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Last summer I saw a picture of Maloof’s lowback chair on the web and decided I had to build one. Coincidentally, Palomar College in San Marcos, CA was offering a course in prototype chairmaking with the Maloof lowback as the example. The course was very helpful and included some templates of the legs, seat and crest rail. Unfortunately, the templates all had to be modified as I sized it to fit my wife, so it’s HER chair. I downsized it about 18%. She, and others her size, claim it’s very comfortable. The wood is claro walnut, locally grown from the Sacramento urban forest. Finish is Liberon oil and Black Bison paste wax. A fun project and my first chair.
Next I’ll have to make one for me.
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Woodwrecker
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#1 posted 1035 days ago
Beautiful work.
Top notch craftsmanship!
Thanks for posting it.
-- Eric
schloemoe
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#2 posted 1035 days ago
Beautiful chair nice nice nice…............................Schloemoe
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 1035 days ago
Nice work well done
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Woodenwizard
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#4 posted 1035 days ago
WOW! Nicely done.
-- John, Colorado's (Wooden Wizard)
Loucarb
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#5 posted 1035 days ago
Beautiful chair & excellent craftsmanship.
jayjay
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#6 posted 1035 days ago
That’s incredible work. I wouldn’t even know where to start on a project like that.
Jason
-- ~Jason~ , Albuquerque NM
mtnwild
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#7 posted 1035 days ago
Beautiful!! Chocolate chair, so rich looking. Yummy…............
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Dan Hux
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#8 posted 1035 days ago
are sure you’re gonna let someone sit in it? very nice…
-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, NC http://whitdaniel.com
Armand
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#9 posted 1035 days ago
wow…awesome beauty.
-- My Master is Mankind's Greatest Carpenter.
donjoe
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#10 posted 1035 days ago
Great craftsmanship. Very well done.
-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.
Triumph1
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#11 posted 1035 days ago
absolutely stunning. I love a great Maloof chair. Beautiful job on this…and extremely beautiful claro!
-- Jeff , Illinois Please...can I stay in the basement a little longer, please!
stefang
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#12 posted 1035 days ago
Great work Garrett and nicely done.
-- Mike, American in Norway
michelletwo
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#13 posted 1035 days ago
we forget what an achievemnet this is, as we have seen many of this design..a super job getting it reduced in size, without losing the original look. SUPERB
-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.
Maveric777
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#14 posted 1035 days ago
Outstanding work Garrett! Beautiful piece bud….
-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.
Todd A. Clippinger
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#15 posted 1035 days ago
Such an exquisite and enduring design.
Well executed, I would be parading that all over town.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
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