Yesterday and today

[Baldwin]

Pictures proudly presented to visitors from another planet illustrating earth-mans' woodworking past along with today's high level of refinement and skill.

(The pictures were not chronologically identified)

[MarkMc]

Here's a little church, most wood.

[Bob scott]

Pictures proudly presented to visitors from another planet illustrating earth-mans' woodworking past along with today's high level of refinement and skill.

(The pictures were not chronologically identified)

Damned French! LOL....
Actually, I prefer the quilted maple plank bench. Fits my decor much better.

[Bob scott]

Here's a little church, most wood.

Mark, That place is busy. Awesome workmanship.

I love the way you can turn the camera view in any direction and zoom in. All high resolution here on my screen. Just about as good as being there.

I can't figure out what the website is. Do they have other places photographed like that? I can go on vacation right here at home! How about some classical Greek or Roman stuff? Egypt? Hook me up!

Bob

[MarkMc]

Where do you want to go? {this'll keep you for a while}

http://www.panoramio.com/map/?set=in...1&tab=8&pl=all

http://www.google.com/search?q=360%C...w=1329&bih=718

[timraleigh]

... along with today's high level of refinement and skill.

Good one.
While Mr. Nakashima would be proud of the trend he started, I am not a fan of the "live edge". I think it's great for lumber stores though, they can get a premium without all the messy time consuming work of sizing and grading those planks. Call it "live edge" slab ready for a table or a bench and you are set to go.
Tim

[dave_k]

I would be embarrassed to have either of the tables shown in the OP in my house. They are both gaudy as hell.

Live edge table tops can be beautiful in form and require craftsmanship and creativity in construction they can also be butt ugly, you can find examples of good or bad design in any form.

The Baroque era has more than it's share of poor design and fashion disasters http://www.louis-xiv.de/uploads/pics/1b_03.jpg

[markhoni]

Who cares what the piece itself looks like. The real crime is that the grain in the maple is so gorgeous, it should have been made into a stradivarious instead of a boot bench.