Other than the parametrically scripted Kumiko tile pattern, every part of this table was designed and crafted by hand, down to the friction-fitted Kumiko pieces themselves. This project was a welcome opportunity to design while building and gave me a chance to focus purely on form. Many of the cuts required an additional cutsom jig to be built as well, testing my ability to come up with a simple procedural solution to each component.

This was my first ever attempt at woodcarving after my grandparents gave me their old set of chisels and gouges. I carved it from an Oak tree root that had been coppiced over several years. I thought this root made a beautiful form to carve with. The overlapping tendrils of the branches reminded me of a splash of water, hence a Trout leaping from the water was born.