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The pressing matter of plywood glue-up into still-thicker slabs is handled by this Goliath. Outdoors? Hey, it's California.

designs, the Tenon Table, were being filled. At first glance, the Tenon Table is a deceptively simple arrangement of a slab top and four rectangular legs. Closer inspection reveals the structural beauty of the j oinery. The legs meet and engage the top with a slightly corbelled tenon housed in a progression of stopped- and through-mortises. It's something like five Arts & Crafts tricks rolled into one rock-solid joint with no glue or mechanical fasteners. The last trick occurs where the legs meet the floor and seems to have been borrowed from California wine-country barrel makers. The vertical plies are gathered and bound with a horizontal "hoop" consisting of multiple horizontal layers of through-mortised plywood. Although it's patent-pending joinery, Jay graciously allowed me to take some measurements and docu-

A "classic" car destined for restoration, tented material storage rack, industrial-strength dust collector and sunbathing dog all peacefully coexist in Modernica's back lot. The privacy screen provided by some gently swaying trees makes it a true urban oasis.

ment the design for this article (see "Inside the Tenon Table" on page 82).

Bent laminations are another mainstay of Modernica woodworking. Arm/leg bents for their C-Chair, with the appearance of bleached ribs unearthed in an archeological dig, are stacked on dollies around the shop. In their prototypes workshop, a little bit of bent-wood de-evolution is going on. The brothers currently offer a platform bed with V-shaped, steel rod legs. They want to provide the option of laminated wood legs with the same classic

shape. A simple bending jig and a few pipe clamps (backed up by ingenuity, know-how and an eye for design) spits out sample legs that will later be produced in a more automated manner.

A simple bending/ gluing jig and a stack of micro-plies are all it takes (combined with a large dose of talent and ingenuity) to produce a bent leg prototype.

Modern sculpture? Yes and no. A pallet of C-Chair bent lamination arms/legs wait patiently for assembly, finish and upholstery.

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