markus schwarz: die axt im haus

the structure

four holes routed into a board, four axehandles fitted exactly and fixed with wedges—thats all you need. the design is as effective as brutal. the table is very stable but elastic and light. simple rural greenwood-stools, from the 17th century are its direct ancestors. you need a shaving horse, an axe and some chisels to build nearly everything a rural household needs—while I was looking at some axes, the idea was born.

the fitting

different angle

conspect.de

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