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	Right. Imagine	1 Relevance	13 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	Right. Imagine having to produce the finished length of handle stock, with radiused ends, at a precise length, so that it will fit the routed socket in the drawer front -- time after time. Too big, it doesn't fit; too short, it leaves a noticeable gap which would be impossible to fill invisibly, as both parts are short grain at the radius . . . As I like to say, "So easy to draw, so difficult to make . . ." In my design work I try to give an easier time to the constructor -- often, me !
	Thanks all.	1 Relevance	13 years ago	Mark	General discussion
	Thanks all. Eameshead, all three of the woman were speaking at once, and it became difficult to decipher what the hell they were rambling on about. I do recall the short one was all angry about being born a Siamese triplet, and hated doing the carnival freak show tour as a child, but loved the movie "E.T".. The middle one was going on and on about how "hard headed" her sisters are, and how she hates her legs. The tall one is the quiet one, but she does like to drink. If I can get those strong delivery boy's back here this morning, I'll have them lug the ...
	If you're looking for a pro...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	TheMidCenturyBeehive	General discussion
	... filler", as these are the generally-accepted methods to evenly stain beech. I can tell you I tried to stain my chair (not Selig, but Dux by Folke Ohlsson) several times before giving up. It's currently in storage and I'm seriously considering ebonizing it (and its mate). That's not a path I consider lightly; they really are that difficult to get a satisfactory finish out of.
	.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	... been told or fall back on the licenced/unlicenced argument, in regards to this segment of the manufacturing industry anyway. Anyway, you're right about the universe of choices, far too many choices, but originality doesn't now me as something worth pursuing unless there is a need to, these are functional objects made to serve. Far too much novelty about and not enough restraint, I just do what works these days and am not especially interested in being interesting and just want to be good, chairs are very difficult and if I can stand on the shoulders of ano ...
	Unless there are screws per...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	... SDR's suggestion to get a narrow kerf Japanese style handsaw and carefully cut the arm off along the seam. If you haven't used one of them before, draw lines around a piece of lumber and try doing a few practice cuts until you feel confident you can cut it off nicely. Or rig up a jig like SDR suggested, but try it on scrap first. And if it is pegs, there is a trick to removing them: select a drill bit slightly smaller than the peg, drill the center of the peg, and then use an awl, nail, etc to break the remainder of the peg into the hollow center. Then ...
	Kandya	1 Relevance	12 years ago	merzbau	General discussion
	Kandya Hi, I have restored those chairs before. There should be absolutely no reason that they wouldn't come off easily once the screws are gone. The more difficult task is the work needed to strip the shell down. I used paint stripper on ones that had three or four layers of paint - It took a long time using the sandpaper and wirewool (and a light sand with a fine paper sometimes)...you just have to be patient and do it in stages. Because the chairs are curved I used an artists palette knife to scrape at the paint and sometimes a long blade - Dont use a str ...
	I'd be interested to see how...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	cdsilva	General discussion
	I'd be interested to see how... I'd be interested to see how the chair leg replacement turns out. While the general shape of the turned piece is probably very similar to many other chairs, I think it will be very difficult to do an exact match to this design. Both rear legs have a distinct inward taper to them, followed by a smooth transition to the double (maybe triple?) curved backrest. That hairline dowel joint will be a challenge to replicate with a leg not made for that geometry. Finally, the chances of getting an exact match for the seat rail geometry ...
	Very helpful	1 Relevance	12 years ago	LCA	General discussion
	Very helpful I want to thank you all for participating in this discussion...not very glamorous topic but one I bet many readers struggle with as we collect aging furniture and find ourselves woefully short on refinishing options and skills. I am a researcher and I research as much as I can...I have been feeling discouraged because there is so much conflicting advice given on the web that it is difficult to make an informed choice as different online sources directly contradict another. I end up doing nothing rather than make it worse. I understand at some ...
	Nice table to you too, Mark...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	teakhound	General discussion
	... don't get out much.) Seems like the tabletop of your table would be the most difficult to manufacture with those tight non-orthogonal bends. Certainly not thinking mine originally came this way; rather Just wondering if Knoll changed things up over the years. Link below for reference.... http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/coffee-tables-cocktail-tables/19...
	Sales here on the forum are not allowed	1 Relevance	13 years ago	fastfwd	General discussion
	Sales here on the forum are not allowed but you can place an ad in the "radar" section of the site. In Los Angeles, Craigslist will probably get you a price nearly as high as you'd get on Ebay, plus you won't have to ship the thing (although shipping isn't as expensive or difficult as you might think; the sofa folds flat and weighs just under 100 pounds). Good luck.
	fun to have	1 Relevance	13 years ago	niceguy	General discussion
	fun to have zain107 These pieces are fun to own, but difficult to use. I had my cabinet make cut Ettore Sottsass Bacterio (5365) black & white laminate for Abet Laminati to match the various top sizes and bond this to black laminate for removable covers of the Frank Gehry Easy Edges nesting tables. They are now usable with less apprehension of spills. I like all the items from this collection. Buy one and enjoy.
	Hard to believe	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	Hard to believe I let this thread alone until now. What an interesting discussion. Thank you, ladies and germs. My two cents: I think Leif had it when he introduced the notion of micro-kerf saw blades. Although there apparently are examples of modern tambour doors with the lower depths of the ply "hand-snapped," it is hard to believe that this is the standard. I'm thinking of the inherent discontinuities and irregularities in real wood, which would upset the result; think of the situation where a sharp divergence of grain direction appears, still less a ...
	Tile removal	1 Relevance	12 years ago	mafbail	General discussion
	... moisture occasionally. Then try and pry them off. The first one will be the most difficult because of the angle. It could be easy or difficult depending on the type of adhesive used and the wall structure. Some types of cement based tile adhesives on brick/concrete substrate ensure the tiles are very difficult to remove. One thing in your favour is that they have been there for about 40 years and the tile cement may have lost some of its strength and integrity. If the substrate is plasterboard you could even scrape out the grout around your chosen tiles and ...
	Good question. The grain ...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	... appearance. I am not sure whether the veneer would be cut beforehand with a guillotine, large format paper cutter, or other scissors like contraption, or whether it would be glued and then cut with a razor knife between the slats. I think it would be difficult to cut it with a knife and not make a mistake especially with the grain pulling the knife around. So if I had to guess it is sliced beforehand and then individually glued to the slats. I suppose it is also possible with the right substrate material, and the right guillotine, you could veneer a sheet o ...
	PS	1 Relevance	13 years ago	bishopridley	General discussion
	PS Some thoughts about Arad's Kee Klamp pieces and auctions... It's always difficult to predict how much things sell for, and in the case of modern design it seems to depend on either how rare or how iconic a piece is. Arad's Rover Chair, made out of Kee Klamp arms, always seems to raise high prices precisely because it is a 'signature' Arad item (and one that was ripped off by Top Gear). I suspect the thing that might count against this sofa selling is its size. Not many people have the room to display or properly store something this big. But then again, h ...