A matter of taste/whose taste?!
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I think one or the other would have been fantastic, but the combination is a bit too much.
Strong opinions in the woodworking world can be detrimental. There is another forum that I quit because people were way too caustic about styles of woodworking and tool brands. I might have agreed with them for the most part, but it didn't do anything to attract beginning woodworkers. The internet has made it exceedingly easy to say very damaging things, even when a name and a face are attached like Facebook.
I'd say that no matter one's opinion on something, it's always a good reminder that someone else may have spent a lot of time, money, or effort into something that you may trash. Disagree agreeably.
Strong opinions in the woodworking world can be detrimental. There is another forum that I quit because people were way too caustic about styles of woodworking and tool brands. I might have agreed with them for the most part, but it didn't do anything to attract beginning woodworkers. The internet has made it exceedingly easy to say very damaging things, even when a name and a face are attached like Facebook.
I'd say that no matter one's opinion on something, it's always a good reminder that someone else may have spent a lot of time, money, or effort into something that you may trash. Disagree agreeably.
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Some details of what I don't like:
* The irregular lines of the grain conflict with the cut lines of the flooring. One of the delights of live edge pieces is that the edge of the grain takes your eyes where the grain wants to go. This design teases you with that idea, but then cuts the grain off, and worse, bashes the grain of multiple boards into each other.
* Same conflict with the straight lines of the treads against the board grain running down the stairs, but not as egregious. In fact, following the grain down the stairs is an interesting eye puzzle. The centering of the plank grain on the treads is off a little, but that's just a detail.
* The post style is out of sync with the grain of the floor - controlled and finely detailed post versus wild nature plank.
* There is a color clash between the "normal" woodwork (yellowish) and the planks (reddish).
That said, someone who is really good with tools and wood had a lot of fun. I've certainly had my share of ideas that did not come off quite as I expected.
* The irregular lines of the grain conflict with the cut lines of the flooring. One of the delights of live edge pieces is that the edge of the grain takes your eyes where the grain wants to go. This design teases you with that idea, but then cuts the grain off, and worse, bashes the grain of multiple boards into each other.
* Same conflict with the straight lines of the treads against the board grain running down the stairs, but not as egregious. In fact, following the grain down the stairs is an interesting eye puzzle. The centering of the plank grain on the treads is off a little, but that's just a detail.
* The post style is out of sync with the grain of the floor - controlled and finely detailed post versus wild nature plank.
* There is a color clash between the "normal" woodwork (yellowish) and the planks (reddish).
That said, someone who is really good with tools and wood had a lot of fun. I've certainly had my share of ideas that did not come off quite as I expected.
It is called "trompe l'oeil", very popular in southern France and across Southern Europe.
We use this guy for creating the impossible when the real McCoy is not possible, check him out, truly amazing to watch.
http://www.atelier-nadai.com/epages...tegories/Galerie/Decors_de_bois_et_de_marbres
We use this guy for creating the impossible when the real McCoy is not possible, check him out, truly amazing to watch.
http://www.atelier-nadai.com/epages...tegories/Galerie/Decors_de_bois_et_de_marbres
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Big G said:
I was assuming that the floor was real wood. I thought trompe l'oeil was faux wood grain - I saw a lot of doors in Paris done in that style the last time I was there. I had to look really closely before I realized that they were painted rather than real wood.
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I like it going up the stairs, but think the post and handrail should be wrought iron or something. I don't care for them together.
I don't believe it's trompe l'oeil. Hard to be sure from just one picture, but there are some visual clues that lead me to believe that someone cut slabs into veneers and set them all in. Probably thick veneers--I don't think they would do a thin veneer because of the foot traffic.
To my eye, the easiest "fix" at this stage is to paint absolutely everything a cream white except for the stripe leading up to the stairs and up it. Then it would actually look 'killer'.
To my eye, the easiest "fix" at this stage is to paint absolutely everything a cream white except for the stripe leading up to the stairs and up it. Then it would actually look 'killer'.
The feedback given is one of the reasons I generally don't post pictures furniture or other I've made on forums or anywhere, for that matter. The work seems creative to me and well done, especially the stairs. Whether the actual design appeals to me isn't the question for me. Rather, my interest is in the technique, methods, and tools used to make it (probably very basic tools). I find I don't need the satisfaction of others telling me it is good (if it is) so I really just get my satisfaction and reward from designing, milling, cutting, carving, assembly, and finishing (hate finishing) of the piece. If I can learn a new technique from someone else's work, it really doesn't matter to me whether his/her final result was something that appeals to me.
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Apart from taste, I get a little dizzy just looking at it. [huh] [blink]
Wouldn't want to climb those stairs late at night after a couple glasses of wine. [eek]
Agree, though, that the workmanship is impressive, whether its veneer or tromp d'oeil.
Wouldn't want to climb those stairs late at night after a couple glasses of wine. [eek]
Agree, though, that the workmanship is impressive, whether its veneer or tromp d'oeil.
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Well actually I like this latest work featured on the Festool Aust Facebook page. For details see -https://www.facebook.com/festoolaustralia
And more work from GoNaturalTimbers at -https://www.facebook.com/gonaturaltimbers/posts/977494049043053
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[size=11pt] Camphor laurel is a declared weed in Australia. Good to see it going to better use than just cut and burn't.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_camphora
And more work from GoNaturalTimbers at -https://www.facebook.com/gonaturaltimbers/posts/977494049043053
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[size=11pt] Camphor laurel is a declared weed in Australia. Good to see it going to better use than just cut and burn't.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_camphora
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Cheese said:
I'm with Cheesie on this one.
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Now that is an awesome table.
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Now that is an awesome table.
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Hi!
personally I go with: De gustibus non est disputandum. (There's no accounting for taste.)
And you will never find me bashing work of others, that obviously took skills way beyond what I'm personally capable of on Facebook - why would/should I? I imagine someone is pretty happy right now with a pretty unique staircase and another someone is probably pretty happy with what he/she/they accomplished - and rightfully so!
Since we are on a discussion forum, I will say this:
In my eyes the handrail, pole, visible door and skirting don't fit the overall design/color approach. They look like foreign objects in this setting. But, from such a small picture/crop it's hard to tell how this looks and integrates into the rest of the house and of course how it looks in real life.
As long as the customer (I simply assume this was a paid job?!) is happy that is all that matters.
Original, cool work that took quite some skills and I couldn't reproduce it - so it would get the thumbs up from me, no matter of my personal taste.
Kind regards,
Oliver
personally I go with: De gustibus non est disputandum. (There's no accounting for taste.)
And you will never find me bashing work of others, that obviously took skills way beyond what I'm personally capable of on Facebook - why would/should I? I imagine someone is pretty happy right now with a pretty unique staircase and another someone is probably pretty happy with what he/she/they accomplished - and rightfully so!
Since we are on a discussion forum, I will say this:
In my eyes the handrail, pole, visible door and skirting don't fit the overall design/color approach. They look like foreign objects in this setting. But, from such a small picture/crop it's hard to tell how this looks and integrates into the rest of the house and of course how it looks in real life.
As long as the customer (I simply assume this was a paid job?!) is happy that is all that matters.
Original, cool work that took quite some skills and I couldn't reproduce it - so it would get the thumbs up from me, no matter of my personal taste.
Kind regards,
Oliver
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