tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post4760052345287626518..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Coffee Anyone? (2)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-29057810926800560002011-04-24T20:53:33.169-04:002011-04-24T20:53:33.169-04:00Dennis, yes, your comments/critique are most welco...Dennis, yes, your comments/critique are most welcome, as always.<br /><br />The shelf on the table is not in its final form yet, though it will keep it's essentially octagonal form. I will be tying it into the rest of the table a little more overtly by profiling the shelf frame edge. I think that will do much to accomplish the harmony you mentioned you found lacking. I have also been entertaining the idea of having a bead on the shelf frame which flows into and down the legs. drawing those details in SketchUp can take time, so I have been putting it off. Just getting the profile on the front and rear of the legs took more hair pulling than I care to remember.<br /><br />The client expressly told me that they like an interplay of different forms together in a piece, curved with rectilinear, etc. So I am honoring that. They have also indicated a preference for simplicity above all else, so I hesitate to add stuff. But I think that the profiling of the shelf frame, which will be convexly rounded similar to the upper table frame, but simpler, will tie the elements more strongly together. I'll post up a picture of that in another few days, so let me know how you like it then.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-62590081001795376802011-04-24T20:42:19.395-04:002011-04-24T20:42:19.395-04:00Do you mind some design impression critique? Can...Do you mind some design impression critique? Can't be so sure from a sketch, but I will put it out there.<br /><br />You have a lot of influential shapes going on, the shelf being a particularly strong one as well. It looks interesting when looking down through the glass, but might not the overall balance be enhanced with the lower shelf being a more subtle shape, as evident in the more side and end views of the table? Those sharp cornered flat areas where the leg goes through, they appear to really draw your eye in an excessive way. No doubt that you have your own way of seeing things, but the oval shape of the top, and the harder octagonal shape of the shelf, I don't find them complimentary to each other, think the shelf needs to be more subdued to have a harmony going, also to minimize visual interference with the attractive legs.djyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985330530360767281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-9602600273583926972011-04-24T15:30:30.567-04:002011-04-24T15:30:30.567-04:00Steve,
I just did a little research, and it is cl...Steve,<br /><br />I just did a little research, and it is clear that the leaves of the hollyhock are totally different than those on the Tokugawa crest, while the wild Ginger leaves are a spitting image. It looks like that mix-up has been long-standing. <br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-53390116830731853622011-04-24T15:14:22.653-04:002011-04-24T15:14:22.653-04:00Steve,
Awesome! I love getting accurate informati...Steve,<br /><br />Awesome! I love getting accurate information like that and will make the correction tot he blog. <br /><br />Thanks so much!!<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-51809147680786103172011-04-24T15:00:56.722-04:002011-04-24T15:00:56.722-04:00Hi Chris,
Nice looking design - I'm sure the ...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Nice looking design - I'm sure the client will be pleased (especially when its finished).<br /><br />Forgive me for delving somewhat into the realm of trivia, but the Tokugawa mon (crest) is actually leaves from Wild Ginger (Aoi, in Japanese, Asarum, in botanical terms). Unfortunately, the hollyhock has become the oft mis-associated plant, but I know you are a stickler for accurate detail, so now you can help correct the wrong. (Btw, I got this info from the Tokugawa Museum and am not just making it up).<br /><br />Enjoying the blog as always,<br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-29050460025053946112011-04-23T22:43:54.085-04:002011-04-23T22:43:54.085-04:00That's nice.. my only criticism (kept to myse...That's nice.. my only criticism (kept to myself!) of the initial design was that the sides of the hexagonal ends weren't equal nor centred on the legs - the shelf looked a bit.. er, pointy?!.. Anyway it's a great improvement.. Look forward to seeing the finished article.Adam Macernoreply@blogger.com