Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding Fascinator Chair

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When I first saw the hat that Princess Beatrice wore at the recent royal wedding I thought it would make an interesting chair back.  So I decided to have some fun and see how it would look as a chair.  I wanted to see if I could reproduce the hat's flowing lines and ribbon shapes out of wood.  It gave me a chance to do some carving and shaping.  Also, since one of my future projects is a Maloof style rocker I used this as an opportuity to use a Maloof type joint to attach the back legs to the chair seat.   I prefer chairs with a high back, so I streteched the design of the hat vertically.  Since this was a bit of an experinent it is made of pine.  It is finished with a water based stain, to  match as close as possible the colour of the fascinators which is described as a "tea rose". Not my favortite colour.  If I were to do it again I would use a more natural wood colour.

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Comments (4)

pitbully writes: Brilliant idea, and brilliant workmanship.
I take my hat off to you.(well baseball cap actually):0)
Posted: 1:00 am on August 18th

Centravac writes: I love this. The fact that you can take a monstrosity of a hat, and turn it into a beautiful woodworking peace is fantastic.
Posted: 9:31 am on August 15th

JiveT writes: AMAZING!!! You demonstrate phenomenal skill. I cannot imagine creating something as advanced as that,however, only one year ago I could not imagine creating the pieces I have created so there is hope for me. I will look for more of your posts.
Jive T
Posted: 4:24 am on August 13th

jheller writes: That is simply awesome. Way to find inspiration wherever it may appear!
Posted: 1:36 pm on August 12th

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