Dowel Coffee Table
Twice Repulped Cardboard40”x21”x19”
Process for making Dowel Table
Dowel table is the second manifestation of an ongoing material exploration with
recycled cardboard paper pulp. I improved upon the first iteration in several ways. Attaching
a drain board on the bottom of the mold, I was able to extract more water during the casting process.
This resulted in a faster drying time, and a denser pulp structure. I also started shaping the dowels into
their cylindrical forms on the bandsaw before finishing on the lathe. This saved me a lot of labor
and the dowels were more consistently formed.