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Cohen leg on Ruhlmann furniture, nearly
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
We were recently treated to a picture of a table with nifty side attached legs. I just encountered some that are similar, with no clue of how they are attached.
The legs are a hallmark of designer Ruhlmann. They have the same uplifting effect as Cohen's legs. They look so frail on the large Ruhlmann chests. But he put them on lots of furniture so they must have been mechanically robust. It would be nice to know how they are attached
Re: Cohen leg on Ruhlmann furniture, nearly
david weaver
The facets allow them to closer match the straightish lines on the rest of the piece, and the thinner proportion is nice - they don't dominate.
Pollaro is the new Ruhlmann *LINK*
Alan Young
Frank Pollaro is the new master of the Ruhlmann Art Deco era design...Beautiful Interpretations/recreations of this design-No How to pages on their website-But somewhere in my files I have an old FWW article on how this "Torpedo" Leg was built---
Frank Pollaro
One way of fabricating a Ruhlman Style Torpedo Leg *LINK*
Alan Young
Below is a link I found where the author/fabricator John Bullar-Shows how he fabricated a Ruhlman Style Torpedo Leg.
Ruhlman Style Torpedo Leg.
Thanks
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
I enjoyed reading the procedure. Hope to see these legs on a piece of yours soon.
Re: Thanks
Alan Young
I tried to push the Torpedo leg on a sheet music a cabinet from 2018--
I was going to make these legs black and not faceted like the true Ruhlmann Torpedo Leg...I had a plan on how to make the top end wrap around the corners..I think I was going to use my Milling machine to hog out the waste-Them fill with a removable block--Turn the form on my lathe than take out the block...I couldn't convince my client that the joinery would be stable-and he pretty much just didn't like it. So we ended up doing this:
My wife won't let me make any more speculation pieces-So don't know wha I'll get a chance to attempt these-But Derek Cohen's peice is might tempting
Re: Cohen leg on Ruhlmann furniture, nearly
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
Hi Bill
Just for clarity, I am conversant with Ruhlmann‘s designs. While I was not following him specifically, his leg design no doubt influenced me.
I did not post this picture earlier, since I thought it was obvious, but the legs were referenced in this manner ...
While Ruhlmann created torpedo legs, I do not recall his attaching them this way ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
feeling the tug
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
But Derek Cohen's piece is mighty tempting
...but you can do it better than I.
Its the effect, not details
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
Both pieces are uplifting from similar legs.