madhat
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And if you don't get the dimensions and angle just right, it's never the same...I had an "off-brand" Eames before the actual. The real thing is worth the difference.As much as I love a good Eames chair, there's no way I would ever build one. 90% of what makes that thing so comfortable are the cushions. From a woodworking perspective, there are only 3 bent, laminated, and veneered sections of plywood. I just don't have the skillset to make it comfortable which means I'll have to pay someone and make the whole thing unaffordable.
The Morris chair, on the other hand, is a project of economics. A new one at retail can run you a good $1800 on average (more or less, depending on finishes and cushion materials and whether or not you want an ottoman), and you can easily double or triple that for a vintage one in good shape. I dropped $400 on the quarter sawn white oak from a local mill, which should be plenty for the 2 chairs and ottomans, provided I don't royally screw up anything (always a possibility!). Don't know if I'm going to tackle the cushions myself, or outsource the upholstery, but if I can come in at 1/3 the cost of new, I'll consider it a major win.
Oh, and to keep it shoe related, I'm not wearing AEs today, even though it's in the 50s. Instead, I'm wearing the MiUSA boots that filled my other A "hole" for footwear. No photos, because I was playing tug-of-war with Phoebe this morning and she scratched up the toes a bit. Nobody needs to see that until I brush out those marks.
I am wearing AE socks, though. Small victories today for AE. Small victories.