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The wife said, a while back, that she wanted a "small, circular footstool".
Well circles aren't really my thing, but, after a while the idea of making it from 8 pieces in the form of a hexagon popped into my head. A few years back I enjoyed some of my "stitch" work, so I decided it would be interesting to combine the two ideas. I messed about on paper, and I messed about some more, but something just wasn't quite right. And then the idea of using the I Ching hexagram (wikipedia)) for the stitches popped into my head…

Yang (male) is usually represented by a solid line, and yin (female) by a broken line, but, after deep philosophical analysis I decided that it need not necessarily be so, and so this piece came to pass.
I'd originally intended to "circularify" the table (I even had a way I was going to do that), but it just didn't seem like the right thing to do.
The wife, upon seeing it, agreed that no way could it be covered with a cushion and used for feet, as originally intended, and that it was clearly a table!
9mm ply (doubled in the legs), mahogany and ash for yin and yang, walnut veneer centrepiece, finished with linseed oil.
Height 36cm, width 46cm.

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Nicely thought out piece. Always enjoy your creativity. Thanks for sharing.
 

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This is a very creative table and beautifully done.
 

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Just reviewed a LOT of your projects since I last looked at your work. Some innovative ideas. Thinking on the edge vs. outside the box.

This stool /kitty table. LOL! Is no exception. Nice work.
 

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The wife said, a while back, that she wanted a "small, circular footstool".
Well circles aren t really my thing, but, after a while the idea of making it from 8 pieces in the form of a hexagon popped into my head. A few years back I enjoyed some of my "stitch" work, so I decided it would be interesting to combine the two ideas. I messed about on paper, and I messed about some more, but something just wasn t quite right. And then the idea of using the I Ching hexagram (wikipedia)) for the stitches popped into my head…

Yang (male) is usually represented by a solid line, and yin (female) by a broken line, but, after deep philosophical analysis I decided that it need not necessarily be so, and so this piece came to pass.
I d originally intended to "circularify" the table (I even had a way I was going to do that), but it just didn t seem like the right thing to do.
The wife, upon seeing it, agreed that no way could it be covered with a cushion and used for feet, as originally intended, and that it was clearly a table!
9mm ply (doubled in the legs), mahogany and ash for yin and yang, walnut veneer centrepiece, finished with linseed oil.
Height 36cm, width 46cm.

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Conversions...
FYI: Height 14 11/64" Width 18 7/64"

Very COOL and unusual small Table!!

Very interesting.

Thank you.
 

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Very nice detailing. I like the opposite stitches across from each other. Curious your thinking of the not making the slices alternate in color? I like what you did and wonder if the alternating color was considered too busy or too obvious?
 

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Curious your thinking of the not making the slices alternate in color? I like what you did and wonder if the alternating color was considered too busy or too obvious?
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The colour of the stitches was designed to reflect the pattern in the I Ching as shown in the picture - dark for Yang (solid line), light for Yin (broken line).
 

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Incredible and unusual project -very original and unique
 

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The wife said, a while back, that she wanted a "small, circular footstool".
Well circles aren t really my thing, but, after a while the idea of making it from 8 pieces in the form of a hexagon popped into my head. A few years back I enjoyed some of my "stitch" work, so I decided it would be interesting to combine the two ideas. I messed about on paper, and I messed about some more, but something just wasn t quite right. And then the idea of using the I Ching hexagram (wikipedia)) for the stitches popped into my head…

Yang (male) is usually represented by a solid line, and yin (female) by a broken line, but, after deep philosophical analysis I decided that it need not necessarily be so, and so this piece came to pass.
I d originally intended to "circularify" the table (I even had a way I was going to do that), but it just didn t seem like the right thing to do.
The wife, upon seeing it, agreed that no way could it be covered with a cushion and used for feet, as originally intended, and that it was clearly a table!
9mm ply (doubled in the legs), mahogany and ash for yin and yang, walnut veneer centrepiece, finished with linseed oil.
Height 36cm, width 46cm.

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Outstanding design and creativity speaks itself.
cm to in conversions cane be like : Height 36cm, width 46cm. = Height : 14.1732 Inch and Width = 18.1102 Inch
Nice and Good measurement.
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Navjot
 

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