leif, I agree with most of your comments/questions, but unfortunately, have few answers for you. Here are a couple of shots of the leg top that I took this morning. I believe the plugs were original and first time the screws removed, so what you see would have been done in the factory. If longer screws were used, then they might have passed through the mortise top and into the tenon. However, due to the curvature of the seat and the angle of the front legs, the screws are not going in exactly parallel to the leg axis.
The explanation I came up with was that the front screws are only two of six for the seat, and experience less loads than a frame joint, so screwing into the end grain might have been an acceptable condition.
Note that some of the seat wood is attached to the top of leg, so it might be a bit confusing as to why there is wood grain in the opposite direction. I believe this is the result of the previous owner attempting to fix the loose joint by trying to squeeze glue into a gap while still assembled. A few of the chairs have old dried wood glue drips and runs along some underside joints.
Sorry to others for the thread hijacking. I'll start the new thread soon and transfer these comments.
bj – That is a sweep lamp. Nice find 🙂
niceguy – Thanks for the props. Picking post-modern has given us some thrills lately, especially given that there is seemingly so little of it around. I do wonder if it will ever be appreciated in the way that modern furniture is currently...
Lucky me!
I plucked 2 "spent" orchids out of my buildings dumpster, and plugged them into the" love zone".
I framed 2 watercolors (in a natural wood tone) gifted to me by the artist.
And I have 2 new boyfriends that are waterproofing the building (not dressed for happy hour).
Lucky me,
Aunt Mark
ps, it happens in two's. Hi.
you really can't see the cord going through the lucite unless you REALLY focus. Such a cool design. I stuck a huge bulb on one of them and it just looks cool
When the wife gets back tonight will show them to her. She will either love them or scream. I am not taking bets.
Peter Hamburger. Can't get over that.
Thanks niceguy,
Sorry, I'm new to this site and just trying to figure out as much as I can about this piece.
I've already gone to all the sites I can think of to try and find out more info about this model. If you have any suggestions on where I can do more research on it I would really appreciate it.
Hi.
My latest is another free orchid. The poor thing was about to be dumpster'd (including the pot) by my neighbor. I will make it bloom. I will.
Hi.
Aunt Mark
(edited) because I had a puff, immediately put one hand on my appropriate hip, and relocated the sweet little thing. What would Ray do? WWRD?
Mark, you should start a Orchid Rescue charity. Think of the fund raisers!
Wife laughed at the Knoll Crylicord lamps as the only place I could think to put them was bedside, where their lack of shades made them non starters.
She doesn't share my love of chrome (or nickel, in the case) and lucite (or acrylic, in this case).
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