Formers and Laminations
After recieving the cnc templates, the formers are cut made for the 'production chair', and the laminations are cut.
The formers are constructed from 25mm chipboard, using the mdf template to 1:1 route each layer (in this case 2 layers) double-sided tape holds the template to the chipboard in each case. The layers are glued together, and screwed onto a base. All surfaces that will be in contact with glue are covered (in tape or plastic film).
The European Beech is broken down and dimensioned for cutting laminations on the re-saw (jointing between each cut). The laminations are thickness-planed to 1.55mm. Their original order is maintained (as to give the 'illusion' of solid timber). This is one of the things considered when arranging them for glue-up.
There are a lot of laminations here, the overall wastage was probably around 60%. The next part will be gluing the curved forms.