Oriental? Arts & Crafts? Or Just Odd?
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Kevin Rodel is one of the premier interpreters of the Arts & Crafts furniture style in the U.S. He also has an Oriental side, and occasionally the two snuggle in his brain to produce an odd love child. Case in point: He did an article for Fine Woodworking magazine last year, explaining how to construct this small table. It's made from oak, and the magazine called it an Arts & Crafts style. But it has a sort of shoji-screen grid between the legs. The legs have a reverse taper reminiscent of some of James Krenov's work, and the top is four hunks of oak, arranged in a pinwheel pattern, with a black ceramic tile in the center space. Since everything is held together with lap joints and splines, the modeling was pretty straightforward. But I'm still not sure about this piece. Is it unique and intriguing or a near-miss? I'd like to know what you think.
Best,
dh
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pretty interesting - I would say definitely more towards the oriental... To my taste, it's a bit strong of a design, I think it would have a hard time blending in with other furniture. It is sort of an odd duck. Thanks for sharing
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For those who wish to see it before they download...
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I thought it looked familiar...
Dave_R last year http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=348436#p348436
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Dave,
Your memory is far better than mine. Your model is probably far better than mine, too.
dh -
That's TIG with the memory.
Yes, I did draw that table some time ago. I used a tile from Motawi in the center. It's a fun little table.
Your model looks pretty good, David. I did notice the top is a wee bit low on the legs.
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