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[classic33]

You must be an absolute joy to live with oh and before you say anything , that wasn't a proposal

I'd be careful, folk might misunderstand that.

 

[woodbutcher]

I am designing a dining table I will be making for us later this year, and I thought I would seek guidance from the mundane community. It's a big oak table (seating 8 ordinarily, 10 with an extension), in a Jacobean style. Please choose from these pedestal ends:

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These are the accompanying chairs, which will be upholstered in a heavy tapestry-like fabric, or leather. You can see the heavy old look I am trying to achieve.

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Going to have to complete the "Gothic" look of the chairs so maybe one from the A to E design.
On the other hand my personal favourite is B in the first selection.

Nice project whichever you choose !

 

[raleighnut]

I'd go for F, the stopped chamfers echo the chairs.

 

[Illaveago]

I am designing a dining table I will be making for us later this year, and I thought I would seek guidance from the mundane community. It's a big oak table (seating 8 ordinarily, 10 with an extension), in a Jacobean style. Please choose from these pedestal ends:

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These are the accompanying chairs, which will be upholstered in a heavy tapestry-like fabric, or leather. You can see the heavy old look I am trying to achieve.

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Is this a spot the difference test ?

 

[Andy in Germany]

I am designing a dining table I will be making for us later this year, and I thought I would seek guidance from the mundane community. It's a big oak table (seating 8 ordinarily, 10 with an extension), in a Jacobean style. Please choose from these pedestal ends:

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These are the accompanying chairs, which will be upholstered in a heavy tapestry-like fabric, or leather. You can see the heavy old look I am trying to achieve.

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Table A or D: they have more space for sitting at them because the legs taper more. D takes this further but the join at the apex is more complex.

 

[MikeG]

Table A or D: they have more space for sitting at them because the legs taper more. D takes this further but the join at the apex is more complex.

No, no, the legs are out of the way of all the chairs, both at the sides and ends of the table. Their shape makes no difference to that.

 

[MikeG]

Is this a spot the difference test ?

You should have gone to.......

 

[Gravity Aided]

G, I think, harmonizes best with the chairs, and stated decor choice.

 

[Gravity Aided]

-4F or -20 C here today. 8 inches of snow on the ground.

 

[Illaveago]

I was just thinking! What happened to people who lost their homes in the War ? Did they get re homed or get compensation as they don't seem to mention it in documentaries ?

 

[Speicher]

Table A or D: they have more space for sitting at them because the legs taper more. D takes this further but the join at the apex is more complex.

Yes, I agree. I was thinking about if you are the person sat near a leg (of the table) designs A to D give more room. @MikeG gives me the impression that he enjoins complex joyery.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I was just thinking! What happened to people who lost their homes in the War ? Did they get re homed or get compensation as they don't seem to mention it in documentaries ?

The government discovered early on that a lot of people in the cities didn't have a second home in the country, so there would need to be some provision. The original plan was for bombed out people to live in the London Underground for the rest of the war, drinking NAFFI cocoa and having cheerful sing songs while knitting socks for Our Boys On The Front, but then it got a bit crowded with all the people from Birmingham and Sheffield moving south and it became jolly hard for important people to use the trains, so the UKGov designed emergency prefab housing.

I remember there were still a few of those 'temporary' prefab buildings about in forgotten corners of the country when I lived there: There were certainly some when I lived near Lynton in Devon. From memory they were made a bit like concrete fencing, with panels and corrugate asbestos roofs, so I'm sure they'd have been pretty damp.

 

[classic33]

Yes, I agree. I was thinking about if you are the person sat near a leg (of the table) designs A to D give more room. @MikeG gives me the impression that he enjoins complex joyery.

If he goes for "E", he'll have to build one of these first.

 

[Illaveago]

The government discovered early on that a lot of people in the cities didn't have a second home in the country, so there would need to be some provision. The original plan was for bombed out people to live in the London Underground for the rest of the war, drinking NAFFI cocoa and having cheerful sing songs while knitting socks for Our Boys On The Front, but then it got a bit crowded with all the people from Birmingham and Sheffield moving south and it became jolly hard for important people to use the trains, so the UKGov designed emergency prefab housing.

I remember there were still a few of those 'temporary' prefab buildings about in forgotten corners of the country when I lived there: There were certainly some when I lived near Lynton in Devon. From memory they were made a bit like concrete fencing, with panels and corrugate asbestos roofs, so I'm sure they'd have been pretty damp.

I was wondering as they don't mention what happened. You couldn't claim on your insurance policy as acts of war aren't covered.
I can remember the Pre Fabs around here most of which were replaced in the 60's. There were still some in Bristol some years ago and the people living in them really liked them and didn't want to move.

 

[Andy in Germany]

If he goes for "E", he'll have to build one of these first.
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I want one.