Thanks, all. A lava lamp would be a good addition. I just don't have the patience to animate one in Dynamic Components. Best, dh

Just make one and put it in there while she's not home.

Very good, David. I've been too busy with travel and presentations and such to do much in the way of practice. Glad you posted something.

Thank you all. Rich, which one?

Thanks guys

Thank you, gentlemen.

Thank you, Baz.

Great tutorial on a slick technique. Thanks. If I ever get it into my head to model a violin, I'll know just how to create the end of the neck. Bests, dh

Yeah. But the lamp should be stationary and the table should rotate, for a kind of disco ball effect. The piece was designed in the 70s, after all. Rock on.

Simple is good, RobertWan. Thanks for the comment. Best, dh

Thank you sir. The style is called Fine Point 16.

Thanks Chaps.

@joe wood said: This is how the beams were laid out on that one, I've done two curved steps projects sort of like yours but can't find any pics, they both were so long ago. Aha

check out this barley twist, made by extinct giant beavers! http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160727-extinct-giant-beavers-made-stone-corkscrews-instead-of-dams

look's pretty cool ! I think the "train wreck" comes during glue up of the legs and base

@tuna1957 said: Cool.... is that plugin in the store yet ? I can sell you a copy for $5.

Thank you, Mike. As I said in my original post, the biggest challenge turned out to be the fluted portions of the legs. Modeling that detail entailed using Hidden Geometry to find a facet of the leg, copying it, and using it as the basis for a Follow Me extrusion for the flute. The problem was working off-axis, which wasn't easy for me. Once I had the flute extrusion, I moved it into the leg, copy/rotated it, and did an Intersect Faces command. Even though I scaled up the leg 1000x, I still wound up with some weird unwanted geometry. Next time, it'll be easier. I created the flutes in the corner blocks using the same procedure. Best, dh

Nice work Dave--model and rendering! Thanks for sharing.

gotta love it