False Thorn Dining Table

By Darren Myburgh

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Designer

Darren Myburgh

Woodcrafters

Gys Potgieter and Darren Myburgh

Tree

Poisoned False Thorn

Common name

False Thorn (Sand Kiaat) Tree

False thorn dining table

The false thorn dining table is perfect for large family gatherings and measures 2.7m in length. The table legs are elegant, slim and angled for comfortable and easy seating. The tabletop flares with elegance and beauty and the natural flame in the wood enhances the shape of the original tree trunk.

DESIGNER

This young and inspiring designer studied industrial design at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. After completing his studies, Darren spent a year as an FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa) field guide – and this is where his love and appreciation for nature developed into a yearning to work with wood. He was destined to meet Gys Potgieter, who was soon fascinated and impressed with Darren’s passion for craftsmanship and design talent. This remarkable partnership in Kuni has realised Darren’s dream of designing unique, one-of-a-kind and high-end furniture.

Darren Myburgh

FALSE THORN (SAND KIAAT) TREE

THE TREE

Family: Fabaceae: subfam. Mimosoideae | Synonym: Albizia mossambicensis Sim

This is a deciduous tree and can grow into massive giants in the African bushveld. Thorn-like leaves and creamy white, half-spherical shaped flowers characterise the tree. The pods and seeds are poisonous for animals to eat.

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?

The false thorn is found in the drier areas of Africa, in countries like Angola, South Africa, Swaziland and Namibia.

WOOD PROPERTIES

The wood has an attractive colour and is suitable for flooring, light furniture and interior trimming. Traditionally the wood is used for drums, stampers and ornamental carving.

The bark of the tree is used for tanning, fibre, arrow poison, traditional medicine and as a substitute for soap.

INTERESTING FACTS

It is a beautiful and easy wood to work with, but not a favourite among woodcrafters as the sawdust causes nasal, throat and eye irritation.

ELEVATION DRAWINGS

PHOTOGRAPHIC ANGLES

  • Angle 1
  • Angle 2
  • Angle 3
  • Angle 4
  • Angle 5
  • Angle 1

    Angle 1

  • Angle 2

    Angle 2

  • Angle 3

    Angle 3

  • Angle 4

    Angle 4

  • Angle 5

    Angle 5

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