Popular Woodworking 2002-06 № 128, страница 40
ARTS&CRAFTS Globe StandNothing decks out your library like a proper globe stand. And if you don't like this design, we've got three others that might do the trick. As was the case with most Americans, my world became a larger place last fall. I began to realize that I had only a vague notion of the location, size and geographical relationship of many of the countries whose names dominated the nightly news. Since I always had a problem with the Mercator projection maps that colored the walls of my high-school classrooms (is Greenland really as large as the United States?) I knew that a globe was the only thing that would give me a clear understanding of what's what and where. by Dan When I visited my local map store, the globe-stand selection ran the gamut from traditional nautical themes to modern metal sculpture. What I was really looking for, a simple Arts & Crafts-inspired piece, was lacking from the lineup. I decided that the only way that I would be happy with the new addition to my living room was to buy a globe separately and come up with my own base. Paging through a few of my Arts & Crafts books, the taboret (essentially a small table) appeared to be a staple of the founding fathers of the movement. Brody Dan Brody, a home improvement contractor in Columbus, Ohio, is concentrating on some improvements to his own home. As with many woodworkers, he has found the simple elegance of the Arts & Crafts movement to be a source of inspiration. You might prefer a tapered-leg taboret with wedged tenons... .or a globe stand in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright. .or even in the style of a Gustav Stickley end table. 38 1 Popular Woodworking June 2002 |
