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  1. 11th July 2006, 02:09 PM #1
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    Some pictures of a chair I just completed to go with a desk I posted about a year ago. The design is based on Sam Maloof's chairs.

    It is made of blackwood, cut out of a big slab I bought from a deceased wood collector. Unfortunately there were a number of defects so I didn't get as much out of the slab as I had hoped.

    The finish is Danish oil.
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  3. 11th July 2006, 02:20 PM #2
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    Good work mate. You've done a great job.
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    looks great, i like the way you used sam's technique....
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  5. 11th July 2006, 05:09 PM #4
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    Nice job starr, anybody who builds a chair IMHO is a woodworking hero, well done. They are not the easiest of projects, thats probably why we see relatively few of them here. Myself, I am yet to attempt something like that.
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  6. 11th July 2006, 06:14 PM #5
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    Great job on the Blackwood chair Starr, Well done.
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    Nice work Starr, quite sturdy looking.
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  8. 12th July 2006, 02:13 AM #7
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    Very nice piece, I like how you centered the flat sawn grain in the back rest, the seat also looks great and inviting.
    How did you carve it ? did you use an angle grider and arbortech blade ? was it free handed or did you make some jig or drilled holes to get the right depth of cut ?
    Really makes me feel like doing some wood carving/shaping, I love it.
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  9. 12th July 2006, 06:57 AM #8
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    Starr,
    I must say how impressed I am. I love that type of chair. A simple style highlighted with a beutiful grain. A job very well done. Just a matter of interest, how many hours do you think you put into making the chair? Cheers, Joe.
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    Fantastic work, Starr. What a great design, and so well executed & finished. I take my beanie off to you!

    Cheers,

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    Beautiful looking chair
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  12. 12th July 2006, 02:03 PM #11
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    The seat was carved with an Arbortech blade freehand. I just marked the depth on the front and let the chips fly. I kept taking more and more away until it felt right to sit on.

    As for the number of hours, I didn't keep track, but I first made a test chair out of cheap pine to see what mistakes I would make before using the good wood. After that, it was fairly quick to do.
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