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  • I'm starting bidding straight away!

    2 4.65%
  • That's not woodwork

    4 9.30%
  • what a waste of a burl

    25 58.14%
  • is ok

    14 32.56%
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  1. #31
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    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some will hate it, some will love it.

    Who will pay for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    These people really don’t have a clue. I mean who do they think they are kidding?

    Still remember the bloke who thinks he can sell his coffee table for $2,000 - $3,000? What happened to his coffee table anyway?? Lets do a search...
    I'll make another one of these for another $2k
    http://woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=64955

    any takers?

    Cheers
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    There would have been a lot of nice pens in that slab. I guess its worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I don't mind this style of table when it is executed properly but this looks very amaturish with little thought given to the aesthetics of the piece. An oil/wax finish would have been harder work on the natural edge but it would have softened the finish. For mine the slab is too thick which makes it look heavy, not physically heavy but it would dominate any area it was put into. Little to no thought was given to the legs and the base... do I need to go on? Good luck to the seller but IMHO its a monstrosity.

    Corbs
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baz View Post
    After having seen the exhibition at Bungendore and the amount of work that has gone into their items no way.

    There are cowboys out there whos been to shops like that and thinking “Wow I can make something like that too. Easy money.”

    No, I wasn't talking about you Baz.
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    if someone has 5000 buck and thinks thats art good luck to them both,
    thats a slab of wood with sticks to hold it up
    smile and the world will smile with you

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    The execution is definitely not for me - but then again neither would 1000 pens made out of it be either, I'd prefer to see it used in in tool handles. OK the pen makers can have the scraps

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    Quote Originally Posted by manoftalent View Post
    I think if I glued all my offcuts together in random order I could call it an "artwork" and start plans for retiring ......$5k for that ??....just goes to show a fool and his money can be easily parted huh
    Hey steady on there manoftalent,
    I make my living out of gluing offcuts together in random order!!

    To elevate this piece to a work of art
    you would need to put it on a white box, shine some lights on it,
    give it an ambiguous title (warriors in the void number 7)
    and write an artist statement the length of a short novel
    explaining that its not just a burl table but a metaphor for
    the human condition yada yada yada

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    To be honest I don't like it, but others may so
    I make things, I just take a long time.

    www.brandhouse.net.au

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    underfoot, if you can make a living from selling offcuts good on ya
    as for a slab cut probably with a chainsaw ....stuck together with silly glue ...sprayed with poly ....and called art ?....I think I will pass on that one ......and go find a mid 18th century cabinet to gaze at ...I would at least get my monies worth knowing what it took to put it together....

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    Default NOT my taste....

    All I can think of is....... what a waste of tools & time...sanding disc's and how it reflects on the more elegantly produced pieces.
    But, who am I to evaluate, classify or standardize someone else's work...my taste lies in a total other dimension..."Country Cottage" .... and hey...I really actually believe I do nice work....but cant sell my stuff at a half that price...would like to though......Ok...you don't have to twist my arm....it's yours for $1000....lol....dreaming......oh, by the way top lifts up for compartment under the lid...sorry, no photo of that will update it tomorrow...cheers.... "Sh..Ed's Butterfly...."
    Don't think you're playing it safe by walking in the middle of the road.....that's the surest way to get hit by traffic coming from both ways!
    I'm passionate about woodwork.......making Sawdust again & loving it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by underfoot View Post
    Hey steady on there manoftalent,
    I make my living out of gluing offcuts together in random order!!

    To elevate this piece to a work of art
    you would need to put it on a white box, shine some lights on it,
    give it an ambiguous title (warriors in the void number 7)
    and write an artist statement the length of a short novel
    explaining that its not just a burl table but a metaphor for
    the human condition yada yada yada
    Sounds like someone from the north coast of NSW would write - hang on, you are from the north cost of NSW!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mic-d View Post
    I stumbled onto this table on ebay. It is close to the singularly most grotesque piece of furniture I've ever seen. Whadiya reckon, is it worth the money?

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Unique-Tasman...QQcmdZViewItem

    Cheers
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    Is it sold yet? 0 bid

    Actually you can buy one similar for $125.
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....%3D4%26ps%3D42
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    I want a matching dining table. with four crocodile heads, one on each leg.

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