Category Archives: Design

August 5, 2010
9:59 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 17/52

Today I present the second piece in our miniseries of round coffee tables: Like the last coffee table, this one has a round, second surface connected by round pillars/supports. However, there are small details that make it a completely different … Continue reading →

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July 18, 2010
10:21 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 16/52

For this entry in my design exercise is the first in a series of round coffee tables: This table is the child of another boring meeting that sent me to doodles instead of paying attention. For this table, I’m envisioning … Continue reading →

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July 10, 2010
9:14 pm
by: Torch02

The Dog Days of Summer

June was a busy month that left little time for woodworking, let alone blogging about woodworking. The family took a vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina: I also went through the end of my company’s fiscal year (no … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010
5:57 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 15/52

I know what you’re thinking – two designs in the same afternoon? Well I wouldn’t believe it either if I wasn’t writing this, so enjoy this design for candlesticks: The impetus for this design is the set of candlesticks I’m … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010
3:30 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 14/52

For the next entry in this design exercise, I’ve drawn another keepsake box: The inlay that wraps around the middle of this box was gleaned from another batch of doodling during a meeting at work.  I’ve been digging into quite … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2010
10:52 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 13/52

I don’t have any open staircases in my house, so when I build this bookcase someone is going to have to have to buy it from me: The idea for this bookcase is to follow a set of stairs that … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2010
12:32 am
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 12/52

Two weeks in a row – coffee tables. I’m going to need a lot of living rooms for all these. Kick back and put your feet up on this pyramid coffee table: I got the idea for this table while … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2010
10:05 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 11/52

For this entry in my furniture design odyssey, I present a coffee table and an alteration I think I like better than the original: The idea for this table came to me as I was trying to fall asleep one … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2010
6:56 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 10/52

For my tenth design of this exercise, I returned to all straight lines. I do, however, have some non-square angles, so I’m easing back into my comfort zone.  I present a free-standing cupboard: In this cupboard, the shaded panels in … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2010
10:36 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 9/52

For Love Potion submission #9, I’ve strayed slightly from human furniture. The inspiration, nay impetus, for this entry is my beloved Old English Bulldog – Ditka: Ditka already owns the couch under the front windows of the house.  He has … Continue reading →

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