Set of Chairs

[Hans Braul]

Having completed two prototypes, I've begun the production run. I am building 7 more (I gave the first prototype away) to make a set of 8. So far it's going well, with many lessons learned from the prototypes.
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Cheers
Hans

[gary Zimmel]

Looking forward to the progress of the chairs Hans.
Looks like you are off to a great start....
What style are they going to be?

[Hans Braul]

I posted the prototype under "Cherry dining Chair" - can't seem to figure out how to copy the link...


Regards
Hans

[John Thompson]

A proto-type is a must Hans. You should have relatively easy sailing after the bugs were worked out with the proto-type...

Have fun.. maintain patience!

[gary Zimmel]

Thanks for the thread name Hans.
When you are done that is going to be one fine dining room suite.

[John Keeton]

Hans, I pulled the image over for you so others can enjoy the thread more. Looking forward to seeing the others along the way!!

This was the prototype Hans built -
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=139596&d=1264336751

[Don L Johnson]

It's a lengthy process; I just finished a 10 chair set. Like you, I made a prototype; then did the other 9 in a process run. Good luck and hang in there!!

[Hans Braul]

It's a lengthy process; I just finished a 10 chair set. Like you, I made a prototype; then did the other 9 in a process run. Good luck and hang in there!!
Did you keep track of hours spent? I have 23 hours in to this point, and I expect by the time I'm ready to apply finish, I'll be up to about 100-120 hours. I am thinking of having them spray lacquered instead of attempting padded shellac by hand. I'm not sure my elbows have that much grease in them!
Hans

[Jim Becker]

Wow...outstanding design. I'm looking forward to the rest of the set!

[Andrew Gibson]

Beautiful chair, Love the lines.

[Hans Braul]

Spent about 10 hours fitting the crest rail mortices and the back splats. Most challenging was fitting the back pieces, to ensure no gaps between the back piece and the crest rail. To do this it's sometimes necessary to nip just a hair off the tops of the legs, so I decided to complete the fitting of the back prior to shaping the legs to make adjustments easier. Here are a couple of pictures of this process.
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Regards
Hans

[Van Huskey]

I really like those, very elegant and you can change the whole tone of the piece with the seat covering.

[Hans Braul]

Haven't had much time to work on the chairs lately, but here's where I am. I am hoping to put in a solid weekend after which I should be able to start finishing. There is still quite a bit of final shaping and sanding to do, but it's coming!
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[Hans Braul]

I was hoping to get more done this weekend but that big bright thing in the sky came out and I had to come out of my cave. Here is the finished product from the weekend...

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There were some minor byproducts. The back splats and crest rails are now ready for final sanding and finishing.

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Holy spoke shave! Good thing I'm just doing this for fun. If I were trying to make money I'd be broke. I suppose I'd more likely be using newfangled gadgets like belt sanders and the like. Anyway, I've got 55 hours in so far and I figure another 10 hours and I'll be ready for finish.

Cheers
Hans

[Paul Murphy]

Looking good Hans, I think your making great progress.

[Brent Ring]

Nice work Hans - I am in the same boat - a set of 8 for now. Very time consuming. Prototype is critical and full size templates.

I will be starting a thread shortly. Nice work, again!

[John Thompson]

Looking great Hans... Yep.. the finishing IMO is a killer and the reason I have determined I likely would not make another set. I hate the nooks and crannies as I don't have spray equipment. I think it is an excellent idea to let someone who does do the finish. The chairs took me much less time than the finish and frankly.. I got kind of burned out doing that dreaded part for me.

[Hans Braul]

Finished assembling my chairs today. Here they are with just some oil. I will do one coat of shellac then have them spray lacquered. Now for the seats....
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Cheers
Hans Braul

[gary Zimmel]

Beautiful herd of chairs Hans.
Looking forward to seeing them with the seats done..