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	title of this thread your message a quite impressive group of work. The unusual layered carving of the Duncan Gowdy pieces is quite nice, and quite original, isn't it ? To take just one piece and discuss its design, the James Schriber elliptical extension table (near the bottom) raises a problem I've grappled with before: how do you handle the addition of leaves into the middle of an already complete form (the ellipse) without damaging that perfect form. This example represents the usual and obvious solution -- just bridge the gap with a rectangle. A comparable example is the manufacture of a stretch limo from a standard sedan. It's far easier and simpler to just insert an "extrusion" of the profile at the cut-line. Unfortunately, the stretched ellipse, even more than the stretched sedan, looks weak in the middle as a result. After looking at this image, I'm convinced that a better solution would be either a) to have the complete table with leaves make the ellipse, and let the "shortened" version have a slight peak at the middle of each long side -- or b) give the leaves their own slight bulge, making a "lobe" in the center of each side. Either of these solutions will have the advantage of appearing complete, heavier in the middle -- especially important when the base is a central pedestal, as in this example. I can't say I've seen either of these (possibly counter-intuitive) solutions in practice. Thanks for the great show ! associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?

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