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Are you still updating your blog, @SkinnyGoomba? I haven't seen anything in Feedly in quite some time
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Thank you! Very much appreciate the compliments on my work. The legs start square only at the rough out, I planed two surfaces parallel then made them into parallelograms. The more accurate a start, the more one can move forward with confidence.
I draw the entire piece in detail on CAD. Once I have the leg angles planned out I basically connect the dots and it forms the angle.
If one were to simply take a square and tilt it at 15 degrees on two axis the faces will be no longer parallel to the faces of the skirt. So, by simply making those faces parallel it forms the required angle.
Oddly enough because of this effect, the angles of the shoulders being cut at an angle to their faces, it changes the angle of the shoulder by a minor amount. It was 0.5 degrees In my case. Enough so that I double checked it many times before making the cut (four cuts per shoulder).
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Plan until you confident and make certain of your angles on the machinery (or by hand). Hand work is pretty much required but not for the entire cutout.
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I have no photos of making the main mortises, I roughed them out on the slot mortiser, then finished cutting them by hand using a sliding bevel for reference.
The hard part is getting the angles right so that you don’t have to touch up anything after it’s cut, if you start tuning things it will be endless since everything effects everything.
This was the most challenging piece I’ve made, glad to see it well received.
Yes, CKR are really very talented architects/designers, and this collaboration with Yuji Takahashi / Karimoku looks fantastic, really beautifully balanced between elegant and relaxed, rigorous and exuberant, minimal and sumptuous. It is not easy to make sparseness look so rich, so well.Those are beautiful. Would buy.
Nice work, Skinny.
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SG, what specifically are the machine tools in these photos?Thank you! Very much appreciate the compliments on my work. The legs start square only at the rough out, I planed two surfaces parallel then made them into parallelograms. The more accurate a start, the more one can move forward with confidence.
I draw the entire piece in detail on CAD. Once I have the leg angles planned out I basically connect the dots and it forms the angle.
If one were to simply take a square and tilt it at 15 degrees on two axis the faces will be no longer parallel to the faces of the skirt. So, by simply making those faces parallel it forms the required angle.
Oddly enough because of this effect, the angles of the shoulders being cut at an angle to their faces, it changes the angle of the shoulder by a minor amount. It was 0.5 degrees In my case. Enough so that I double checked it many times before making the cut (four cuts per shoulder).
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Plan until you confident and make certain of your angles on the machinery (or by hand). Hand work is pretty much required but not for the entire cutout.
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Maybe the the Super-Elliptical from '68, by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson, and Arne Jacobsen...
When do you find yourself using your slot mortiser over your hollow chisel mortiser?Awesome, glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience. That sounds like a nice project. Woodworking is a wonderful tactile experience, I truly enjoy everyday in the shop, often enough I feel like the days end much too soon.
Those machines are both mortising machines. I cut a lot of draw-bores with square pegs and I don’t like making square holes by hand so I use a hollow chisel mortiser for it now. A small square hole by hand takes eons because the chisel has no where to move, one just drills by hand and squares up the sides by shearing.
I have two mortising machines, a bandsaw, jointer/planer, sliding table saw, lathe, chop saw and router.
I do much if my work by hand, but I have machinery for many tasks. Some things are better done by hand, some better by machine. As example, a chair spindle is best made by hand, turned spindles are always a compromise. Hand planing, at its peak is the best way toward a perfect surface and often is extremely quick. Hand fitting is often required in many cases and is best when done efficiently.
One must rely upon one’s self for work outside of the envelop of machines, as example I flattened a 50” + wide piece of chestnut for a local furniture maker by hand. It was a difficult wood that stopped the sander where it had been tried. I was the last recourse. Five hours later I had a very flat tabletop for them.
By contrast, small square mortises are best done by machine. Thickness planing best by machine, etc. I like machines that improve upon my product and allow me greater range as a maker.
Fantastic, and again many congratulations on the excellent work.Thank you! Yes, it is my profession.
We're in the process of redecorating our home office and are struggling with a lounge chair...Admittedly we won't be sitting in the chair much, but the goal is to have a place to plop down and read a book with a drink. My wife wants a more classic club chair option, but I fear the space is a bit small for a classic, bulky leather chair. Right now I'm leaning towards a Risom Floating Lounge Chair, but my wife doesn't think it looks inviting enough.
I'd love to get some recommendations or thoughts on chairs that are open/minimalist enough to fit a tighter space, while also being comfortable enough to complement the cozy intent of the room. I've included an in-process picture for reference. The poster is being hung this week, but it should give a decent idea of what we're looking at. Any suggestions are much appreciated!
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