Morris inspired chair #12: Finished finally! - Time for a nap!

Wonderful Job Bob. I’m sure there will be many naps in your new chair.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great chair Bob.

Happy napping.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Nice work Bob!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Great culmination Bob! I envy your time to nap in such a beautiful chair.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Bob-

That is a great looking chair. You should be very proud of it. I need to read more about your sketch up blog. Becaue I had no clue you could render on it. Be it that the render isn’t photo realistic. But who knows made you can do that. I am in the process of learning some animation software to be able to do more pjotorealistic rendering.

But I digress, extremly nice chair and it has been a great pleasure following the journey. I hope to see more like this. Oh yeah great video also.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

Thanks all…it was fun.

Kaleo…Sketchup by itself produces animations like what you see here. It can produce some fairly realistic still renderings however with the addition of some plugins. I recently got TurboSketch, an add on for Sketchup that adds more realistic lighting. The last picture in this post is Sketchup with TurboSketch.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/900

I had just started using it so the lighting is kind of harsh. You can also make your models more realistic with the appropriate textures. Even if you want to create truly photorealistic images Sketchup is the place to start your models. I’ve played with most of the 3D software that’s available out there. None makes a model easier than Sketchup. You can always import the model into something like 3D Studio for realistic rendering.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

amazing chair.
Looks powerful and yet inviting.
And you look very comfy in it :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Fantastic Bob! I yawned just looking at the chair! LOL Also, a great video! As you know, I have a place in my heart for things like that!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Bob. beautiful chair!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Bob, your chair is an inspiration to me, great job and a fantastic video. I am considering building a Morris chair in the future and yours is helping to persuade me.

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

Bob I just finished your blog on the Chair and what a wounderful job you did. The chair looks real comfortable I am making a pair of morris chairs for the wife and I and was woundering about the foam? Did you buy the foam that way or did your wife make it by gluing 1” to the 4”? OR am I missunderstanding what was done.

-- Sell it here> http://woodworkerslist.com

Hi Sandhill,

We went to a local fabric/upholstery shop and they cut and glued the foams. Yes it is two pieces put together. I still want to remake the seat. I have the springs from my old chair and plan to make a spring frame. The seat is comfortable enough but if you sit in it for long periods (movie or such) it can start to feel too hard.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org