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The first two attempts...seats will be leather but are not completed yet, otherwise the chairs are finished...One with bark, and one stripped.
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those are nice! i bet those things can be worse than a jigsaw puzzle to get the right pieces to fit.
i like your chairs , now a pair of stools and a table so you got a place to put your coffee,maybe a rocker? john t
Good Job!
They only take 20 minutes to make HUH!
Chairs that will be handed down for generations.
You might want to oak dowel @ 45 degrees on the bottom rungs so your glue joints stay tight.(3/8 dowels 2ft Home Depot $1.00)
Look @ the bottom rungs on these if you can zoom in.
Mark
P.S. any ? ask
Will not shop at Home Depot, Lowe's, Wal-Mart or any other big business for anything if I can help it. Joints are sound with hidden steel pins in each. Very happy with how they will last, though. Son was with me in a furniture store last week and at 8 yrs old, commented on how flimsy and cheap the fancy crap was in comparison. Liked that day for sure.
Aside from any stain or sealer, going as natural and NON-corporate as possible...Thank you though, and nice work on the rocker...
The child rocker was a 40 hour project.
Adult one took 70 hours at least.($1200)
I traded both to my Dentist for teeth!
It sucks getting old!
The carving on the ends of your arm rests are awesome!
LOVE to see the finished product!
?'s will you be tanning the leather from your own cattle?
Lacing or full hide for the seat and back?
Love too see finished pic's of handmade USA products that will last in time!
Mark
P.S. a blind tennon/mortise joint on small rustic will last longer.
my 2 cents
Lacquer for the finish! on the debarked one.It is a 30 yr finish!
(polyuerthane) is plastic and will joints crack in time.
TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR USA WORK!
RUSTIC FURNITURE IS A LOST ART/will last till for generations!
Thanks!Tree Target, Queesdraw, nice work rep sent.
Tree Target, watch out or they'll have you working down at Silver Dollar City
(Steal your dollar city). They would get a small fortune for a handcrafted piece like that. I caperoned a school trip there a couple of weeks ago and it was sad, very few craftsman, the guys in the wood carving shop were ancient, hand craftmanship is sadly a dying tradition. At least your pieces will be there for many generations to enjoy. Excellent work guys.
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