wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Looking good! Are you planning to weave the seat & back, or use webbing and cushions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 12:14 PM, wtnhighlander said: Looking good! Are you planning to weave the seat & back, or use webbing and cushions? I’m going to try and have a professional make the back and seat cushions. However, I will make the frames. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Not happy with the way my arms came out. Ugh! I screwed up plain and simple. I will need to redo both of these and not happy since I have so many hours into the originals. The rails coming off the back rest did not flow into the arms. Not sure why I fashioned the back half of the arms the way I did. I have another piece where I thought I could get another two arms, but one section has a really big void, so I don’t know if it will work. I would need to fill with black epoxy which I don’t currently have. It might be some time before I can post another update as I might have to get more walnut and this board was thicker than 8/4”, so it might be a special order. Frustrating….that was a dumb and expensive mistake on my part. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 I commend you for not compromising and using the arms that you don't like. If the wood isn't ideal is it possible to obtain another piece that would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 I agree with Chestnut, sometimes you just gotta cut your losses. What was the mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Unfortunately we have all been there... I would step back from it for a day then decide what you can live with. Sometimes that's enough for me to move on, other times I reorder the wood and know at the end of the day the piece needs to please me when I see it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 What are your thoughts on this? Many layers of walnut CA. I actually think it turned out decent. At the deepest part of the void, it was about 3/8” deep. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted December 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Here’s my mistake. Instead of following my template side profile, I mistakenly cut in to create a swoop before the end of the arm. In the corrected version, I created a side profile swoop, but the bottom line flows from back to front unlike my 1st version. Ugh! its not completely finished, but the lines are now roughed in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted December 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Taking advantage of some if my end of year vacation time. Everything sculpted and sanded to 150 grit. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 I think the chair looks great! Just a suggestion. I was YouTubing a couple of nights ago and found a site where a guy was making an expensive fireplace mantel for a good customer from a huge chunk of walnut. He had to do some epoxy fills in a couple of places and when complete, he still had two minute voids or air bubble holes in the epoxy. They were so small that he used a syringe to fill them. Having said that, I would do the same to your epoxy treatment. JMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted December 31, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Frames completed. Took a bit of risk since I didn’t have an upholsterer’s input, but I based it off of Bmac’s photos. Now, just waiting to confirm with an upholsterer, take it in for comments, and then final sand and finish before I bring it in. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Wow this has progressed quickly! Awesome work, i'm excited to see it with cushions and finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 8:16 AM, Chestnut said: Wow this has progressed quickly! Awesome work, i'm excited to see it with cushions and finish. Thanks. This might take a while as I am struggling to find an upholsterer. I actually had a guy hang up on me this morning mid conversation because I had contacted him 2nd. The first company responded right away, but now has gone silent. Ugh! This world and people in general continue to surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 5 hours ago, MikeW said: Thanks. This might take a while as I am struggling to find an upholsterer. I actually had a guy hang up on me this morning mid conversation because I had contacted him 2nd. The first company responded right away, but now has gone silent. Ugh! This world and people in general continue to surprise me. Every one that I talk to is my first choice and they were recommend to me by one of my friends, I think it was Mike or maybe Kevin .... Some times an in person meeting and making sure to get across that your flexible can go a long way. When your busy hearing that someone has reach out to multiple people makes it a lot easier to turn down the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted January 4, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 4:11 PM, Chestnut said: Every one that I talk to is my first choice and they were recommend to me by one of my friends, I think it was Mike or maybe Kevin .... Some times an in person meeting and making sure to get across that your flexible can go a long way. When your busy hearing that someone has reach out to multiple people makes it a lot easier to turn down the work. If I was price shopping, then I might be able to understand. Hanging up on someone, I will never understand. Anyhow, I found another guy and paid him a visit. He has given me a few modifications on the frames and then I should be underway. Hope to get it back to him this weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Looking fantastic ... be brave, try your own upholstery! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted January 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 2:40 PM, h3nry said: Looking fantastic ... be brave, try your own upholstery! Thank you. Honestly, I thought seriously about your suggestion. However, the through-style of the backrest had me a little concerned. I made the seat cushion in my Maloof horn back chair and it looks good, but it is not that comfortable. I will need to have it redone. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted January 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 This will be my last update for about 2 months. My upholsterer told me that he would be ready for my project towards the end of February. I also just finished a matching ottoman. I figured a lounge chair would be even more comfortable with a foot rest. I just need to put on a finish coat of Polyx. I have one coat of Extra Thin on it now. I think the ottoman will give additional leeway for those with varying heights where they now do not have to place their feet on the floor. It should certainly be more comfortable. Finally, I included the fabric/color that I choose. See you in about 2 months, I hope. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Waiting is always the hardest part. Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeW Posted March 4, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Okay, the reveal day has finally arrived. I picked it up yesterday evening and to say that I’m thrilled with the upholstery would be an understatement. My only other slight concern was getting the angle of the chair correct and I have to say, it fits like a glove. So happy. Lots of pictures. I also completed a small walnut side table with legs that curve to match. Hope you folks like it. I can see many mornings in that chair with a cup of coffee looking out into my backyard and into the woods. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Fantastic work Mike ! I like everything about it, now sit and relax with that coffee and view you earned it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Awesome job!! That looks fabulous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Excellent job,both you and your upholsterer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Mike, it, well, it just doesn't look right in that space. Better pack it up and ship it to my house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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