2 x Copper Table

I designed these copper tables with the materials of manufacture in mind. In the same manner as 'The Object' I have outlined below the ingredients and recipe.

Ingredients
2 x 3000 x 22 mm copper pipe
2 x 1000 x 1000 x 15 mm shipping wood
16 x 22 mm 90° elbows
1 x 0.5l white egshell paint
56 hours Labour

Recipe

Wood
Cut wood according to sketch drawing
Miter angles accordingly
Check assembly and disassemble
Paint inside of wood 2 coats and lightly sand before applying finish coat
Paint outside of wood a light coat but rub deep into wood grain
Let stand overnight
Glue open boxes
Machine sand finish the outside to a polished finish

Copper
Cut pipe lengths according to sketch drawing
Check assembly by fitting corners
Prepare for soldering using wire wool
Solder
Sandblast for even finish
Apply 3 coats of advanced oxidizing agent to turn copper green
Let stand overnight
Apply 2 coats of parafin wax to seal oxidized finish

Design Copyright © 2010 Youssef Daoud

One aspect I particularly enjoyed was figuring out how the two entities (wood and copper) meet eachother and the surrounding space. It is these details that are a direct manifestation of my thoughts. I like the idea that they touch eachother and the floor yet remain visibly separate

Photograph Youssef Daoud