Mid-Century Inspired
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Have you used your Fibonnacci gauge ?
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Not recently. Only the virtual one. Besides, with all the drawing work I have, who has time for any woodworking?
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Nice, Dave!
Did you render it to get that wood texture? Otherwise the rest of it could have been done with your usual SU tricks.
I think it would look good with a straight/fine delineation as well.
Thanks for posting.
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Thank you, Peter.
No rendering in the usual sense. The light colored wood is a plywood texture I have. I agree, something with a close, straight grain would look nice, too. I figured for the period of the style, fir plywood was appropriate. If I was building it, I might make the cases and doors from okume plywood and use wenge for the trim and legs.
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I'm sorry. I meant the line style. That wood grain came out nicely for SU rendering. What kind of wood is it? Peter
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Oh I see. Yes. It would probably be better to do this mid-century stuff with a crisper line style.
The light colored wood is fir ply and the image for the dark is called "apple13" although I don't think it is really any specific wood. The fir ply is actually a hand drawn texture.
You're up pretty early.
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Here it is with a bamboo veneered ply and wenge for the trim and base. I used a straight line style instead of a sketchy one.
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Nice work Dave. I will have to send you photos of my grandparents furniture that now resides in my house. Maybe I will even model it someday.
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thanks, Eric.
Get busy drawing.
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Yes great. Betty Draper wants a set, I'm sure.
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Wow Dave - I really like the chairs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sideboard though looks a little older that traditional mid century - 40's! It's a little tall for mid century!
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Thank you, Richard.
You're right. The sideboard is a little taller than it should be. More useful space in my tall one.
This is the original. Based on one in a book published in 1957.
I have seen some photos of similar pieces that are taller than the tall one I did, though.
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