Frank Lloyd Wright inspired dog gate

  • Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10642
    October 19, 2019 at 10:13 pm #1885717

    I’ve been needing to build a dog gate for at the cabin as the chunk of cardboard hasn’t been cutting it lately. Figured I might as well build something decent and I didn’t have anything else to do today. It was a 4 stage glue-up but using the festool domino made quick work out of the joinery. I’m thinking of spray painting it hammered black but the FW wants it stained.

    Frank Lloyd Wright is pretty much my Architectural Idol, the Man was a Genius and way ahead of his time. I love the symmetry of his work it’s absolutely brilliant the way he works it into his projects.
    If you ever get a chance to visit Taliesin or Taliesin West I highly recommend the tours. Oh, yeah he was a little nuts also.

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    onestout
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2698
    October 20, 2019 at 7:09 am #1885731

    The gate looks cool. I don’t know much about his specific style I just know from working on a few of the houses he designed that they suck to work on. The angles made it a PIA.

    munchy
    NULL
    Posts: 4947
    October 20, 2019 at 9:10 am #1885745

    Awesome! Please post a finished pic when all done.

    Deuces
    Posts: 5268
    October 20, 2019 at 7:14 pm #1885779

    Looks fantastic waytogo

    Not a very good looking species stained imo, let alone hoping you sanded all the glue off the joints. Maybe I’m just partial but the Hammered look would look great toast

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3948
    October 20, 2019 at 7:15 pm #1885780

    FLW was a genius so I’m told. His designs are great and beautiful to look at but, the what I have seen are very energy inefficient and a PIA to work on.

    Brad Dimond
    Posts: 1486
    October 20, 2019 at 7:54 pm #1885783

    Wright’s designs were breathtaking and far ahead of the capability of the materials available during his lifetime. I drive through Cloquet on my way to the hunting shack, always get out of the FLW gas station.

    Brad Dimond
    Posts: 1486
    October 20, 2019 at 7:54 pm #1885784

    Wright’s designs were breathtaking and far ahead of the capability of the materials available during his lifetime. I drive through Cloquet on my way to the hunting shack, always get out at the FLW gas station.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    October 21, 2019 at 7:29 am #1885826

    Wow! That’s nice. Love your Dane looking on, too. )

    Donny
    Posts: 7
    October 22, 2019 at 1:21 am #1886061

    The dog gate looks so fancy meanwhile I only have a plastic fence.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    October 22, 2019 at 8:57 am #1886102

    That’s some nice work. I wish I had the patience to do something like that. Or the skill for that matter.

    Rodwork
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 3979
    October 22, 2019 at 9:30 am #1886111

    I have always been a fan of FLR and I think you nailed it. FLR is my second Architectural idol behind Michael Graves.

    I have been wanting to buy a Domino for a long time but I can’t justify the cost. When they come up on CL they are gone in a second. Nice job.

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