Thread: "the Module Has Landed!"

Sadly, I gotta agree with Termite.

As soon as I saw it, even before reading the post, my first thought was "why would anyone go to that effort for a dunny brush?"

I like the shape per se, but IMHO the handle just doesn't fit.

It is a pretty smart looking thing.

I bet everyone who sees it, lifts the lid.


Damb rough calling the top a dunny brush. It has more style than the fan on top of the version on the book cover.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

"why would anyone go to that effort for a dunny brush?"

Might have to make it a bit bigger if its to be a dunny brush, but i see the resembalnce

Well I like it just the way it is . Perhaps the legs could be a little thinner , but I like the design and choice of timbers and prefer the shape over Tony Lydgate's FWIW. SWMBO just looked over my shoulder so I asked her and the reply was " I don't like it " so perhaps it's a male- feminine thing .
Must get that book . Where did you get your's Don OS or OZ/
Peter

AndyMac's comments are certainly worth considering. Yours is a chunkier rendition than the original, whereas the box seems to want lightness.

Yes: this box is clearly more sculptural than practical. I first saw the design a couple of years ago when I got Lydgate's book, and I do like its spacey light-heartedness.

I do love the combination of timbers. A finish using shellac or oil or wax would be great.

I actually like the chunkier legs...

Just goes to show really doesn't it?

I love it. Can I have it on my desk?

It is more of an art form than a utility form. SHMBO (at least Herself around here) prefers utility forms crafted for her pleasure. I assume the other side of this globe has the same likeness.

I somewhat feel the same about the finial, yet not that it is too tall but perhaps too massive in structure. A spire of deminishing diameter might draw better attention. The form you have created needs to accompany like utilitarian pieces to be appreciated. Perhaps as a portion of a Desk Set. I can see a similar In-Out tray set made of the same wood tones and dark legs, along with a Tray for pins and clips aside this , perhap pencil/pen holder.

Complete the set and see if SHMBO is better impressed.

I hate to say the number of pieces I have been ever so proudly presented to Herself and have a HoHum response or a polite "When you going to finish it?"

Originally Posted by Hickory

"When you going to finish it?"

Yep! I can sympathise with this!!

Here's a close up! I may make another lid with a different handle and see if this improves the look.

I dont mind it, as you said its more arty than practical.

He he, make another box the same style but larger and squater(Phat Bro!)... big enough to use that box as the handle... a box handled box!

Originally Posted by Hickory

.......I hate to say the number of pieces I have been ever so proudly presented to Herself and have a HoHum response or a polite "When you going to finish it?"

At least you get words. I just get a grunt

RR

But Ruffly, a grunt be a man is on par with 3 minutes of gushing by a woman. Ya just gotta know what the grunt actually means.

Yep. I gotta agree with Clinton.

I often show my stuff to Mum and Dad. Mum will go way over the top and tell me how wonderful it is, but if Dad says, "Oh... I guess it is OK" that probably means that he would have bought it instantly if he saw it in a shop!

p.s. I notice that you are nearing the magical 1000 posts mark Clinton...