table that suggestion

[siannan]

I was thinking about this model for a modular table/footstool/ottoman that I came up with for my first semester of 2-D design. It was designed to be packed nearly flat, with hinges, and had curving supports that slotted diagonally into each corner. I did the mock-up out of oaktag but in my notes it was supposed to be made out of steamed birch or something with a nice plain grain, stained on the reverse of each support slat, so the color showed on the turnbacks, which would be rotated so that the buttresses curved in or out. The professor liked the sail shapes and inherent stability and gave me an A, the only one in the class.

It wouldn't go well with anything I have in my house now, but I was revisiting the concept. Hmm...plastics.

I never liked working with plastics. That sickly smell from the molding process, the short malleability time when forming, and the cheap looking result unless you had really high-quality Lucite to begin with. Then all the messing with the rouge wheels.

I just realized that then the hinge mechanism couldn't be hid as well. Pfft. I really don't want to work with MDF laminate or other chintzy composites, but I don't have the space or equipment to do bent wood on a large scale.

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[snuh.livejournal.com]

even kimya dawson came to tumblr. i hate the people that run it, but the peeps are fun - when you coming?

[auntiesiannan.livejournal.com]

Bah, one blogging platform is enough for me, thanks.

[hep.livejournal.com]

do they have woodworking co-ops out there? out here there are all kinds of craftsman co-ops that you can sign up with to use their space and equip. see if they have anything like that there! i know they have some in nyc, but i assume that is way too far for you.

[auntiesiannan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are some in brooklyn, which is too far of a schlep for me right now. There's also a glass studio there that I would love to work with but again, distance.

sometimes I miss living in Queens, man.