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I managed to squeeze in a bit of time today to fit another back slat. I'm getting quicker at these but I find them mind numbing to make, so I stopped after one. One day this week I'll get in the shop, put some tunes on and just get them done. They're holding up the build.
I've seen other sculpted chairs use bent laminated back slats which I really like. The tenons sit in an oval shaped hole and the slats flex when you seat in the chair. I might try this next time.
I then moved on to finishing the rocker form. It consists of three pieces of 15mm form ply screwed together, with a piece of cork wrapped in packing tape to avoid glue sticking.
I'm using a strip of huon pine in the rockers which was gifted to me from Fletty, but I'm not sure how about thick I want the huon to be. I might use my drum sander to remove a little bit of material at a time, then clamp it up in the form and see how it looks.
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For anyone who was curious about the laminated slats I was talking about yesterday, here is a few pictures. They are obviously thinner than the ones I'm making, and I prefer how they look.
I'd love to build a couple of these chairs next year.
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I certainly do like the slats that I'm making. I just need to ensure they don't look too bulky, and that they are in proportion with the rest of the chair.
Whenever I make something I always look at alternatives and how I'd make it again next time. The bent laminated slats in my opinion look really nice on the armless dining chair, but I can see them looking a bit thin for a rocker. I suppose it comes down to how you sculpt the chair.
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Alright, I’m sort of back working on the rocker and need some advice.
I somehow managed to screw up the negative part of my form (top section in this old photo). I’m now planning on drilling some holes in the bottom section of the form to fit a bunch of F clamps which will give me direct clamping pressure. It seems like a pretty straight forward operation, but was wondering if I should know anything before proceeding?
The glue I’m using is titebond 3, I did a fair bit of research on glues for bent lamination and in the end settled on what Maloof used. I figured if it’s good enough for him, it’s good enough for me.
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