Bianca – Guarino Furniture Designs https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com Glen Guarino Sun, 15 Jan 2023 01:36:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-234pxgg-32x32.png Bianca – Guarino Furniture Designs https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com 32 32 Bianca https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/bianca/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:25:21 +0000 https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/?p=2028 Read more]]> While working in my studio, I heard chainsaws across the street.  I walked over and found out it was a Northern Catalpa tree being cut down.  I related to the man in charge that I was a studio furniture maker and asked if I could have some of the wood.  After seeing what I was working on he offered to mill the tree with his Wood-Mizer. At the end of the day the tree surgeon, and his son Hunter and I milled the tree.  They did this all free of charge and two years later the wood is ready to use. 


I designed Bianca with legs that could be made on the lathe using a split turning technique.  I also wanted to keep the nice light color of the sanded Catalpa so I experimented with wood bleach to offset the darkening effect of the finish. The finished table with its glass top represents my interpretation of minimalism.

Bianca
Rescued Northern Catalpa and Glass
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