more chairs...

[Ajcoholic]

A new design - reworking a 24" seat height base, with a longer back leg and a new style back.

The owners of these had me build them 8 similar ones in birch a few years back. They wanted 4 red ones for their kitchen.

American poplar. Primed with a pre cat primer and two coats of red post-catalyzed lacquer.

Will be buffed one more time tomorrow and one last coat of lacquer.

Pretty bold colour for a kitchen chair.. lol

[Ajcoholic]

As per my usual methods, the seat was completely cut on the Shopbot, legs were cut out on the Shopbot as well, and so was the foot reast and back rest (3D shaped front).

[Ajcoholic]

JFYI one chair has a slightly different back rest.. thats my prototype. Staying with me. The other four are for the customer.

Dont want anyone to think I make chairs with non- matching backs!

[bobmoore]

Very nice Andrew. You inspired me a couple years ago to make a set of 24 inch stools. I will post them as soon as I get a chance.
Bob

[Simops]

Quality product as always Andrew.........
What's the joinery you used between legs and seat?

Cheers

[Ajcoholic]

Quality product as always Andrew.........
What's the joinery you used between legs and seat?

Cheers

Front legs are sized down and fit into a slot into the seat. The top of the leg is cut back on three sides, so the seat sits on the shoulders. The fit is tight, and epoxied in with West Systems marine epoxy. Have many of this style in use without failures.

Rear leg is grooved both sides and fits into the notch in the seat. Again this makes for a very secure joint. I do use a few screws to hold things together until the adhesive sets up.

I'll try and find some pics of the legs and seat on the CNC.

[Brian Harnett]

Nice chairs, has the 60s look to them.

[Ajcoholic]

Nice chairs, has the 60s look to them.

Lol Brian, I was born in 1970... Just a bit late!

This design - which I have said before I stole from one of the woodworking magazines several years ago - has been the basis for many iterations of chair and stool.

It's amazing how with a bit different shaping, back design, etc you can achieve a really different look.

[myxpykalix]

Such nice professional quality work that it seems odd to cover them with paint. I think they would look better with wood grain showing...but that's just me...

[James M]

Andrew,

Those are beautiful chairs. I'm sure they are the highlight of the kitchen, in terms of the colour.

Did you model them in 3d and cut the legs by cutting one side and then the other?

J