BobS wrote:

Greg,

Unless I'm missing something, why not just mill some stock wide and thick
enough to make the 7 slats from. Make a template, transfer it to the stock
7 times, then start cutting on the bandsaw. The stock would be flat (laying
on the edge side of the slats) and you just follow near the cut line.
Finish them up on a spindle sander.

Bob S.

Well first, 1 1/2 1o 2" thick walnut .ain't easy to come by for a lot
of folks - though not a problem for Mr. Maloof who can have half his
original stock become cutoffs and scrap.

Second, the first bandsaw cuts do the "S" curve then you have to put
those back to make the next cuts for the curve to go from flat to
round
where they go into the chair seat and chair back.

And still photos don't even hint at what his video shows. 2-D stills
just don't convey how he sculpts on the bandsaw, hitting two lines
on adjacent faces which are both curved. It's pretty amazing to
see - and a bit scary. Freehanding with only one contact point on
the table is a touchy process. One hidden knot or hard spot, a tooth
catches rather than cuts and the end he's holding comes down very
quickly, with a lot of force, onto the unyielding cast iron table.
If you think a catch when turning is "interesting", try one on a
bandsaw - while free handing

Oh- the special router bits he had custom made for the back and
arms to the chair seat joints are now available to the rest of
us.

charlie b