Chair number 3

 I could say its finished but its not.

I still have some radius to put on the back braces and a lot of sanding to do then some finish to apply, this all looks possible in about another week.

The Rewarewa is prone to having cracks within the wood it must be what happens as it is drying, I was hoping that I was going to be able to work them out as I cut the wood away to form the shape there are also more worm holes than I would have likes but as it says on the tin this is wood, you could not get authentic worm holes in plastic.

Because the rough wood was thicker than normal I have been able to make this chair different to the previous 2 chairs, different does not mean better but it was good to have the extra thickness and experiment with what I could do.

 I am pleased I put some thought into the laminates of the rockers as I think they look very nice, the Osmo oil I will use to finish with will bring out the colours which will help with the contrast.

Due to a slight mistake the outside edge of the arm rest is high and to my eye it is nice, the mistake may be staying in the plans if there is going to be another chair one day.

 

No two chairs are alike either through mistake or through design trial and error this makes the whole building experience more enjoyable.

 

It is such a thrill to have got this far, now that it is all glued up and all of the joints have come together better than in the past I know this because it was easier to clean up the joints once the glue had dried, I also feel the effect of the investments I have made in new machinery as everything happens easier, quicker and with less noise.