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The design process......

Russ Fairfield

>There are often questions on this board about design of turned wood, what is good design, and how can we learn to recognize the good and tell the difference from the bad.

There is a long discussion of the design process for furniture on the "Critique" board. It is a a good one to read if you are interested in the "design process". Yes, the discussion is related to furniture, but the thought process is the same thing that we go through every time we put a piece of wood in the lathe.

Go to "Critiques" from the menu to the left of this page and look for a subject title, "Where do you get hung up when designing furniture?" The topic was started by Ellis on May 14, 2004.

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Keith Tompkins

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Keith Tompkins

>Thanks, Russ.

I've been too busy to post much lately, but this is a topic I really enjoy.

Taking a concept you can envision in your head, and creating it from a piece of wood is what makes turning fun for me.

I have designed and built a lot of furniture, I think it is just as difficult to create a truly successful turning as it is to create a "flat" piece.

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John Lucas

>Keith I agree. It may be more difficult because you are usually only dealing with one piece of wood the the shapes have to be perfect. Throw in the fact that sometimes the grain and figure come into play and now you've really made it complicated.

In flat work it's a lot like making the grain of a frame and panel door work not only with each other but must also work with the rest of the piece.

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