Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I personally prefer Danish furniture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CKeeler1.jpg :-) Nathan On 8-jan-2008, at 18:30, Daniel Ridings wrote: > On Jan 8, 2008 5:03 PM, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: >> Daniel: >> >> Is this it? >> >> <http://web.telia.com/~u39209167/Small/Miniatyrer/ >> Senbarock_Lindome_large.gif> >> or: http://tinyurl.com/ypvd7m >> > > Some of the older ones looked like that (1600 - 1700). The most recent > looked like this: > > http://tinyurl.com/2o75uv > > My father-in-law was a good friend with one of the carpenters > (something tells me that furniture carpenters probably have their own > name). Anyway, he told us how Stena Line, one of the passenger and > cruise ferry companies, got in touch with him and wanted to order 350 > chairs. > > He only did 4 a year and his brother did 4. They suggested that Stena > Line get something mass-produced. > > The wood was purchased years in advance and allowed to season. Each > chair was polished by hand a couple of dozen times. > > We have some pieces, but not a whole set. > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman nathan@nathanfoto.com General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog