Maloof Style Chair

[Philly]

Hi All
Well it seems to have taken forever but I have finally compelted my Sam Maloof style sculpted chair. It is made from American Black Walnut with ebony plugs. Finish is BLO and Shellac. I made a couple of mock-ups to get the joinery sussed and to work on the shaping-unfortunately I couldn't get hold of any plans and had only half a dozen pictures (from unhelpful angles :roll: ) to work from. I think it came out pretty close, though.
Oh, and there was a LOT of sanding involved. Forgot how much I hate sanding..... :wink:

There is a gallery of pictures of the completed chair here...
http://www.philsville.co.uk/chair_gallery.htm

and the whole darn story, here......
http://www.philsville.co.uk/maloofchair1.htm

Hope you like it,
cheers
Philly

 

[tim]

Great stuff Philly. The seat in particular looks really impressive - wouldn't want to sit down on one of the arms by mistake though :shock:

Only the other five to go now for the set!

BTW How did you get on with the arbortech? Looks like a pretty scary bit of kit - is it okay in practise? I have a '+1' plank of walnut that I got in an auction lot (ie 3 lengths +1) that isn't much use for anything but could be shaped into an interesting bench seat for which one of these could be ideal.



Cheers

Tim

 

[dedee]

Philly, it does look gorgeous but a little lonely. Will you make any more to keep it company?

Andy

 

[Chris Knight]

Super job Philly. Now you know why Maloof has all those apprentices!

 

[Adam]

Excellent - looked like it tooks hours and hours. Nice WIP shots too. Helps to see how it all comes together.

Very nice!


Adam

 

[cambournepete]

Philly,

I like - that's ace that is. :lol: :lol:

Also the WIP piccies are really helpful to show how it all fits together.

Pete

 

[Alf]

A triumph, Philly! =D> =D> =D> Never in the field of woodworking has so much sanding been done by so few to one chair. :lol:

Cheers, Alf

 

[cambournepete]

Just one thought Philly - how comfortable is it to sit in?
Or is that sacrilege?

 

[Neil]

Very nice, Philly - how about a rocker next?

Cheers,
Neil

 

[GCR]

Brilliant! Great step by step photos and explanations as well!

Bob

 

[PowerTool]

Very nice - particularly like the step-by-step,and the skilful recovery of the damaged section.

Andrew

 

[Philly]

Thanks for your positive comments everyone
The chair is very comfortable to sit in, I shaped the chair to fit my body so it shoud be. (well, for me anyway :wink: )
The rest of the set? Hmm......maybe next year..... :lol:
I considered making a rocker-think a 2/3 size one for my daughter will be on the books for early next year (once I've recovered from sanding...... :lol: ) I've had 4 cubes of Walnut delivered recently so have no excuse....
Apprentices-now where can I get a couple of sandaholics to help me?
The Arbortech was a lot of fun-the quickest way to cover the workshop in sawdust I have discovered! :lol: A little practise beforehand is recommended because it removes wood QUICKLY. And that means mistakes happen even quicker........DAMHIK :roll:
I just want to get back to something flat and square for some handplane therapy
Cheers
Philly

 

[MikeW]

Ahh, the unvieling! Wonderful to see here. Great job, Philly!

Can't help on the sanding. Just too darn far to go don't ya know :lol: Otherwise I would. Really I would :wink:

Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Philly, you just get better and better :wink: Absolutely superb chair :shock:

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Philly

What a lovely piece of work. You must be very proud.

Well done.

Cheers
Neil

 

[gidon]

Fantastic chair Philly! Really impressive stuff.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Pete W]

Wow - purely beautiful All that sanding was worth it in the end (especially to those of us who didn't have to do it ).

 

[AndyBoyd]

Wow nice work Phiily, inspires me to be quicker with my Love Chairs.

I'm just at the shaping and sanding stage, havng made all my joints.

I do hope mine turns out as well as yours though!

 

[thomaskennedy]

Wow that looks amazing,

You should be very proud of yourself!

Ta, Tom

 

[Philly]

Many thanks for your response, folks!
To be honest, I was sick of looking at it by the end. Wasn't sure if anyone would like it....... :lol:
Cheers
Philly
Who is pondering a nice simple project to do next.