Ryan Bess
09-13-2007, 11:52 AM
Hello all,
I have not contributed here much lately, a beautiful Illinois summer has kept me from my computer.
I recently finished reading "The Soul of a Tree" by George Nakashima. I find tremendous beauty in all of his pieces and was inspired to build something in the likeness of his art. Luckily enough, I have collected several slabs over the years, so I picked my favorite figured maple slab and went to work. Scale is critical with Nakashima work, so I spent quite a bit of time designing what I thought was the right thickness and dimension for the supporting structure of the slab. My particular table is modeled after his Minguren series. It was a rewarding project and I just can't help but to run my hand along the natural edge every time I walk through my great room. If any of you have large slabs sitting in your wood rooms waiting for a home, I encourage you to build something "organic" - I'm sure you'll find as much pleasure as I have.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pics!
Ryan
I have not contributed here much lately, a beautiful Illinois summer has kept me from my computer.
I recently finished reading "The Soul of a Tree" by George Nakashima. I find tremendous beauty in all of his pieces and was inspired to build something in the likeness of his art. Luckily enough, I have collected several slabs over the years, so I picked my favorite figured maple slab and went to work. Scale is critical with Nakashima work, so I spent quite a bit of time designing what I thought was the right thickness and dimension for the supporting structure of the slab. My particular table is modeled after his Minguren series. It was a rewarding project and I just can't help but to run my hand along the natural edge every time I walk through my great room. If any of you have large slabs sitting in your wood rooms waiting for a home, I encourage you to build something "organic" - I'm sure you'll find as much pleasure as I have.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pics!
Ryan