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a friend of mine named dana was fatally injured in a car crash in june 2008. at that time i was working on my first scaled version of the chair. she had seen my first mockup/prototype and flipped, plus she planned to attend a woodworking class in tennessee. thus the ‘dana’ chair.
and it probably would not have been born had it not been for mr. sam maloof.
-- scott
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SCOTSMAN
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#1 posted 1583 days ago
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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Chris Cunanan
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#2 posted 1583 days ago
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
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#3 posted 1583 days ago
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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scoot1111
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#4 posted 1583 days ago
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
Chill_Wills
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#5 posted 1583 days ago
These are great very elegant. Great form. They look like you could sit for hours. Geat job
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Andrew Friesen
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#6 posted 1583 days ago
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
Todd A. Clippinger
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#7 posted 1583 days ago
I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!
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aldente
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#8 posted 1583 days ago
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
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#9 posted 1583 days ago
Great legs. Um . . . on the chair that is. :-)
Got any close up pics on how they attach to the seat.
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BarryW
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#10 posted 1583 days ago
Very nice design…clean…utilitarian…stackable??? Could almost be something from the 50s…
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trifern
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#11 posted 1582 days ago
Gorgeous chairs. I love the sculpted forms. Thanks for sharing.
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Built2Last
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#12 posted 1580 days ago
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 !!!!!!!!!
DaytonB
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#13 posted 1577 days ago
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
Eric
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#14 posted 1215 days ago
Great!! Very Danish Modern design. Like it very much.
-- Eric "That's all very well and human, but when will you stop having to apologize and start doing your very best you can? When will you begin?"
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