6 place dining suite

comments (8) April 6th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

YOUNGNICK, member

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The Angel Dining Suite

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They say that you can make anything you design - you can't design outside your own making skills. Thats all very well but this really made me scratch my head a while trying to work out how on earth I was to make it all. It stretched me as a maker, which is something which should happen so you develop. All made from Wenge.

Design or Plan used: My own design - Nicholas Chandler

posted in: Reader's Gallery, table, chair, modern, turning, veneer, bent lamination, upholstery

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toolman33 writes: what a art of work
Posted: 6:15 pm on June 13th

jg0258 writes: THanks for the responses Nicholas, bot for mine and the legs, I was also interested on how you made them. I second the idea of FWW doing an article on your work. I still cannot understand how you turn an oval...anyhow, great job and thanks for taking the time to answer our questions.
Posted: 6:34 am on April 8th

YOUNGNICK writes: Hi there guys - thanks for the comments, they really are appreciated. The table legs weren't too much of a problem at all, it was the back leg of the chair that was seriously difficult to produce. First, I had to cut the angle for the back , plane it flat ( and wenge is extremely hard), glue on the piece I'd cut off with paper in betweenand then turn it to the conical shape. The top end I'd glued on with paper simply knocked off after leaving a crisp clean cut surface to glue onto the back. The back leg is also cut to fit on the back of the seat. That was simply jig making and then cutting on the table saw. More projects next week!
Posted: 4:42 am on April 8th

MP72 writes: WOW Now this is something that FWW should do an article on. There are so many complicated techniques in this work that most of us would really progress our woodworking theories on a project like this. I try to extend myself a little further with something new on every project. This really makes me want to take bigger steps.
Could you explain the process that yo used to make the table legs? Great job Nicholas and thank you for inspiring me.
Posted: 9:34 pm on April 6th

CowboyKenny writes: Now that is a fresh look. Great work Nicholas.
Posted: 4:50 pm on April 6th

a123 writes: An absolutely impeccable design...clean, consistent, superbly proportioned - really wonderful.
Posted: 2:53 pm on April 6th

YOUNGNICK writes: Bent lamination over a caul/mold and put in a vacuum bag press. 100% reliable everytime unlike steam bending. By the way - wenge is not a good wood to steam bend! Glad you like it all - thanks!
Posted: 2:07 pm on April 6th

jg0258 writes: This is great, did you use steam bending or bent lamination for the table? Great job, lovely set.
Posted: 12:17 pm on April 6th

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