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Modeling a Windsor Chair - Part 1
For next semester's class at Mount Diablo Adult Education Center, I'm developing a model and accompanying design documents for a Braced Comb-Back Side Chair. I like to replicate actual 18th C...
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Sculpturing a Windsor Seat with Plug-in
For years I've struggled with shaping (in SketchUp) the seat on a Windsor, or for that matter a Maloof, chair. I continue to look for easier ways than my brute force method using shaped "cutters" along with...
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A Listing of Windsor Chair Entries
1 commentA reader remembered reading specific blog posts on Windsor Chairs, but was unable to locate them in Design. Click. Build. I can understand the difficulty of retrieving and locating specific...
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Joint Push/Pull
5 commentsI'm working on another Windsor - this time a fan back arm chair. This style, as shown below in a rough model, includes a curved crest rail which captures the top of the spindles and turned...
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DaveRichardsI am a Biomedical Equipment Technician. I maintain anesthesia and respiratory equipment for the largest medical facility in southeast Minnesota. I...
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