Some People should not sit in chairs

They grow ‘em big in your neck of the woods, eh?

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

Funny – but I actually feel sorry for the big guy that sat in your chair. Imagine how embarrassing it must have been for him to break the chair – what in the world was he thinking???? Wonder if he will sue somebody? And what did they expect you to do? Hopefully they didn’t ask you to replace the chair for them – They certainly should have some liability in the disaster.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

We’ll be looking for the pictures.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Must have been one heck of a thud. I sure hope they don’t think you owe them a “freebie.”

-- Maplewood, MN

I sure hope the guy wasn’t hurt when he collapsed the chair. Congrats on the contracts. Business must be good but I am sure that it is a reflection of your craftmanship.

How about posting pics of the bars when you finish them. That would be nice to see.

I use Cutlist (available from Cutlistplus.com) to design sheet good cutouts. The basic version is relatively inexpensive ($30) but the company does offer three additional editions that run up to $500. The program generates cutlists for both sheet goods and lumber, maintains inventory, can be used for pricing and inventory. The basic version is more program than I need but it does help me with designing parts from sheet good material.

Hope this helps.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

That reminds me of what happened to my partner Laurie’s ancient chair. It was hand-tooled by the Spainards around 400 years ago and was owned by a Duke in England. Her uncle got it from the castle years ago and passed it on to her. A friend of hers, wanting to feel like royalty, sat in it, which weakend the joints. Now the wood is seperating. We put it in the gargage, nicely covered, for safe keeping but I’m concerned about it being out there semi-exposed to the elements. Hopefully we can find someone who can gently repair it. But when we bring it back in the house I will have a sign that says, NO SITTING. :) When I get the energy I’ll post a picture of it.

-- "Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God."

I sometimes wish that everything had a weight limit on it.

We have an exam table at the Dr’s office I work at and we have some large patients and one of my Doc’s is always coming out asking the weight limit on it because it is BOWING, not a little, but ALOT. The table is pretty stout but I have seen it bow alot myself and sometimes feel pity for the poor tree that died to make it. LOL

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Hello
I saw your chair in this forum and I think it is the greatest. I would like to make one like this one by myself. Is there any way you could help me with this project by letting me know how to go about making such a chair. I have an access to lots of wine barrels here in Calistoga where I live. I would appreciate any help from you.
Sincerely
luba