This bridge fell during a tropical storm a few years ago. Now it servers as a dam, and the river flows over it rather than under. Today cars do not use the bridge to travel the forest road, but that doesn’t stop a few adventurous hikers.

The bridge.

Wire frame showing the construction of the table
The woods depicted in the table design are primarily cherry and maple, with walnut accents.
Front View

Left View

The table.

Joint Detail
This is my first project in sketch-up. I typically use auto sketch to draw my projects, but I think I have found a new favorite in sketch-up. Who knows, I might even try to build this table eventually.
-- David, Charlotte NC (http://beechcreeknaturals.etsy.com)






















14 comments so far
Chip
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posted 810 days ago
David, this is beaut. Terrific design with its elegant simplicity and your Sketchup skills and views show everything nessesary to build it I believe. Really nicely done.
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.
Bob Babcock
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posted 810 days ago
Very nicely done indeed. Great idea and look to the table as well. Good use of the view types to illustrate the joinery.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
MsDebbieP
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posted 810 days ago
great entry. Fascinating story behind the inspiration as well. What a beautiful table this is going to be when you have it built!!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Brad_Nailor
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posted 810 days ago
Very nice work. I like the design, and the model is excellent. Great semi transparent joint detail, and effective use of textures.
-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"
Damian Penney
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posted 810 days ago
Very nice indeed, and I love the backwards bridge itself :)
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
Karson
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posted 810 days ago
David: a great design. Good job and nice use of different views.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
mot
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posted 810 days ago
The boy has some skillz! Great design, great inspiration, great model and explanation. Nicely done!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
DAN
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posted 808 days ago
nice job !
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
CanadianWoodChuck
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posted 805 days ago
Your’s and every entry I’ve looked at is amazing. Somewhere down the road I’ll accomplish that.
Great job
Bruce
-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)
scottb
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posted 802 days ago
The backwards bridge is great. I LOVE this table. Can’t wait to see it come to life.
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
daltxguy
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posted 797 days ago
Funny, a lot of the bridges that we DO drive over look just like that over here in New Zealand. Watch out for flash floods!
Nice work. I love how you’ve captured the essence of the bridge with such an elegant and clean design. I really like looking at this table.
-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com
schroeder
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posted 775 days ago
Nice design – Congrates!
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
Karson
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posted 775 days ago
Congratulations on the win in the Challenge.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Sawhorse
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posted 774 days ago
Very Nice, great work with the different views….
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