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Re: Strip: Seats
By:Mark Vander Horck
Date: 4/23/2012, 6:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Seats (Dan Caouette)

: In theory you could carve it all from a solid chunk of wood just
: like the minicell seats. That would waste a lot of lumber. So
: you use laminations to remove the bulk of the material. Then
: carve it to shape and then skin it with a layer of glass on each
: side. The edges of the laminations help guide you during the
: carving. The patterns for mine come off a 3D model.

: For the first one I used horizontal laminations. It worked OK...
:
: http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/portfolio/parts-for-canoes-kayaks/2007-kayak-parts-for-pat-nj

: The rest have used
: vertical.http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/projects/200709gmm_nereida/nereida-njord-the-wooden-seat

: A CNC router would make this a LOT easier! :)
Dan, You don't need to go to the expense of a CNC system. You can build a duplicator system for your router (think key making machine). I saw one in New Hampshire at a Windsor Chair shop. Quite basic. To create your pattern find a tractor seat and make a negative mould of the top surface,then make a positive mould from that. This will be your pattern for use with the duplicator. This should work well with either a block of wood or a glue up as you use. The duplicator has applications for any number of projects where multiple copies will be needed.
Mark

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Seats
Mike -- 4/22/2012, 2:08 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
scottbaxter -- 4/22/2012, 4:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2012, 12:37 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Dan Caouette -- 4/23/2012, 8:11 am
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Mike -- 4/23/2012, 5:05 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 4/23/2012, 5:23 pm
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Mike -- 4/23/2012, 5:56 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Dan Caouette -- 4/23/2012, 7:21 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Mark Vander Horck -- 4/23/2012, 6:11 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Dan Caouette -- 4/23/2012, 7:26 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Mike -- 4/23/2012, 7:49 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2012, 12:41 am
Re: Strip: Seats *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 4/24/2012, 8:20 am