FOUR BOARD BOOK TABLE
overview
to design and construct a rectilinear form that has four wooden planar components
11" x 1" x 60" poplar wood board
wood-making tools (chop saw, jointer, planar, table saw, bandsaw, handheld router, drill press) and screws, fasteners, and plugs
duration
6 weeks, completed in 2020
brainstorming
researching poplar wood
profile sketches
understanding joint mechanisms
prototyping
quick foam core models for ideation development
testing limits of sturdiness and balance with proportional measurements
technical drawings using SolidWorks & analog renderings of woodworking process
analog drawing of fabrication process with woodshop tools (I anticipated to physically make this book table, but the COVID-19 pandemic led me to finish with digital renderings only)
digital book table renderings completed on Keyshot