Detail Selection Process

Using the same idea of 'exploration through contradiction,' instead of making a detail solely of wood (to express wood) perhaps the qualities of wood can be expressed by using in conjunction another material that opposes the woods properties. Taking from experiment #1 the opposing material could be one that needs to be cast (concrete, plaster, resin).

Perhaps the wood can necessitate an action (i.e. movement - moving element) that another material could not perform unless married with wood. In this respect the qualities of wood would be expressed without building a completely wood construction.

The Detail

Expanding on this observation I decided a doorknob would be a good detail to express the qualities of multiple materials as well as be able to incorporate a further narrative with the act of opening the door. The finicky and small mechanisms for the lock and turning mechanism could be cut and crafted with higher strength wood (which would not have been as easily achieved by casting small pieces of concrete, plaster, steel....). Again applying the opposing material...a handle could be cast which would be difficult to create with wood. This is just a point of departure as the whole idea of the of the doorknob can be expanded upon and created new.