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16th November 2011, 11:01 PM #1Senior Member
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Second Year ASFF - Couch
Ok, been on and off the forum, mainly off, for most of the year. Uni was very busy, but extremely enjoyable, all year, amongst other things which kept me too busy.
Anyway, I mentioned in another thread I would put up a couple of pics regarding my latest piece from University (Bachelor of Environmental Design - Furniture [this is what ASFF became when it merged with UTAS])
So a brief run down of this year's projects, I don't have pics of any of the works, except for the most important one reason being, a. I am not that happy/proud of them (except for the most recent one) and, b. At the time I was very rushed and had basically no time for some good photos (except for the most recent piece).
So here we go.
Semester One.
1.Developed a Fruit Vessel, heavily utilised the CNC, was made out of 2.7mm Plywood (prototype), and incorporated the halving join system. Would like to investigate it further as a product in the near future.
2.Delving further into the halving join system, I designed and made a set of shelves incorporating a torsion box. the internal structure was made from 3mm MDF, I made a profile then had 10 stringers which spanned the length of the shelf 2200mm. This internal structure was then skinned in 3mm MDF in the vacuum press on both sides. A solid timber lipping was glued on all for edges (Tas. Blackwood), I then veneered both sides with .6mm Tas. Blackwood veneer (bookmatched).
Semester Two.
Well this is the piece I am most proud of out of anything I have ever made. I will be developing this piece further next year, but I am not yet ready to go into details.
Basically the brief was to design a setting for two. I had a solid direction of how i wanted to go within the first week of getting the assessment. I knew exactly what path I wanted to take, god knows why, but I just knew exactly how I wanted it to look.
So I set about doing it. I won't go into all the ergonomics, it still has to be developed a bit further in that regard, but the aesthetics are pretty much how I wanted them.
I used the CNC to develop a full scale mould, halving join system, skinned the mould in 2.7mm plywood.
From here, I cut vacuum formed 6 pieces of 2.7mm plywod over the mould, this gave me the shell. From there I veneered both sides in 1mm Tas. Blackwood veneer.
The legs are a lamination made of 24 layers of 1mm Tas. Blackwood veneer. Halving joins with an internal domino attach the rails and legs.
Sanded to 400grit, 5 coats of oil. 1 coat of wax. All finished a day early
Yes, it is small, I don't wish to go into the reasoning behind it, but basically I was going for an intimate setting, which promotes interaction between both parties.
Enjoy.Buy the best tools you can afford and you'll only cry once...
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17th November 2011, 07:36 AM #2
I like the seat, fairly simple but attractive with the repeated grain pattern.
Re the photos, I reckon it's essential to take pics as you go, no matter how flat out you are, and even (especially?) if you don't like the piece. You can analyze it and work out how to improve it.
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19th November 2011, 01:36 PM #3Senior Member
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I personally, over the moon with how it turned out. I couldn't be any happier. There is room for improvement, and areas I wish to give more attention, but for the first prototype I am stoked.
I still have all the pieces I have made, so it is easy to get a couple of snaps (when I return to tas), but at the time I just wasn't feeling it, see how I go next year
But for now, I am off on holiday! To America! Hopefully get some ideas when I am over there.Buy the best tools you can afford and you'll only cry once...
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19th November 2011, 04:58 PM #4
Fantastic going! And off to America. Jealous all the way
anne-maria.
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20th November 2011, 05:25 AM #5
Nice piece Rhys
I'd love to see WIP pics of this one....was it vacuum formed?
what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
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20th November 2011, 08:00 AM #6
Elegance in simplicity, nice work Rhys
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20th November 2011, 06:17 PM #7Senior Member
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TeaLady: Thank you for the kind words, very happy with the outcome Yes! Fly out tomorrow, so excited! Going to see Frank Lloyd Wrights architecture in Phoenix and Chicago, should be great!
Underfoot: Thank you Unfortunately I don't have any work in progress pics at the time being, BUT when I make the next version, I will be sure to take some more detailed documentation/photos and send some your way. But basically, the shell was made of 6 layers of plywood, vacuum formed at 100psi and left to dry overnight (whilst in the vacuum). From here I veneered joined the veneers together, and then veneered each side separately in the vacuum press using the same mould and technique.
The legs were not vacuum formed, BUT I am going to look into ways to vacuum them next year, as there was an ever so slight deviation when hand clamping the male and female mould together for the current pair of legs (uneven clamp pressure etc.), which resulted in a <1mm difference in thickness on either edge, very small deviation, but I am aiming to get this particular piece up to a small scale production level in the near future and I want to nut out all the issues.
Harry72: Thank you very much! As can probably be seen, I was very influenced by the Eames LCW Chair, and also the Eames Loungechair and Ottoman. Hopeing to push this design a bit further next yearBuy the best tools you can afford and you'll only cry once...
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