This is the door type referenced.... courtesy of linearcity.com

Shop Sketch

New Work - beginnings

As I was dismantling the roof from my back porch, I cut away sections in order to safely remove it overhead. When the decking came away, I was struck with the character of the material on the underside...and what amazing condition it was in. The porch dates to the turn of the century (the last century). The seaming and the finish reminded me or metal-clad fire doors in old timber buildings and how much I liked the pattern and finish.

So I decided to use one of the sections as the basis for the next piece. I sketched the solution of a piece of wood in the shop (see post above), and began the piece without any scaled drawings.

The photos show me removing the built-up layers of "roof patch" that had been applied over the years.

Published (sidenote)

I just found out that a box I made was published in the latest issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine. It's also listed online at: LINK

It's fabricated from Tamo Ash veneer on the exterior, and opening it reveals a Pommele Sapele veneer with an aluminum bottom. The "hardware" is an aluminum ball that's been turned on a metal lathe and rotate arbitrarily and "polished" ... a bit difficult to discern that level of detail in the photo.

Thanks to Jerry Cox for the photography.

While taking a break to work a bit on the addition in the back, I removed the original metal roof (from the late 1800's), with a heavy coat (or more accurately, multiple coats) of roofing tar, and was struck not only by the condition of the metal, but the patina that had developed. I was also reminded about the interplay of building and designing, designing and building, and the relationship of large and small scale fabrication.

I decided to utilize the material, as much as-is as possible, and continue with the series of entry tables. The image from my sketchbook with the stair is that piece; the other is a "developed" solution. Once again, the immediacy of the "first idea" is stronger.

Once again...

Thanks to Designboom for featuring this... viewing the the simplicity of the facade belies what lies inside.

ET 13

The latest thoughts on the next piece. I'm in the throws of ET_12 and would like to have them underway simultaneously. The dialog between the two works, and a more intuitive "working method" might garner some interesting developments.