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Sunday 3 February 2013

It Takes A While

Well it takes a while, but I get there in the end. After the initial idea then finding the material, things start to evolve.
Out in the shed at the weekend for few hours here, and an odd evening there , that's how my pastime works.
No point rushing with sharp tools, speed is not required, slow and steady wins the race. So with some ash poles that I peeled and left to dry out for over a year, and some seasoned cherry along with some ideas and a couple of cardboard templates. Then a little sawing, a lot of scooping out and loads of shaving's, then a bit of pondering a bit more scooping along with more shaving's.
 Boring some holes for the legs and back supports, cutting wedges and after endless sanding a little dry run a tweak and a little more spoke shave work . A little chin rubbing then its time for gluing up, solving any problems as they crop up, a final sand along with a few coats of wax and then we get to this :)

6 comments:

  1. That's a very unusual design. Is it comfortable?

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  2. Yes Gorges it is! I always try to push the boundaries whenever I can to see what works :)

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  3. That's an amazing chair Brian and of course the beauty in it is that there's not another one like it anywhere in the world. For some reason, I see it sitting in front of a piano on first glance, but I'm wondering whether you had a particular use for it in mind. I know my daughter and husband and family would love it as all their furniture is blonde. :) Kudos!!

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  4. Thanks Winderly Winderly I'm glad you like it, the chair will find a spot shortly :)

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  5. Reall nice chair brian, really different but I like it.

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  6. Thanks Kev, it is a bit different but it works :)

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