Popular Post Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Only thing left is prepping for the upholstery and final finish coats once it comes back from them. And making the pins. I apologize for not doing a better job of journaling. I find myself taking plenty of photos but not doing anything with them. I'll try to put together a retro journal of this build. I started this back in October, but got waylaid by the wife's health issues and the CNC class in the spring. Mesquite, turquoise, ebony plugs with Osmo PolyX Hard Wax Oil Finish. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Good lord Mick! Heck of a job. I like everything about it and as the list would be long, I’ll leave it at that. And as I love mesquite, I’ll probably dream of this tonight. Yep, a retro journal goes without saying. And the upholstery and final finish will be of what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Thanks Coop! I know we share a love of mesquite - the little black hair lines, the variations of color. THE SMELL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Are the arm rests bent lamination? They don’t appear to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 They are bent lam, but I "core banded" them, meaning that I faced them with solid wood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Attention to detail, Gotta like it! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I’m thinking, knowing you, Buffalo hide for the upholstery? Or King Ranch Longhorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Funny you should say buffalo. Thinking hard about it, but may also go for fabric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Maybe a red Scottish design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 8 hours ago, K Cooper said: Maybe a red Scottish design? It's like you're in my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Gorgeous!! And especially impressive for being built in a kitchen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Adds a substantial bit of fiber to the diet... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 17 hours ago, Mick S said: I "core banded" them, meaning that I faced them with solid wood. I like the looks of this and would be interested in more details of your process. The Morris chair is coming up on my list, but I am seeing things on other people's project that I like so maybe it is good I haven't got to it yet. Yours has a touch of everything - Morris's idea with some G&G and a Southwest statement for good measure. I saw some Morris chairs in the lodge at Crater Lake that were built in the actual days of this design. A lot of them had upholstery that looked similar to that of the old carpet bags and there was one that had leather that had been dyed a real dark green and I always thought that would look good on a chair of cherry construction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Chet said: I like the looks of this and would be interested in more details of your process. I didn't document the process on this chair, but I used the same technique on the bowfront medicine chest I made a while back. The process is documented here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Holy cow, Mick. That is truly awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Howard Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Looks great, thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 That's awesome Mick! Super nice job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I love this piece! The details are amazing! Great job Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Jim Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I am simply astonished! I feel like I need a couple decades of practice before I could pull something like that off. In that last picture, the close up of that chair leg, is that just a solid piece of wood that has that beautiful grain pattern or is that a mitered corner? It looks like you "book matched" it. Also, who is it for? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 GReat lines and propotionns. Love the attention to detail. I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted June 11, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Coyote Jim said: I am simply astonished! I feel like I need a couple decades of practice before I could pull something like that off. In that last picture, the close up of that chair leg, is that just a solid piece of wood that has that beautiful grain pattern or is that a mitered corner? It looks like you "book matched" it. Also, who is it for? Thanks for the kind words. Good eye. I had one piece of 8/4 mesquite with this awesome figure. I bookmatch veneered all four legs on a cherry core. Since the through tenon on the arms would be showing and the rest of the chair is mesquite, I trimmed it to 3/4" and wedged it before setting the mesquite caps. Very important client - me. A buddy of mine was over the other day and commented on the grain orientation and selection. It's something he has struggled with, but makes a huge difference in the finished piece. This is how I lay out my boards for grain matching: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Mick, I gotta say... You've done yourself and New Mexico proud. The NM emblem just sets it off big time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Excellent work, as usual, Mick! Love the attention to detail, too. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 The time and effort to grain match definitely paid off ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted June 12, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Thanks, folks. I do think attention to detail steps it up a bit. I get razzed for it by my wife and even a few fellow woodworkers. But I had to laugh after reading the comments about it. In focusing so much on details, I forgot to put on the corbels. Details. I keep a white board in the shop and tend to look at it and update it while I have coffee in the morning. Completely left the corbels off the list, so it didn't get done. I've since gone back and put them on, albeit with a little more work than it otherwise would have been. Since I already had the first coat of finish on I had to carefully scrape off enough to get a glue bond, but went one step further and put in dominoes just for insurance. Details. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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