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16 November 2013

13 November 2013

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 12. Dowel & Shape Arms and Refine Backrest

In the twelfth video of this series, I use drill for the arm to front leg dowel, start shaping the arms, and refine the backrest shape.

12 November 2013

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 11. Profile Arms and Backrest

In the eleventh video of this series, I use the band saw to rough cut the arm profiles, and the backrest profile through it's length.
Use of the band saw for cutting the arm profiles follows the basic rules for safety, however my technique when cutting the backrest profile is dangerous to attempt - I have plenty of experience, a lot of respect for the saw, and still have all ten fingers.
Be careful!

7 November 2013

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 10. Screw Backrest, and Glue Wedges

In the tenth video of this series, I drill for the backrest fitting, and temporarily screw it on, and glue the magic aligning wedges to the rear legs.

5 November 2013

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 9. Arm Blanks, and Magic Wedges

In the ninth video of this series, I prepare arm blanks, and use the cutoffs from the rear legs as magic aligning wedges.

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 8. Fitting of the Backrest

In the eighth video of this series, I cut the backrest blank to fit between the rear legs. The curved lamination blank means we have to think of a way to keep the cuts parallel; and the simple solution to this problem should come in handy elsewhere.

4 November 2013

SketchUp Low Back Chair Woes

Unfortunately my SketchUp skills are pretty limited, and this chair with all it's sexy curves is proving too difficult for me to model that well. Can you help?

I've spent quite a while trying to pull together a model of the low back chair, and despite some helpful hints from viewers the results are not too good. You can at least get the basic idea, and the model components join in the same way as the chair is being built.

As far as supplying plans for the chair, I will be doing this as simple 2D drawings, that users can scale up to 1:1 templates.

However, if anyone out there is a wiz with SketchUp, and would like to help produce a polished model of the chair, that would be great.

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 7. Temporary fitting of the Legs

In the seventh video of this series, I drill fixing holes in the legs to attach them to the seat, and then temporarily screw them together. This is to allow fitting of the backrest, and preparation of arm blanks, which will be the subject of the following two videos.

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 6. Shaping Legs and Drilling for Dowels

In the sixth video of this series, I drill dowel holes in the top of the front legs to attach the arms, and then start shaping the legs.

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 5. Seat & Leg Profiles, and Seat Shaping

In the fifth video of this series, I cut the seat and leg profiles, and then shape the scooped seat.

3 November 2013

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 4. Seat Joints on Legs

In the fourth video of this series, I make the joints on the legs, which attach to the seat.

Sexy Low Back Chair Prototype - 3. Leg Joints on Seat

In the third video of this series, I make the joints on the seat, which attach to the legs. The joint is widely attributed to Sam Maloof; one of several woodworkers who have influenced me.