Wood turned stools, opinions?  

I general,
I like the look of them. I have a mango wood one (I believe) that I use as a side table. I think most of these come from southeast Asia, so the shipping impact may not be as great for you.

mango is pretty light,...
mango is pretty light, hadn't thought of that but I don't want one for myself, I'm just interested in them.
Now would be a good time to mention the Forest Stewardship Council, please look for the sticker whenever you buy new wood furniture.
http://www.fsc.org/

True
I doubt that the "mango wood" ones (or whatever they are) are FSC-certified... How about the one that you posted above?

I like 'em as well. There...
I like 'em as well. There are many stools around, in many diff. heights, forms, woods and sold for many diff. price points. A lot of gorgeous ones as well !
Here, the best known one (after the Eames ones of course) are the typical ones by Christian Liagre (in fir). They are recurringly found in classic modern homes as either side tables or bedside tables. In the last case, their weight does not matter that much (how much does the average person move their bedside table around ?)
As a note: these stools are not totally indestructible at all; a lot of these stools (see also randomly chosen pics below) show haircracks -becoming larger- over time). Wouldn't impede the table to hold a book/ lamp/ glass of water, but a biro might slip in the cracks.
Some people mind the cracks, some find that it adds character "wabi sabi" style (that expression always makes me think of wasabi sauce, very confusing use of words to me). Anyway, the cracks seem a recurrent theme. I have no idea whether it can be predicted up front (depending on wood type ? way the wood was dried ? specific design ?)
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/christian-liagre-pair-carved-fir-p...

Thanks Ite, much...
Thanks Ite, much appreciatted, some of those I hadn't seen. I knew they could crack, for a section of wood that size to air dry would take tears and I can't think of any species that woudn't crack, milling timber in various ways relieves tension and lets the wood season more predictably. Only laminated stools like the Eames avoid that.
I don't mind the cracks, as long as they don't extend too far, I've seem some timber buildings where relieving grooves were cut in the posts, I wonder if a small hole drilled down the centre would help prevent cracking?

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These are interesting, the 'milk' stool,
manufactured in a similar way to the backrest
of Wegners chair (remember the dkvougue video?)
There is a video of this ones production on
the link.
I would be interested to know how much energy
this cnc production uses compared to conventional
methods of making something similar.
http://davidreport.com/blog/200903/milk-stool/

Heath - I dig that stool.
Heath - I dig that stool.