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The Frontiersman Table

"Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes", the Aniwaya "Wolf Clan".  At the beginning of the semester, students were asked to further open their minds past the basic idea of: what is a chair or table? What are they used for?  A basic concept that has evolved over the centuries, for many different uses, a design reused and developed for the time.  Students were then asked to create their own ideas, and take the ideas further than a drawing.  So I stayed with that in my mind, what to design that’s not only aesthetically attractive, but also having a multitude of uses and inspirations.  Then I came to think of the past, structures and objects I’ve once seen in old films and books such as “Davy Crockett” and “Swiss Family Robinson”, such designs that fell under the category of rustic and naturalist.  Afterwards, I began sketching different ideas that came to mind.  From there, the original design evolved into something more, while under the guidance of Professor Rafael and woodshop manager Stephen.

History Behind The Table

Some very early tables were made and used by the Egyptians, and were little more than stone platforms used to keep objects off the floor.  They were not used for seating people. Food and drinks were usually put on large plates deposed on a pedestal for eating.  The Egyptians made use of various small tables and elevated playing boards.  The Chinese also created very early tables in order to pursue the arts of writing and painting.  The Greeks and Romans made more frequent use of tables, notably for eating, although Greek tables were pushed under a bed after use. The Greeks invented a piece of furniture very similar to the guéridon. Tables were made of marble or wood and metal, sometimes with richly ornate legs. Later, the larger rectangular tables were made of separate platforms and pillars. The Romans also introduced a large, semicircular table to Italy, the mensa lunata.

Furniture during the Middle Ages is not as well known as that of earlier or later periods, and most sources show the types used by the nobility.  In the Eastern Roman Empire, tables were made of metal or wood, usually with four feet and frequently linked by x-shaped stretchers. Tables for eating were large and often round or semicircular.  A combination of a small round table and a lectern seemed very popular as a writing table.  In western Europe, the invasions and internecine wars caused most of the knowledge inherited from the classical era to be lost. As a result of the necessary movability, most tables were simple trestle tables, although small round tables made from joinery reappeared during the 15th century and onward. In the Gothic era, the chest became widespread and was often used as a table.  Refectory tables first appeared at least as early as the 17th century, as an advancement of the trestle table; these tables were typically quite long and wide and capable of supporting a sizeable banquet in the great hall or other reception room of a castle.

History Of The Rustic Design

The rustic furniture movement developed during the mid to late 1800s.  Rustic furniture was originally made from whatever natural materials were in greatest supply, and often by poor people as items of trade for food or cash. The style is associated with the Great Depression and other hard times in America; however, it is also associated with the Great Camps built by wealthy Americans in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, of which the most familiar modern form is the Adirondack chair.  Various rustic styles reflect the personality of their maker, with techniques such as chip carving, silver or gold brushwork, milk paint, peeled bark and other decorative enhancements.  Many different wood species were used including willow, hickory, mountain laurel, and Alaska cedar.  In the American South, palm fronds were occasionally employed. Historical examples of rustic furniture may be found in museums and antique shops, although fine historical pieces are rare outside a museum setting.  Typical items of rustic furniture include chairs, love seats, tables, desks, smoking stands, clocks, chest of drawers, rockers, coat racks, mirror frames and lamps.

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Final Model