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| ...the shop is a bubbly cauldron of steam! |
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| curved piece cooling under intense pressure from the metal compression strap. The key to successful steam bending is this critical step... |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Bonney Chairs
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Bonney Chairs
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| more like a "mad scientist" lab...the wood goes in the white pvc tube and is heated to 220 degrees for about an hour...this on the coldest day of the year makes for a nice sauna in the shop!! |
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| All of this is required to steam bend the main seat curve... |
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tiffany Armoire
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| Full scale drawings of armoire "upper" illustrate the proportions and details of the piece.... |
Monday, January 10, 2011
Bonney Chairs
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| hand planed front legs.. |
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| Front apron and legs...mortise and tenon joinery complete.. |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Bonney Chairs
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| ...this SUPER heavy 16/4 rough cherry wood... |
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| ..turned into all of this!...chairs are lots of parts... |
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Bonney Chairs
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Although I have built this chair in the past my client requested modifications to the original. A real scale "mock up" is VERY useful to illustrate exactly how those modifications play out. Its pretty amazing what one can do with a few 2x4's from Home Depot!! |
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