Bret your like a magician. Knocking these things out like a well oiled machine. You know I already love your table. The chairs are looking quite well, nice curves. They will compliment the table very nicely. Your eye for detail is spot on. Keep up the good work.
Walnut Chairs to go with My Table
I built and Posted "My New Walnut Table" and am now working on the chairs. I've been through a few design changes starting with a prototype built of fir scraps and just screwed togehter.
The chairs are not anything special. My parameters were to keep the construction simple, sturdy and light and for the design to be simple, have graceful lines and to be comfortable. I've designed these chairs from the ground up but they are not unique. I've seen many chairs quite similar to these.
I started with the single wide splat in the back. I got the first chair roughed together and discovered that I got the lumbar support too high. So after re building the splat, I discovered that the single splat was not very comfortable regardless where the lumbar was located. What I've learned from building rocking chairs is that an even number of splats gives a small gap in the center so that your spine nestles into the open space supported by the splats on either side. So that's what I did. I put in four narrow splats set on a radial layout that fans out as they go up which cradles your back quite comfortably.
I realize that dining chairs are usually sat in upright. But these chairs are designed to be comfortable when the meal is over and conversation begins.
The seats will be upholstered. The last photo shows the table.
Bret
The chairs are not anything special. My parameters were to keep the construction simple, sturdy and light and for the design to be simple, have graceful lines and to be comfortable. I've designed these chairs from the ground up but they are not unique. I've seen many chairs quite similar to these.
I started with the single wide splat in the back. I got the first chair roughed together and discovered that I got the lumbar support too high. So after re building the splat, I discovered that the single splat was not very comfortable regardless where the lumbar was located. What I've learned from building rocking chairs is that an even number of splats gives a small gap in the center so that your spine nestles into the open space supported by the splats on either side. So that's what I did. I put in four narrow splats set on a radial layout that fans out as they go up which cradles your back quite comfortably.
I realize that dining chairs are usually sat in upright. But these chairs are designed to be comfortable when the meal is over and conversation begins.
The seats will be upholstered. The last photo shows the table.
Bret
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