the latest of my 'dana dining chairs'

These are tow nice chairs do you plan to do a complete table set say, six or eight maybe ? I like them very much Alistair

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wow! love the design influence scott. Any idea on how many hours it took you? some gorgeous shaping there…at first I thought you were another member who has posted similar looking prototypes to yours, but none of them were as sophisticated as this i think. Thanks for sharing this

This is a great looking design. I am curious to know how the back is attached and how you built in sturdyness to these chairs.

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wow, thanks for the coooool comments!
these chairs are deceivingly sturdy, due to starting with 8/4 cherry. the ‘neck’ is set at 7 degrees with the front face of the slot it receives the same angles. the sides are 90 degrees up/down which makes a very tight dry fit. i go in deep enough (~ 1” ) and 2 X 21/2” inch screws come up from the bottom.
when i completed my first one, i schlepped it around abq, going to architects/designers, and one architect who was pushing 400 lbs. sat down. the chair took him, no prob.
the first chair followed me around for 2 weeks. i would set it in the house and study it so it took me on a trip, so to speak.
i’ve done 4 of them for a guy in florida and, so far that has been my only commission but the plan is to do 8-10 and perhaps 2 armchairs for those sitting at the head of the table.

-- scott

These are great very elegant. Great form. They look like you could sit for hours. Geat job

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It’s such a great design. It seems in the vein of those plywood chairs everyone is making, but made with solid. It’s moderne with traditional integrity. Cool.

-- -Andrew

I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!

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wow! very nice. I have as of yet made a chair, but it’s on my to try list. I am sure I’ll need some new tools and have many questions. Great job.

-- Rodd, Texas grandpa

Great legs. Um . . . on the chair that is. :-)

Got any close up pics on how they attach to the seat.

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Very nice design…clean…utilitarian…stackable??? Could almost be something from the 50s…

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Gorgeous chairs. I love the sculpted forms. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

These are beautiful chairs!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgive me for asking, but would you mind telling me how much you would sell a chair like this for?????
Again, very beautiful !!!!!!!!!

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Great job man. Excellent design and execution. I was thinking more Danish modern that Maloof when I first found these. These are similar to the sculpted style that Sam Maloof uses but very much a unique design. I would be very proud of myself if I were you, you’ve got a design equally beautiful to Sam’s but different enough to not be called a copy or replica. I’m still working toward that goal : ). Great job!

Thanks again for sharing