Chestnut Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Those are wonderful looking chairs. Good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 New guy here. Those are some fine Selig style Z chairs, well done! Love mcm. Were the cushions a major expense for the project? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 3 hours ago, JonG said: New guy here. Those are some fine Selig style Z chairs, well done! Love mcm. Were the cushions a major expense for the project? Thank you Joh! Love MCM also. I used a high end upholsetry guy, cost me north of $700 for the chairs. I do think you could do it cheaper. I think my first attempt at these chairs was solid, but I'm making refinements to the next set. Excited to share these when I'm done, I think they will look less "bulky" and softer/more delicate. Now, let's talk about the real name of the Z-chair. Selig produced, but Jensen designed this chair. I debated what to call it, even thought the title should be just Z-chair, but in the end I gave the nod to the designer in the post. Still, glad to see a knowledgable post to bring in the name that in the end produced the chair and made the it so popular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Yes. Jensen designed, produced by Selig. I've always heard them referred to as Selig z's, but the designer should be the one the chair is named for. Looking forward to your next set, although imo the ones you made are going to be difficult to top. Very nice build along, I appreciate the effort you put unto sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Very nice build and well documented! Those are some very good looking chairs. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bmac Posted December 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 A quick followup from the original build. I said I was following up the first 2 chairs made in cherry by making 2 in walnut, well here they are. These walnut chairs went very smoothly as I had developed all my patterns and angles in the previous version. Made a few subtle changes; the back spindles are a little more slender, widened the back lower support, and I did a little more sculpting on the chair trying to soften the look slightly. Today is the day I brought them to my upholstery guy, took a few pics before loading them into the truck. Here are the 2 chairs preupholstery; I'll followup with these once I get them back from the upholstery shop, super excited for these to be finished. These chairs have a reserved place in our house, I plan to do a MCM bookcase and a table lamp to compliment these chairs. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 You embarrass me, with the quanity of your work. I've had a router table build on my bench for over a month, and it's still sitting there. You on the other hand knock out beautiful chairs as though you were an assembly line. Well done my friend, well done. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I like these, as with all your projects they came out great. I see you embraced the sapwood, well done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I love the addition of sapwood in the chosen areas as well. I think it's time to celebrate all of the walnut wood not just the chocolaty center. This is giving me good inspiration to get back in the shop and making things. I can't wait to get back to work on some of my projects that got interrupted because of unforeseen surprises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: I love the addition of sapwood in the chosen areas as well. I think it's time to celebrate all of the walnut wood not just the chocolaty center. 2 hours ago, Chet said: I like these, as with all your projects they came out great. I see you embraced the sapwood, well done. Thanks for noticing that, I really like the look of walnut with the sapwood. Most of the sapwood will be hidden by the cushions, so I didn't really worry about it while I was building, then I got them done and thought that looks really cool. I could have done a little better at chosing the location of some of the sapwood, I think it looks a little haphazardly placed. But in the end I'm still pleased. My stock was less than primo walnut, but I agree we should not be afraid to celebrate and embrace walnut's alter ego. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Great chairs! Can't wait to see them after the upholstery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bmac Posted January 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Follow up, walnut chairs back from my upholstery guy. Love the green with the walnut. Creating a MCM sitting area/room. Bookcase also made esp for this spot; Hopefully you enjoyed this build, it was a real pleasure figuring out these chairs. My daughter has already put an order in for a set, so much to build........ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 I can’t help but imagine about 8 chairs in every room of your house. Beautiful work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Nicely finished chairs, matching bookcase. And in desperate need of a coffee table, got anything like that in mind? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Those remind me (vaguely) of some walnut and green cloth furniture my parents had when I was a kid. I think it was called 'Danish Modern' at the time they bought it, since they were still in 'mid'-century! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Those turned out fantastic. Are they as comfy as they are attractive? Thanks for taking us along for the ride! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Lovely chairs! I lie the lamp, too. Is that your build, or buy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 13 hours ago, Coop said: Those turned out fantastic. Are they as comfy as they are attractive? Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Coop, thanks and yes they are very comfy. They really sit well. 16 minutes ago, Mark J said: Lovely chairs! I lie the lamp, too. Is that your build, or buy? Doesn't that lamp just match the chairs perfectly, real MCM feel. But no, I did not make that, I purchased the lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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