I've been working on a dining chair over the last month or so.
It's been an interesting project; the first one that I've taken from brief through initial sketches, tweaking the design in SketchUp, making a half scale model and finally the actual chair.
I started with some design constraints and basic ergonomics and ended up with a chair design that I'm very happy with. Every time I look at it I see a new variation or possible development of the idea and trying just a few of these ideas could keep me busy next year.
The frame is bleached maple and upholstery is raspberry leather. The seat and back panels are ready to send to the upholsterer now that the leather has arrived.
I'll do some final sanding over the next day or two and I'm planning to use microcrystalline wax for a finish to avoid yellowing the now bone white frame.
Everything should be ready for photographs by the end of the week...
