I am not a fan...
I hope the fad dies off like Avocado kitchen appliances...
I am not a fan...
I hope the fad dies off like Avocado kitchen appliances...
Last edited by Rich Engelhardt; 12-21-2021 at 4:45 AM.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
Agree..............
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Allow me a contrarian view: Yes, it does not take much actual ww'ing skill but it does bring folks into the hobby without having to invest a lot of money on equipment, which is a win for everyone. Also, provides a viable outlet for (sometimes historic) salvage lumber rather than just ending up in a landfill or as firewood. I think I have a slab or two in the garage that came from storm-felled oaks that were in a local historic park. That being said, a guy came by the booth at our last woodworking show with a T-shirt that read "Death to River Tables", which we both had a good laugh about.
Erik
Ex-SCM and Felder rep
Death not to live edge
Death to poor design.
Live edge has its place. It can be done very tastefully with practice.
But I agree most instances are live edge for its own sake. All bark and no bite.
It went through a similar but less dramatic craze in the late 60's/early 70's just like the cookie clock phase. Agree with Prashun but it will be a fad overall. The bigger prayer is death to epoxy river live edge. At that point your in the hat trick of fads, live edge, combined with the also 70's fad of encapsulating things in clear resin. When they say hold onto your bell bottoms because trend's always repeat.. its real fellas,.. oh yeah.. its real.
In my area during that time was furniture made from wooden cable spools. One friend had a nice chair made of a cable spool with the bottom cut flat. Part of the center cut out the leather upholstered seat and back and the sides at the seat cut for arm rests. Many people had various size cable spools for coffee tables to dinner tables. Some were made into cabinets.similar but less dramatic craze in the late 60's/early 70's
And yes, some of these were slathered with clear varathane.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
I'm kind of amused that woodworkers (I'm not, in case no one's guessed yet ) would be averse to Live Edge stuff (and I had to google it)... I like tables and benches with the original tree edges and bark. Looks like "real" wood, guess that would be because it is! -- and it's interesting...
We have a gorgeous $3500 dining set, and as nice as the table is to look at, it's veneer...
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THREE- make that FOUR now - fiber lasers
ONE - vinyl cutter
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I like some live edge things I've seen, and some I don't. Actually I didn't much care for a Nakashima bench someone posted a picture of on here once, though I know he was a master craftsman. I tend to like it better in more rustic applications, I guess. Adirondack siding can even look good to me in some cases, though not always. I probably have bad taste, it would not be surprising to find out that was the case.
I found a post of a live edge epoxy river table with hair pin legs.
God help us
Aj
My God! It's...alive!
is the green stuff shag carpet? or is it algae
40 years ago or so in a shop of a fine woodwork guy as he was on the phone telling someone else hes making another Flintstones table
At least it matches the floor
I'm with Eric. Anything that brings new people into woodworking, no matter the format, is OK in my book. I've seen beautiful live edge furniture and just awful stuff, too. And I've seen beautiful insert whatever style you like furniture and just awful stuff, too. And some well-respected styles I think are just ugly no matter how high the craftsmanship. It's all woodworking, people. And it's like golf; it can be enjoyed at any level.
John