Swingman wrote:
On 3/6/2013 8:59 PM, Mike M wrote:

I'm impressed it's got to be harder to duplicate an existing chair
then to design and build. You loose the there no such thing as an
error only a design modification factor.8-)

You got that right.

And it's much harder to duplicate a poorly made chair, than one that's
properly made using traditional joinery and techniques.

The chair being duplicated is a factory made "furniture store" chair, and
the "joinery" is comprised of dowels, staples and lag bolts (I'm not
kidding about the lag bolts, used on the corner braces to add support to
the back legs ... and with that half circle back leg, it might not be all
that bad of an idea).

It is apparent that the way the original chair is put together in the
factory is an expedient based on the design itself. The curves and
multiple compound angles require more precision than can be generally
done cost effectively in a lower end factory product, therefore the
choice of expedient "joinery".

In the two reproduction chairs, the client is getting a product made with
traditional methods, that faithfully implements the design in all
aspects, although in this day and age it is all about appearance, and
nothing else seems to matter.

IOW, and once again, guilty as charged ... putting $$$ (time/effort) into
a product where it can't be seen.


I know that the client is suppose to do the finishing herself, possibly,
and may be the seat. You should epoxy a plexiglas plate in the seat
position so that the joinery is visible to all, like it or not. LOL