Thread: Red Gum Dining Chairs (WIP)

G'day,

I'd go a white or ivory with a pattern of some sort through it, that would be real swish.

Brown leather.

Rob, Congratulations on speedy and high quality wood working.
I was lucky enough to call in and see the work in progress last week. You have produced a real work of art!
Thanks for sharing it with us! and thanks for the bits of wood.

Hi all,

At last all is done. Here are some photos of the seats sitting on the frames. The fabric is NZ wool and is green with a drown weave through it. I hope this is apparent in the last pic. But if its not I might have to take one in daylight.

Thanks all,

Rob

Very nice indeed Rob! I like the woven fabric for the seat cushions as it echoes the grain of timber. A great effort, have a Greenie!

You must be feeling really chuffed! It looks really good.
What's your next project?

Great job Rob. Thats lovely timber.

I gotta ask tho, would you ever make chairs again?

Didn't the repetition get ya?

Hi all,

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the Greenie Steve.

Incidentally, is it true your next project will be a Bassoonette?

Steck, my next project is a European Oak Spice rack with three shelves and three drawers for storing such things as bay leaves, dried mushrooms and chillis. The drawer doors will be of a dark timber, not sure what yet. After that, I think I'll attempt a full on sideboard, possibly in Jarrah, though Brazilian Walnut appeals.
I'm also about to buy a Plunge saw, which should help with the production of nice straight panels (combined with the LN planes). And yes, Steve that would be the Festool TS55, with bells and whistles.

Bodgy, Ya know, I would do it again. Now that I have a better understanding of the Domino ( which makes routing mortises on tapered legs a breeze) and with the facility to make up to 50 tenons an hour (25 rails) of just about any size, the whole project can be generated to a "kit form" level in a couple of days. The real pain is sanding and sealing the oil. Its a weird site seeing ten chairs worth of cut and prepared RG all around your workshop. Plus, I was really fortunate to have such great timber to work with.

Thanks again guys,

Rob

Beautiful work!