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I take my hat off to you! Some more shots and descriptions of the making of the chair would be nice.
Unfortunately until the end of the financial year the only woodwork I'm doing is buying machines online, Kreg router table, yay! I know everyone says make your own but I could never make a fence that adjustable or accurate and my old one is so crap it will be a delight to dump it.
The last thing I made was a Saarinen tulip-ish turned side table with a removable tray top for the infrequent tea drinking guest. For which I havn't finished the top because my lathe is under about 10 tonnes of crap. But I will post pictures later, some advice on its construction would be appreciated.
I am making yogurt today, apparantly you can do it in a thermos, milk is $1.00 a litre, the brand I like is $5.00...all you need is a thermos, milk, heat, a thermometer and a teaspoon of yogurt, woo hoo!
Shawn, your chairs are visually stunning!
Judging by the pics here and on your site - also nice, BTW - your craftsmanship looks right up to snuff, too. I love the cues to various influences in your "Owl"!
Congratulations. I'm very impressed.
From a strictly aesthetic perspective, about the only critique I might offer is that the spindles on the Owl Chair could possibly benefit from adding enthasis or taper and, maybe, trying a mix of species - a la traditional Windsor construction - might add to visual interest.
I'm curious as to what you've discovered about the functionality and comfort of these pieces, especially how sitters tend to exit them. I've always found armless lounge chairs and rockers to be awkward, and the older I get, the more they annoy me.
tktoo
Thanks for the kind words.
The chair shapes are the first thing to happen during the design process but are soon relegated second to ergonomics, that is what I spend the most amount of time on in the design process. That rocking chair alone had around 13 prototypes made to test ergonomics, rocking etc. As far as anyone can guarantee (due to varying body shapes), the chairs are extremely comfortable.
The owl chair's back angle changes as the sitter rotates in the seat - going from easy chair (centred), to lounge chair (sitting sideways across the seat).
As far as getting out of them, they are all different. My easy/lounge type chairs are quite low. Because of this I try to make sure there is room to get ones feet under their seat to aid in standing. The rocking chair is higher in addition to having the foot room so it's not a problem.
I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan of mixing different species in one piece.
Rocker
SPD,
I absolutely love your rocking chair! I was wondering if you had any different views of it? The joinery looks world class. In one of your posts you mention the pdf catalogue from PP Mobler, is it possible that you could post a link to that? And I'd love to see how you pulled off the three way intersection on your rocker perhaps you could share a pic of that or even a drawing of it. Again, BEAUTIFUL WORK!
Brent
Thanks Brent.
I tried to find the PP Mobler pdf...couldn't find it. It was tough to find the first time around. Check out this link to PP Mobler's press photo galleries, there are some great shots during construction, and of the workshop...
http://www.pp.dk/index.php?page=news&view=pressphoto
and, they're new Facebook page for more pictures...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/PP-Møbler/141412352572248
Nice millwork by the way. I know we don't always get to build the style we like with clients but it rewarding to do quality work no matter the style.
...bonus point for that Festool systainer if it's yours!
The three way mitre is splined at each joint, here is a picture...
From SP 210
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