His work ranged from amazing carvings to a custom piano and everything in between. I was very lucky to have meet him and tour his studio in 1978. He had a Queen Anne chair with a hat an coat draped on it, all carved out of mahogany that was the most amazing carving I have ever seen. Every time I see a Queen Anne chair I think of his carving. I recommend people check out his work, you will not be disappointed, Wendell Castle was an amazing artist. Thanks Dave for letting us know.

Thank you,tuna. Wendell Castle, who died last Friday at age 85, sculpted a lot of weird furniture. I think he proves Dave R.'s point pretty well. Best, dh

@cjryan said: Well I, for one would be disappointed to see you go. Although I don't post that often. I read most everything that's new. Keep on keepin' on. Chris Ditto

Got it. Thanks a million.

Nice result and very informative blog post!

Thanks David and yes it's pretty odd, I think that's why I had to spin out a model....

Thanks, as always, Dave.

looking forward to the final result

Nice David...... Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

Thank you, tuna and Dave. I don't think a big steam box would do much good, Dave. What I really need is a great big credit with Knoll. The bends in this chair are wicked complicated. Best, dh

Yeah, Dave, I couldn't help myself. I've long been looking for good views of this chair and other bentwood pieces. And thanks for the good words, tuna.

Many thanks for the good words, HornOxx. Much appreciated. dh

@dave r said: The trick is to join both pieces of molding so either the high points or the low points on the edges meet. [attachment=1:x8ufdlau]<!-- ia1 -->Screenshot - 12_5_2017 , 6_43_26 AM.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:x8ufdlau] Then miter them. [attachment=0:x8ufdlau]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 12_5_2017 , 6_49_16 AM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:x8ufdlau] Flip one of the lengths of molding end for end and adjust the position so it looks more like a continuous run of rope. around the corner. The "real" trick is to do it in situ. When a number of inside and outside corners have to match. Get the Douzukinoko saw out! For numerous 1/32 inch cuts to adjust the length.

Thank you, tuna. And Dave, I couldn't get any of my dogs to sit still long enough to balance on the table.

@tuna1957 said: Dave R, thanks. Find your comment about the radius on the verticals interesting. First version of this I had smaller radius, after looking at it a bunch decided to increase them..... must be a tomato, tomatoe thing. Cherry tomato vs. beefsteak tomatoe I really liked the render!

In a separate model, you could draw a 2D edge consisting of a stack of rectangles and apply alternating materials to them. Save the result as a 2D graphic export. Then import that image back into your real model as a texture and paint the edges of the plywood with it.

I've got a decent enough shop. Just no time to use it.

Thanks for the good words, everyone, and to Mike for the link to info about the Vignellis. They were a interesting couple who created many interesting and beautiful things. This table isn't one of the beautiful things, though. But it did serve one very important purpose: It gave me something to do for a few minutes this afternoon.

Splendid !

@faust07 said: I would like to touch the loose parts and put them together.... I agree. I'd like to make one of those mostly to put it together. I think I'd stick a screw in from the underside of the table to keep the legs from falling off when it gets picked up. I can imagine getting very frustrated every time I moved it even though I'd know the legs are loose.