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yeah its funny that the underneath is more attractive than the top 🙂
its 2 am, should be in bed but I can never sleep when a new projct is going well. Someone mentioned the splay, the legs are quite thick as is the top and they penetrate quite deeply, I don't know what degree of splay I can have before it becomes too much but if it is too severe the holes will join on the inside of the hub and make assembly difficult. So I think I will go with the same angle as the 3d model, I also noticed earlier I didn't get as much of a taper on the legs as I should have, it was quite difficult on a metal lathe to do this, very akward to ge a tool rest right to the end of the leg.
When I steel wool back the last coat and wax it will dull the finish nicely, the real thing is actually much more of a darker red brown, strange that it came out not so well in the photo. I will try an oil finish on another, I have a feeling this will be the first of quite a few.
I am going to run a long brass bolt from the inside of the cushion (leather over ply) to the hub, where I'll put in a counter sunk brass nut. I want the seat to rotate, two sheet of concealed perspex with a graphite lubricant might work. I'll see in the morning, its still not glued up yet.

I wonder what this design wou...
I wonder what this design would be like at dining table scale.

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At that size it would break your back just looking at it 🙂 I'd like to see it though, I'll model it and post it. But I don't really have the capacity to join, cut and finish a top of that size and thickness.
I particularly enjoy the lathe work and the smaller size because it lets me use recycled timber on a scale that is small enough to comprehend which gum vein or nail hole can get concealed where and what flaws can be turned out.

Yes, it would be enormous in...
Yes, it would be enormous in weight, visually and physically. In the right setting it would be grand, preferably paired with really light chairs ... bertoia, tulip side, Grcic, Starck Ghost, Wanders' Carbon, etc.

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You've hit my greed nerve whitespike:) I think that would look nice too, and might make me some sorely needed dollars. Its so nice working with these large pieces of reclaimed wood, the waste is clean and I pay a surcharge to my electricity provider for 'greener energy'. It could only get more guilt free if I transported the timber by horse and cart.
Congratulations on the baby and on not buying the house with the false garage, smart choice.

Faux Real
Thanks a lot, Heath.
Or you could sell it as a table with optional matching stools. Shipping would be a nightmare.

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Good idea, actually. And I...
Good idea, actually. And I agree, dark finish + brass. I actually need a new dining table ....

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ha! I'm rendering the dining table model now. It has brass sabots too and if you like it I can send you the cad file and you could get a quote from a cabinet maker on your side of the pond. The legs are much much thicker, scaled up they looked very weak.

I've found a lathe! A lovely ...
I've found a lathe! A lovely old cast iron one, everything is beautiful, the sun is singing and the birds are shining, yay for everything.

I really like your stool,...
I really like your stool, Heath. You're really skilled, I must say. The idea of using recycled timber is very good and up-to-date with what's going on right now. I'm not that happy with the shellac, as I believe that the sanded, semi-raw and olied wood would suit the design better, but I wouldn't mind at all having the stool in my bedroom anyway 🙂 The volume of the seat and legs make a really pleasant whole to look at.
The idea, shape and use of recycled materials remind me of the high and low stools by Danish company, Mater, which can be seen in all the Danish design magazines right now. However I can't quite decide which one I like better, yours or Mater's, as they both have different qualities.
http://www.materdesign.com/

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Those are nice, I wonder how they are made? and the retail price, must rush to get this lathe.
She's a steal at 500 bucks, pick up Sunday.

It's simply lovely
Spread the legs a bit if it's tippy.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60105848

It's simply lovely
Spread the legs a bit if it's tippy.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60105848

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Marc Newson, NO! TAKE HIM AWAY.
I like the tables though, they remind me of Jacobsens ones for the airport hotel, not as nice though. It would be good to see them with a metal frame for the top with perhaps a nice veneer panel sort of droppped in?
Maybe, maybe not.