hey folks:
I'm in the midst of making my first set of 6 dining chairs, to go with the Refined Rustic China Hutch I posted pictures of, and a large thick slabbed top dining table that I am building right now.
The chair styling will include a thick seat, carved to fit a person's bottom, similar to a Sam Maloof Rocking chair seat. I took the Marc Adams School's Sculptured Rocking Chair class in 2000, and we made this style of seat with a carving gouge and mallet. Then sanding with a large disc grinder, followed by an orbital sander, removing all the scratches with each grit. The end result is beautiful.
However, I don't really want to do all the gouge carving work for 6 seats, if there is an easier way?
My question is: who out there has tried a carved chair seat bottom, and what process did you use to make the seat.
thanks,
Mark DeCou
www.decoustudio.com
I'm in the midst of making my first set of 6 dining chairs, to go with the Refined Rustic China Hutch I posted pictures of, and a large thick slabbed top dining table that I am building right now.
The chair styling will include a thick seat, carved to fit a person's bottom, similar to a Sam Maloof Rocking chair seat. I took the Marc Adams School's Sculptured Rocking Chair class in 2000, and we made this style of seat with a carving gouge and mallet. Then sanding with a large disc grinder, followed by an orbital sander, removing all the scratches with each grit. The end result is beautiful.
However, I don't really want to do all the gouge carving work for 6 seats, if there is an easier way?
My question is: who out there has tried a carved chair seat bottom, and what process did you use to make the seat.
thanks,
Mark DeCou
www.decoustudio.com