Re: First Chair - work in progress

by Chilli-head 31st July 2014, 11:22 pm

freebird wrote:
Chilli-head wrote:You're right Ploshkin. It might be slightly sad to admit it , but putting it together was pretty exciting.
Nonsense! It's a crying shame that more people don't get excited about stuff like that.

I don't know whether to feel chastised or pleased. Rather like when I go to the bodgers' ball, it is nice to feel that you are - at least in some contexts - relatively normal Laughing

That set of six Ploshkin. You know I was mulling on that. There are 22 components to the chair, 20 of them turned. So a set of six .. 120 turned parts. Quite a job. But it would look rather nice. We still have one of those Habitat/Ikea/whatever black painted dining table/chairs, which one day I must replace with something nice.

by freebird 1st August 2014, 8:38 am

Sorry, that was a bit abrupt. I was in the middle of helping the man with some office work, and posted while waiting for him to complete something - then he wanted my attention all of a sudden.

Spose what I was trying to say was it's a shame that so many people seem to think that excitement can only come from loud, frenetic, adrenalin-pumping activities. I don't think your excitement at assembling all those carefully designed components is at all sad, and I definitely don't think you should apologise for it.

by Chilli-head 11th August 2014, 12:31 pm

Finished it on Friday night.

Before weaving the seat I applied a thin coat of Danish oil with a cloth, then when that was dry, two coats of homemade wax polish (2:2:1 mix of beeswax from FIL's bees, natural turpentine, raw linseed).

The seat I wove using seagrass. I made an error in estimating how much seagrass I would need, so the warp and weft are different batches, the weft being some left over from the stool. It gives a slight two tone effect - the warp is slightly greenish and smoother. I have convinced myself that I like it that way and so it is a happy accident. Here's the finished chair:

First Chair - work in progress - Page 2 Finish10

Just an ash log, some seagrass cord, oil and wax. No glue, nails, tacks, sanding or power tools.

by Ploshkin 11th August 2014, 12:57 pm

That's a fantastic achievement CH & all the more so because of the no nails, glue etc. I love the simplicity of the design. I hope you're feeling very proud of yourself.

by freebird 11th August 2014, 9:17 pm

That is lovely, CH - the two-tone seagrass shows in the photo, and I think looks really nice.

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