This was a very enjoyable build that I would recommend if you’re comfortable with bent lamination. I wouldn’t recommend it for a first time bent lam project though. Takes a while but the results are worth it.
The original design is by Micheal Fortune and was featured in two FWW issues. I don’t remember the exact isues at the moment but they were pretty recent.
You can buy plans and if you do I suggest buying the printed plans. They have full scale drawings for the forms which would make it much easier to build them.
Thanks FWW for featuring projects of this level for those of us that aren’t beginners. Too many magazines seem to cater to the newbies.
Frank
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Finally finished the mating chair! The second one looks much lighter because I had just finished it. It's darkened since and matches the original nicely. I apologize for the bad cell phone pictures.
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Well done Frank. I did two also and yes,a lot of time and work but a great chair.
Thank you sir! I haven't logged on in a while so I just saw your comment.
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