Finished
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That bentwood chair by Frank Gehry proved to be both easier and harder to model than I thought. It consists of a small number of components. But all those components consist entirely of weird angles and curves that took time to align.
FWIW, the original, made by Knoll International, is made of 3/16 in. thick laminations of maple held together with urea adhesive.
Enjoy.
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You got it!That's impressive! Looks cool.
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Very nice work as usual, David.
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Thanks, all.
I'll bet that, if you sat in the real chair, it would creak and groan like a roomful of arthritic old geezers. All those interwoven lattices have to make a ton of noise.
Best,
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Cool chair and nice work on the modelling.
Looks like it would be a fussy one to build. Do you know if the curves were dry-laminated or steam-bent? (trying to imagine how flexible a 3/16 strip of maple would be)
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Dear db11
Thank you for the compliment.
From what I read on the Internet, the pieces for the chair are glued-up laminations; I guess they stacked layers of thick veneer until they reached 3/16 in. thickness, and bent the pieces around a form. Lots of urea adhesive. Glad I'm not the one inhaling those fumes.
Best,
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Great job ! Boy that woven seat couldn't be much fun during assembly 
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Thanks, tuna.
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