Saturday, December 15, 2012

Wood Furniture Design

At last!  My semester of wood furniture design class is over, and the final products I am very proud of!

First project- Hand Tool

Second project - Occasional Table

Our first project-  A hand tool of any kind.  I chose to create a bottle opener, shaped as a rhino!  I used a metal bottle opener and wedged it in-between two 2" pieces of cherry, and crafted my rhino.  The bottle opener is in the mouth of the rhino, and it is fully functional.  Quite the conversational piece! Everyone wants to grab-a-hold.

12" long, 4.5" high, 4" wide
Wood: Cherry
Finish: Tung Oil



The second project, occasional table, was the rest of the semester's worth of time.  I wanted to create a serving table for cheese/crackers/wine/beer/chips/dip/etc... I didn't want the classic four-legged table, I wanted an abstract sculptural piece, a piece that defied gravity, that tricked your eye and made it look molded out of plastic.  The "S" was a huge part of this table, and making it come to life was such an amazing experience that had me learning so much as well as having a lot of fun!  Here it is!! 

36" long, 27" high, 18" wide(top table) 14" wide(bottom table)
Wood: European Beech
Finish: Wipe-on Poly (oil)






3 comments:

  1. THIS IS AWESOME! All of this. Have you taken wood/furniture classes before?

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    1. Thanks!! Yeah I took a couple woodshop classes in high school, but this was my biggest wood creation so far!

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  2. Furniture design look so entire with different style.It's so beautiful!


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