On 5/22/2014 10:13 AM, Swingman wrote:
> On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>>
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>>
>
> Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
> Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
> with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
> what I would call "beautifully functional".
>
> Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
>
My first computer and printer, 1986. I built a desk with a drawer to
hold the printer, specifically that printer. Had to gut it a few years
later when the 24 pin printers came out. ;~(
I'm sure glad that my walnut panel entertainment wall will eventually
accommodate a 90" flat screen when I tire of the 70"er.
By then holograms will fill the room and the wall mount for the flat
screen will be obsolete. LOL
On Thu, 22 May 2014 06:52:33 -0700 (PDT), "Gramps' shop"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>
>http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
Looks like one of my maple coffee tables. Except its 50 -60 years
old. Looks like skinny ties are back in too, LOL Now I'll have an
up to date coffee table, at last.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote
> On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>>
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>
> Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
> Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
> with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not what
> I would call "beautifully functional".
>
> Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
>
Also, simpler is better and more versatile.
I remember at the last house that my wife wanted me to build something that
would house a number of kitchen items close to the stove in a very small
kitchen. I worked hard to come up with a design that would let her store a
number of items next to the stove, in a space just a few inches wide.
Then one day, while doing something else, I spotted a couple items in a
store. These were organizers with magnets. So I just bought them and stuck
them on the refrigerator. That took care of 75% of what I needed. A very
simple item was made for the surface and I was done.
It never occurred to me at that time that a small, inexpensive item at the
store would do the trick. Being older and wiser now, I always look out
there in the world for a solution first. And if I can't find something,
then, and only then, do I go to a design and build process.
On 5/22/2014 11:13 AM, Swingman wrote:
> On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>>
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>>
>
> Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
> Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
> with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
> what I would call "beautifully functional".
>
> Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
>
Agreed.
--
Jeff
On 5/22/2014 10:57 AM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
> "Greg Guarino" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>> On 5/22/2014 9:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys?
>>> CNC?
>>>
>>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>>>
>>>
>
>> My best guess? He's got about my level of skill with a hand plane and
>> was trying to get it flat.
>
> My guess is that he suffers from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
> where everything must be in it's place and it makes him twitch if the
> stuff is not in it's place... still kind of cool though.
>
>
>
I did not like the desk.
Just my opinion.
--
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"Greg Guarino" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>On 5/22/2014 9:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>>
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>>
>My best guess? He's got about my level of skill with a hand plane and was
>trying to get it flat.
My guess is that he suffers from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) where
everything must be in it's place and it makes him twitch if the stuff is not
in it's place... still kind of cool though.
"Gramps' shop" <[email protected]> wrote in news:19330b6f-f6bf-4513-8e5d-
[email protected]:
> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
That's my guess, probably with something like this:
http://digitalwoodcarver.com/
>
> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-
designed-to-hold-your-tech/
On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>
> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
what I would call "beautifully functional".
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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On Thu, 22 May 2014 10:13:40 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
>with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
>what I would call "beautifully functional".
>
>Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
All that means is that you're too practical. Or maybe, the table maker
lives in the here and now, not so much for the future.
In any event, it looks good but is unpractical for me too. I like my
desks to be flat for everything. I was looking at the legs and the
slab of wood, but creating all those dips and valleys, not my style.
On 5/22/2014 12:03 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
> Also, simpler is better and more versatile.
>
> I remember at the last house that my wife wanted me to build something
> that would house a number of kitchen items close to the stove in a very
> small kitchen. I worked hard to come up with a design that would let
> her store a number of items next to the stove, in a space just a few
> inches wide.
>
> Then one day, while doing something else, I spotted a couple items in a
> store. These were organizers with magnets. So I just bought them and
> stuck them on the refrigerator. That took care of 75% of what I
> needed. A very simple item was made for the surface and I was done.
>
> It never occurred to me at that time that a small, inexpensive item at
> the store would do the trick. Being older and wiser now, I always look
> out there in the world for a solution first. And if I can't find
> something, then, and only then, do I go to a design and build process.
I agree, Than again, application of common sense, and doing what was
thought practical, right, and logical at the time has cost me, more than
once, a worry free old age.
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On 5/22/2014 9:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>
> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>
My best guess? He's got about my level of skill with a hand plane and
was trying to get it flat.
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Swingman wrote:
> On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>
> Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
> Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and
> dysfunctional with the next version of the ever changing tech device
> market, is not what I would call "beautifully functional".
>
> Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Hell - i thought that same thing, even without looking forward to any next
generation stuff. I looked at it as too specific to a very limited amount
of today's available stuff. Too customized. Maybe there really is a market
for extremely customized stuff, but I don't personally see that.
--
-Mike-
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Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
> Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
> with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
> what I would call "beautifully functional".
I agree.
However, think of doing it with replaceable modules that would follow the
changing device market. That way users could pay through the nose not
only for the original desk, but also everytime they got a new iToy.
Its not a new idea, but it might be the first time it would be applied
to furiture.
--
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"Gramps' shop" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
Pet beaver.
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On Thu, 22 May 2014 10:13:40 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>
>> This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>>
>> http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
>
>Meh, total bullshit, is my take. ;)
>
>Such single purpose design, which will become obsolete and dysfunctional
>with the next version of the ever changing tech device market, is not
>what I would call "beautifully functional".
>
>Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Yeah! What happens if your next secretary is a little broader
than the last, get out the scrub plane?
On Thu, 22 May 2014 06:52:33 -0700 (PDT), "Gramps' shop"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>This is pretty slick. Wonder how he creates the peaks and valleys? CNC?
>
>http://coolmaterial.com/home/furniture/the-peaks-and-valleys-on-this-desk-are-actually-designed-to-hold-your-tech/
It is cool but with tech changing at the pace it does it is probably
obsolete.
CNC for sure.
Mark