| Project by RickL | posted 08-14-2007 11:55 AM | 1793 views | 0 times favorited | 18 comments |  |
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Thanks for the warm welcome to the site everyone. I have made a number of pieces of furniture over the past few years and I thought I would post some of them here. This piece is solid cherry with a hand woven seat of 5/8” ash strips. Pinned tenons and the first piece I used a majority of hand tools on once I cut the big parts on the bandsaw. This is the first time at weaving a set as well. It is finished with oil only and is in our great room aging gracefully picking up that wonderful cherry patina. I built this from a plan featured in FWW.
-- Rick, Union,KY firstlightwoodworking.blogspot.com
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MsDebbieP
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#1 posted 08-14-2007 12:48 PM
how gorgeous.
Hand woven? with ash strips Oh my!!
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#2 posted 08-14-2007 01:04 PM
Very nice Rick. Instant heirloom. I love the woven seat. I’ll have to try that sometime. Care to share the process? Steamed or soaked?
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RickL
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#3 posted 08-14-2007 01:35 PM
Debbie, thanks for the comments, yep real Ash. Bob, I purchased the ash in rolls and soaked them while adding/weaving them. Over/under/over/ under, just don’t screw up and do 2 overs or 2 unders and have to UN weave, I learned the by doing ;-) I can look up the article when I get home if you are interested in understanding more.
-- Rick, Union,KY firstlightwoodworking.blogspot.com
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#4 posted 08-14-2007 01:41 PM
really beautiful chair.
grain is very well carefully oriented and balanced, looks like a museum piece
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#5 posted 08-14-2007 03:11 PM
sweet. I really like this design.
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#6 posted 08-14-2007 03:14 PM
The weaving is fantastic and the contrasting colors just stand out. Even if Bob is not interested in the article, post it because I know that I’m quite interested.
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#7 posted 08-14-2007 05:56 PM
very nice, the cherry is a wonderful wood. love the way it ages….
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#8 posted 08-14-2007 06:40 PM
that’s very beautiful.
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rentman
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#9 posted 08-14-2007 07:28 PM
very,very nice work man!
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WayneC
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#10 posted 08-14-2007 08:51 PM
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
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Asher
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#11 posted 08-15-2007 02:18 AM
Awesome! Love that cherry. Correct me if I am wrong but it appears to have a molted figure. With the contrast of the ash seat it really jumps.
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#12 posted 08-15-2007 02:28 AM
Great Bench. and welcome to lumberjocks.
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#13 posted 08-15-2007 02:29 AM
Rick, Simply gorgeous!
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#14 posted 08-15-2007 07:50 AM
I agree!
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#15 posted 08-15-2007 09:09 AM
Outstanding!
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