#glue-up

[soundofsleat]

So it begins.

[eleven26design]

Here you can see the glue-up of the table top for the X-desk in progress.

[rhyscjones]

assembly and base

The members for the prototype, woven chair, are profiled after completing the joinery. The seat and base share a common profile, however, it is reversed/mirrored in each case. This i hope will produce a visual sharpness and flow between the two forms as they meet eachother.

The base/legs are a simple construction with straight stretchers. These I think will be visually jarring with the upper form. This is something i wish to extrapolate in the hope of finding an alternative...

[rhyscjones]

woven chair forms

This post illustrates the beginnings of a chair i had previously speculated in "A comparison of chairs". I have begun to refer to it as the 'woven chair'. It is to be produced 'in house' and utilize hand skills wherever necesary. 

Even as a 'no-expense' chair, some of the ideas thus far are a development of the forms and techniques in my chair Inter se. In this sense, they are developed in a way which economises the construction. This is an interesting place to be, so i am not sure about where it will go from here.

The two formers pictured show the separate forms of the seat and the legs/base. I am utilizing laminations to help produce curves, inherently strong due to the fibrous nature of the timber...

By eliminating a 'cross-over' or lap join in the form, I hope to increase the durability of the piece.

[rhyscjones]

production chair prototype 2

For gluing up the second prototype, i tried using some threaded steel rod as a pin. The pin was epoxied into both members where they pass eachother. I'm hoping this will be strong enough to sit on as i was hoping to make it my final prototype before embarking on the real thing. This means i need to test it thoroughly to make sure everything will be comfortable.

However i am sceptical as the epoxy is brittle and the holes have reduced the section sizes significantly. bracing might be in order.

The cross-over was cut and glued as well. This completes to frame, only requiring the seating surfaces to be added. These i will get upholstered in vinyl as a test. Already i think the stretchers need work...