Modern Phoenix Week 2008 + Home Tour of Village Grove
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The beautiful wabi-sabi ModPhx table prototype is made of pine planks, Quickrete 5000, metal inlay and soy-based sealer for roughly $40.
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Working off the Sketchup plans, workshop participants puzzle out the pre-cut boards to assemble and glue the legs.
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The Gore Design Co. arsenal of inlay options included fossilized mammoth bone, jasper, ancient coins and found objects.
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Workshop leader Brandon Gore describes the first roman coin style to be mentioned in the Bible.
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The inlays are added along with some stairstepping voids.
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Studio artisan Jeremy cuts rebar down to size for reinforcement.
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Erica tries out one of the cool tools of the day, a rebar wire tying hook.
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Time to mix and pour!
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Brandon made sure everyone had a chance to come up and feel the right consistency for the concrete mix. Note the construction-grade flip-flops! ;-)
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The concrete is hand-packed in, then vibrated and screed off.
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The finished product (after it had time to cure) went home to a lucky winner, as did this first prototype.
Modern Phoenix Week 2008 + Home Tour of Village Grove