Lol in town probably. Put that on the front lawn in a bad part of town and it would be gone overnight.
They’d get stolen and melted down for scrap.
Shipping kills the deal.My wife literally dragged me out of an antique shop when I was in negotiation to buy a 9ft tall bronze raptor statue so I have no doubt someone buys them!
For closure I had beaten him down to £3k and a bit and, yes, I was quite drunk at the time!
Edit. Probably closer to 7 foot tbh. It was a cool statue though!
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I'd have got it its own seat on the train!Shipping kills the deal.
I think that a big one of those would make a nice computer desk tbh!
Forgot one.
Oddly enough, the two computer desks in my house are of the fast and cheap verity. Both are made from 8' cheap butcher block tops that I edged and finished. One is on a simple trestle made out of 2x4's and the other is sitting on a couple of Ikea cabinets. For reasons I can't explain, I've never had the desire to build a nice looking desk, and my wife has never asked for one.I think that a big one of those would make a nice computer desk tbh!
Oddly enough, the two computer desks in my house are of the fast and cheap verity. Both are made from 8' cheap butcher block tops that I edged and finished. One is on a simple trestle made out of 2x4's and the other is sitting on a couple of Ikea cabinets. For reasons I can't explain, I've never had the desire to build a nice looking desk, and my wife has never asked for one.
Back on epoxy tables, they seem to have been done to death. I've haven't felt any desire to build one. That said, the up scale version of farmhouse style appeals to me. Heavy, painted support structure, with a thick perfectly finished top. It's a nice look. But then again, I also like brutalist architecture.
I saw a Korean (I think) version of that that looked ok but they scorched the planed wood with a hot iron, sanded it down then treated it. It kinda looked like black walnut but with a more pronounced grain.So my next pet peeve is burned furniture. Build a table, take a torch to it, slap on a couple coats of clear polly, try to sell it.
Why would anyone think that's a nice look? I've been seeing a bit more of it which really surprised me because I thought the broke hillbilly look went out 40 years ago. I've never once seen it look like anything but splotchy burned wood.
That's a process designed to get a particular look. I'm talking using a simple torch to blacken the surface. It's invariably splotchy and looks exactly like what it is, a cheap, fast, easy way to poorly darken the wood.I saw a Korean (I think) version of that that looked ok but they scorched the planed wood with a hot iron, sanded it down then treated it. It kinda looked like black walnut but with a more pronounced grain.
That's by no means a bad look. I like the juxtaposition of the distressed structure with the finished top.Not upscale, but I built a few of these, some with a folding side. Hey, what ya want with a table saw and some dowels.
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Yeah, that doesn't sound great! Wood stain exists for a reason. Wood looking like the wood it is is the best though.That's a process designed to get a particular look. I'm talking using a simple torch to blacken the surface. It's invariably splotchy and looks exactly like what it is, a cheap, fast, easy way to poorly darken the wood.
Depends on the wood. If you build with all heart black walnut a simple hard wax finish is perfect. It protects the wood without changing it. White Oak works well natural or stained, I've done both with outstanding results.Yeah, that doesn't sound great! Wood stain exists for a reason. Wood looking like the wood it is is the best though.
That's pretty meh. Some stain might improve that, but that's a rough workshop kinda cabinet, not something I'd want in my living area.View attachment 111955Example of burned finish.
It's junk. Looks to be made out of pallets, another fad that needs die.That's pretty meh. Some stain might improve that, but that's a rough workshop kinda cabinet, not something I'd want in my living area.