my furniture design project, chair build. |
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my furniture design project, chair build. |
 Apr 20 2011, 08:28 AM
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 Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 365 Joined: 21-October 09 From: chicago, il Member No.: 60  |
So I'm in a furniture design and construction class this semester at school. The goal of the class is to design and build a piece of furniture within the 15 week semester. My professor basically told the class that its going to be hard to design and finish a seating piece in the time frame. So that scared all of my classmates into making shelving and small coffee tables. So i wanted to designed a chair because I'm hardheaded and shelving/tables are boring to me. My design is a modern take on a shop stool/drum throne. The spherical seating area and bottom base will be made of solid maple. The back rest out will be molded out of maple veneer. The three legs will be aluminum hex with steel solid rod ends similar to adjustable toe rods on a car. The chair itself will be able to move with three spherical polyurethane casters.
  ill be updating this till its finished and built to full scale. -------------------- |
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Apr 20 2011, 08:57 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 365 Joined: 21-October 09 From: chicago, il Member No.: 60 |
first step is to make the mold for the backrest that will be later pressed in a vacuum bag. The mold is made out of sandwiched 5/8" particle board cut to different lengths to give the rest its concave shape.
  For the veneer to have a good glue up the mold needs to be perfectly smooth... bring on the bondo.  I defined the shape with a wood rasp and sanded it with 120 and 220 grit.  more tomorrow. -------------------- |
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Apr 20 2011, 10:31 PM
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 MOTORSPORTS Group: Administrators Posts: 4,963 Joined: 19-November 09 From: sacramento, ca Member No.: 118 |
that looks like a fun project
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Apr 20 2011, 11:04 PM
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looks like you can grill burgers on it.
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Apr 20 2011, 11:47 PM
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 smashing boxes since 07 Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 23-September 10 From: Melb,Australia Member No.: 639 |
make a class project like this
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Apr 22 2011, 04:58 PM
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Are you going to be taking a router to that whole drum?!
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Apr 23 2011, 04:31 PM
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 ~Style Conscious Life~ Group: Members Posts: 1,838 Joined: 11-February 10 From: San Francisco to Snohomish Member No.: 322 |
QUOTE (Steven_Onevia @ Apr 20 2011, 04:47 PM)  make a class project like this dude thats super fucking awesome. -------------------- |
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Apr 24 2011, 05:39 AM
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that couch bunk bed looks deadly haahha
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Apr 24 2011, 06:02 PM
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Apr 25 2011, 09:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 365 Joined: 21-October 09 From: chicago, il Member No.: 60 |
Last time I posted it was about making the mold for the backrest. The veneer from the backrest hasn’t arrived yet so I’m moving onto the metal legs and brackets. For the design I wanted to fuse my love of cars with this chair. To achieve this I used thread rods with solid rod ends similar to most adjustable suspension links.
 Metal brackets had to be designed and fabricated to attach the legs to the base and sitting area.  I have yet to finish grinding and painting the brackets but you get the idea. 
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May 27 2011, 04:01 AM
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 What was i thinking... Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 15-March 11 Member No.: 858 |
update?
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May 27 2011, 04:31 AM
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 Team Burl Group: Members Posts: 1,802 Joined: 17-October 09 From: S.B. Member No.: 49 |
that class sounds like it would be fun. i like your design, very industrious
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Jun 13 2011, 08:23 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 21-January 10 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 276 |
sick dude what school are you going to? school of the ai??
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Jun 13 2011, 10:00 PM
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 Tipsy Turtle Group: Members Posts: 1,565 Joined: 11-December 09 From: Chicago Member No.: 158 |
columbia in chicago
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