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September 13, 2008
10:00 PM Eastern |
September 14, 2008
2:00 AM Eastern |
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Drawing on the skills of craftsmen who built oak barrels for aging wine, this hall table was created with a "coopered" base. Staves are milled from jarrah wood, and a template serves as a layout guide as we angle-cut each stave to bring the pieces together in a sweeping curve. The top and bottom edges of the barell-like bases are cut on an angle so the sides of the base tilt gracefully in toward each other. To join the sides, copper pipes -- finished using a hot patina process -- are cut and glued into holes that have been partially drilled through the sides of the base. A cut-glass top give a bird's eye view of the craftsmanship and allows the beauty of the wood and copper to show through.
