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An exercise in geometry and handmade joints. No hardware, no glued joints. Made with the appropriate tension, the three-dimensional crossings put together in a certain order procured enough stability for this table. Just ten minutes and wooden mallet to put it together or to take it appart. The design elements: cromatic contrast and orthogonal crossing joints. I feel somehow both elements, cromatic contrast and this orthogonal crossing joints, are just one and the same thing. The rounded edges added some non-geometric sweetness. Sorry for the poetic licenses in my expressions.
Este es un ejercicio de geometría y de ejecución artesanal de ensambles a media madera. No hay ninguna tornillería, ni cola en las juntas. Realizadas con la tensión adecuada, estas uniones ensambladas en el orden adecuado, proporcionan estabilidad suficiente a la mesa. En diez minutos y solo con la ayuda de una maza, se arma y desarma esta mesa. Los elementos empleados para el diseño son basicamente los ensambles tridimensionales a media madera y el contraste cromático. En algún sentido, tengo la impresión de que se trata de lo “mismo”. Los bordes redondeados del sobre añaden cierta suavidad no-geométrica al conjunto.
-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

































19 comments so far
CreekWoodworker
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posted 126 days ago
I can’t help you with the name but that is awesome work.
-- Mike the CreekWoodworker
himcules
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posted 126 days ago
looks like sliding dado’s for the drawer slides and half laps on the cross members under tension?
Alejandro Galo Moreno
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posted 126 days ago
Thank you Mike, thank you himcules. Yes, it sounds appropriate.
-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS
patrick m
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posted 126 days ago
keep it goin’ Nice puzzle piece! WoW woodworkin’ in the canary islands sound GOOD! And the book casezen is
Cool n clean. Have you done much inlay work? Looks like it might get along w you.
-- PJM.`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ""BY HAMMER AND HAND ALL ARTS DO STAND""1785-1974 nyc Semper Fi, Patrick M
patron
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posted 126 days ago
hola zen :
sus trabajos son muy directos y bien pensados .
y me gusta mucho que dices que un profesional debede
de hacer su propio , no copiar de otro .
mi amigo degoose aqui y yo estamos
empujando que mas piensan en esta forma .
y tratan de dejar ese camino de regular ,
y que buscan caminos nuevos en sus trabajos .
espero bien contigo ,
y nuevos proyectos !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
rons
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posted 126 days ago
Hi Alejandro, I enjoyed seeing this piece today. Thanks for showing this awsome design and craftsmanship. Ron
-- Ron, Michigan
moshel
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posted 126 days ago
this is pretty! very nice harmony. i like furnitures that do not use glue or nails but I am too lazy to make them :-)
They require more precision, time and expertise than i have.
-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...
POPSHOP
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posted 126 days ago
Great job
-- POPSHOP ,
Gary
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posted 126 days ago
That’s a fine piece of craftsmanship.
I like that you’re building without all the unnecessary mass of solid wood where a web will work.
Very appealing and nicely engineered.
Gary
-- Gary, Florida
a1Jim
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posted 126 days ago
Hi Alejandro
Another great project and good use of a sliding dovetail
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Durnik150
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posted 125 days ago
Heck, be as poetic as you want! That’s the kind of work that makes one wax poetic when seen! Impressive!
-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO
Rotceh
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posted 125 days ago
me encanta el concepto de no usar ni tornillos ni cola, solamente encajar la madera. Tiene que estar muy bien seca, por que sino con el tiempo perdera su precision.Buen trabajo, la imaginacion al poder, que aqui hay mucha gente que solo hace copias de otros, un profesional ha de buscar nuevos metodos y seguir aprendiendo y mejorando. me gusta tu trabajo, por que diseñas, no copias.
-- Héctor-----Me rio yo del de bricomania ( es un programa que dan en españa)
WoodMosaics
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posted 125 days ago
Very nice.
-- It’s not so much what we know that causes the trouble, it’s what we know that’s not so.
Charles Maxwell
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posted 125 days ago
Fantastic! I love it.
-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com
Brian Holt
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posted 124 days ago
Great workmanship. The three wood tones make each component stand out. Very creative joinery
-- Specializing in unique rustic projects
mcoyfrog
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WOW very intense, must have taken forever, such a solid design, i love it.
-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug
AaronK
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posted 71 days ago
this is wonderful. i love the minimalism in the design – a sort of cabinet without a carcass, just the frame and essential elements. at the same time, the drawers, when closed, look like they’re a solid unit. sweet.
what type of wood did you use? and what is the finish?
Karson
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posted 71 days ago
A great design. Some wonderful open space. Nice job.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
spike
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posted 29 days ago
awesome
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