Thanks, Dave. What's truly amazing is how much real work I can avoid by making obsessively detailed models.
BTW, the Gamble House bed you showed on the SU Forum is pretty slick, too.
Best,
dh

Thanks for the good words, gents.

Thanks, CJ. Changing the field of view put the highboy on a diet.

Thanks, l i am. You're right that the model looks fatter than the original, but when I measure the width it comes out right. Go figure.

Just finished. It's not exact,but darn close.
Enjoy.
dh

Not sure when I'll make it to Boston, so keep the beer on ice, jtri.

Thanks to all for the good words.

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dh

Oh, daddy-o! Great model, great render.

Found some good images of a bonnet-top highboy from the Townsend-Goddard School in Newport, Rhode Island. The piece has some nice carving and nice brasses. The shell in the model isn't exact, but close. I still have to finish the ball-and-claw feet and cabriole legs (the rear legs have a slipper foot), then make my way up to the bonnet. Stay tuned.
Enjoy.
dh

Thanks, all.

Thank you, sir, bothfor the good words and for the technique to model a rush seat.
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dh

Done. Figuring out how to model the rush seat was really time-consuming. My model is next to an image of the real chair, with the working drawings above. I may still change the texture to an ash or oak wood grain.
Enjoy.
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dh

Easy, Frenchy. Wegner's chairs are in several museums, including one in his home town in Denmark. Fortunately, I don't have to steal anything as long as I have good digital documentation.

Thanks, gents. I'm going to take this one slow, I think.

Hans J. Wegner designed some 500 chairs in his 50-year career. If and when I finish this one, I'll only have four hundred and ninety-five to go. At least it helps to have good source material. In this case, it's the original drawing Wegner made for the woodworkers at PP Mobler, the Danish firm that produces the chair. Wegner designed this one as a modern take on the classic Windsor .
Enjoy.
dh

Excellent! Only 552 to go.

Thanks, Dave. Modeling beats real work.

I appreciate the good words, Cotty and Hornoxx. And I'd be happy with any adult beverage.

A gin and tonic would taste pretty good right now. Thanks, frenchy.
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dh

Thank you, CJ.

Michael,
Thanks for the good words. Here's a link to the 3D Warehouse:::

3D Warehouse

3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.

(3dwarehouse.sketchup.com)