metal and wood

[dan mosheim]

in the last few years, my older son sam has taken up metalworking and come on board to work in our custom furniture shop .. he works both with us on furniture, and independently on other strictly metal projects. and, since he's handy, we've been able to add steel to our furniture designs. that has opened up vast design possibilities .. in the past, i would consider steel where the engineering or design of the piece suggested it, but now, i like to include it whenever i can ... great fun ... i will post a few examples below and anyone interested can follow the links to my dorset custom furniture blog. we're not selling anything there; no ads; no shipping to australia; we're just sharing processes we've learned and hoping to inspire other makers to try new designs ... enjoy ..


'state of craft show' ... bennington museum painted steel and recycled oak

a walnut and steel desk ... 4/2011 .. a one board (26" wide) top

the cockatoo chairs ... all steel ... bow drilling video at that link

the duck bed ... 9 different metal ducks inlaid into a curly maple and walnut headboard with turned and carved bed posts

all for now ...

[bollie7]

Dan
Nice stuff
you must be suitably proud of your boy. I just wish either of mine had an interest making things with their hands.

regards
bollie7

[vtbao]

Interesting work

[Dave J]

Nice work, great when you can have a father son working relationship.

I need the get my wife a few of those chairs, instead of having the squawking birds in the house, LOL

Dave

[new_guy90]

wow your works are very impressive and inspiring for us mere mortals

thanks for showing

[Poppa]

Very nice stuff, and love the website as well. The pool tables are terrific.

[nadroj]

I like the cockatoo chairs.
The table based on a bridge looks good, a fine mixed media piece. I wouldn't trust it to be strong enough to stand on to change a light bulb though. Then again, Marc Newson's Lockheed Lounge doesn't look too comfortable either.

Jordan

[.RC.]

what is this wood stuff you are talking about.. What sort of metal alloy is it as I cannot find it on the periodic table...

[Jekyll and Hyde]

what is this wood stuff you are talking about.. What sort of metal alloy is it as I cannot find it on the periodic table...

I believe it's a fairly complex alloy, originating from nitrogen and iron among many other elements. Begins forming in the ground, but soon expands above, with liberal dosages of H2O during the formation period creating large amounts of a green oxide all around it.

Don't trust the stuff myself, makes more dust than cast iron when you try and machine it...

[RayG]

what is this wood stuff you are talking about.. What sort of metal alloy is it as I cannot find it on the periodic table...

Hi .RC,

Yes, wood is tricky stuff, you can't weld it with tig, ac or dc, mig just lights it up.. you can't braze it with oxy. If you try and grind it, it justs burns.

My advice is stay away from it. It should be left to the expert craftsman with the specialized tools and skills needed to work it.

Hi Dan,
Speaking of beautiful craftsmanship, those pieces are just magnificient. Tell your son Sam congratulations on some beautiful work.

Regards
Ray