tables made out of 2x8s from home depot and OMG So beautiful comments 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxerjoe04 Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 57 minutes ago, socoj2 said: I had to quit the local facebook group. "wanting rustic table" 500 replies showing tables made out of 2x8s from home depot and OMG So beautiful comments I see that crap all the time on facebook, every piece of wood nailed down, wood movement, what's thattttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 2 hours ago, socoj2 said: I had to quit the local facebook group. "wanting rustic table" 500 replies showing tables made out of 2x8s from home depot and OMG So beautiful comments Same in my area. I'm tempted to try to raise some funds for new tools by building a couple simple tables out of quality lumber with quality joinery, but when the uninformed see my price next to the price of crap built from crap, I probably wouldn't find any buyers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 18 hours ago, Doomwolf said: You can never make something truly idiot proof, because they just keep making better idiots. I've always preferred the term "idiot resistant"....because - let's face it - idiots can be pretty clever at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Same in my area. I'm tempted to try to raise some funds for new tools by building a couple simple tables out of quality lumber with quality joinery, but when the uninformed see my price next to the price of crap built from crap, I probably wouldn't find any buyers. This is the same struggle I face everyday. I've had a high top bar table (nothing fancy) up for over 2 yrs now. It's reasonably priced but yet I get low ball offers all the time with the response "I can make that for next to nothing" so I respond with "Make it. If yours is better then why would you need mine?" I hate stupid people. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 How about all the faux milk paint finishing? Take a possibly nice older dresser and glob it up with this faux antique milk painting technique. I think most people have genuinely no idea how to judge furniture. Just out of curiosity, I put up a side table I made on the local Facebook market, splayed and taper legs, nothing that would blow this crowd away, but very solidly built and attractive. I asked for $150, and got crickets, while the same crowd was stumbling over themselves to buy other pieces of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, Isaac said: I asked for $150, and got crickets, while the same crowd was stumbling over themselves to buy other pieces of crap. Because these are the people you're trying to sell to... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 24 minutes ago, Isaac said: How about all the faux milk paint finishing? Take a possibly nice older dresser and glob it up with this faux antique milk painting technique. I think most people have genuinely no idea how to judge furniture. Just out of curiosity, I put up a side table I made on the local Facebook market, splayed and taper legs, nothing that would blow this crowd away, but very solidly built and attractive. I asked for $150, and got crickets, while the same crowd was stumbling over themselves to buy other pieces of crap. Even in great furniture there is an element of fakery. Great read Graham got me reading. Is it genuine?: A guide to the identification of eighteenth-century English furniture https://www.amazon.com/dp/0805510419/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_g7K6ybSPVHA1D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prov163 Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Eric. said: Because these are the people you're trying to sell to... Eric's right. The Walmart crowd is not the market for quality furniture - or apparently quality underwear with elastic that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted April 9, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 1 hour ago, prov163 said: Eric's right. The Walmart crowd is not the market for quality furniture - or apparently quality underwear with elastic that works. My point was - unfortunately - most of the country is the Walmart crowd. A large percentage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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