01-13-2019, 11:05 PM
Here’s a very nice piece of mechanical furniture
https://youtu.be/3X76u7A-7x0
https://youtu.be/3X76u7A-7x0
Mechanical furniture
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01-13-2019, 11:05 PM
Here’s a very nice piece of mechanical furniture
https://youtu.be/3X76u7A-7x0
01-13-2019, 11:24 PM
(01-13-2019, 11:05 PM)Paul K. Murphy Wrote: Here’s a very nice piece of mechanical furniture Wow! It's hard to even fathom where you would begin on such a project. Art, design and master craft work - truly wonderful that it is still around to inspire. I wonder how many craftsmen were involved and how long it took? Thanks for the link. Lonnie
01-14-2019, 08:47 AM
That is a great piece. Lots of planning went into that.
There is a fellow over on OWWM that is building a Roentgen (sp?) desk and is posting a build along. So far, it has been going for about 3 years and is about half done. I recommend checking it out if you have some time. It is quite the project.
01-14-2019, 01:44 PM
Good heavens. What a piece of craftsmanship.
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01-16-2019, 08:59 AM
I’ve been following the construction of that Roentgen reproduction with great interest.
01-16-2019, 09:09 PM
01-17-2019, 07:56 AM
I wonder how long that took to make? It's superb craftsmanship. I'm only a couple of hours away from that museum, but I suspect the desk just sits there without any demonstration of its features. Thanks for sharing the video, Paul.
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01-17-2019, 08:51 AM
(01-16-2019, 09:09 PM)barryvabeach Wrote: Can you post a link to the reproduction, I did a few google searches but am coming up blank. OWWM Roentgen desk Hope this works.
01-17-2019, 09:41 AM
That's pretty incredible.
It seems inconceivable, but Roentgen's cabinet making skills don't seem to have been universally appreciated. C&P from Wikipedia; According to his biography in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition of 1911, Roentgen was not a great cabinetmaker: "His forms were often clumsy, ungraceful, and commonplace; his furniture lacked the artistry of the French and the English cabinetmakers of the great period which came to an end about 1790. I know that a pretty high standard was set, but "clumsy, ungraceful and commonplace" sure don't come to mind when I watch that video.
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01-17-2019, 08:28 PM
Stav, thanks for the link, it worked for me.
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