RAS 115.04 for Sculpting Maloof Inspired Chair
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Michael Kellough
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Sam did that with a router one handed. It was a large radius roundover bit.
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Nice. Before I got the RAS, I would use an angle grinder with a sanding disc for this sort of operation. But you can imagine the dust on that. The RAS is actually a bit slower than than the angle grinder, but because you can control it better, and work with a finer grit sandpaper, it takes less time doing the finish sanding with the RO90 and interface pad.
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I was a little flip with the "Sam used a router" comment. He did that but only when the part had just come from the bandsaw and/or still had a place for the bearing to ride. Prior to using the router that way he freehand guided curved pieces through the bandsaw (in the air) but that got dangerous.
As the part progressed he used rasps, right angle grinder etc. and later in his career he could simply mark a high spot with a rasp or pencil and one of his extremely skilled guys would follow and smooth it out.
As the part progressed he used rasps, right angle grinder etc. and later in his career he could simply mark a high spot with a rasp or pencil and one of his extremely skilled guys would follow and smooth it out.
Ive made quite a few chairs in this style. For me, I do the majority of the rough shaping on my stationary edge sander, and pneumatic drum sanders.
I use the Rotex 125 and 90 for blending the joints and final shaping.
Still use the rasps a lot as well, but I find the RO 90 one of the most useful tools for these sculpted style chairs. Easy to get into tight spots.
I use the Rotex 125 and 90 for blending the joints and final shaping.
Still use the rasps a lot as well, but I find the RO 90 one of the most useful tools for these sculpted style chairs. Easy to get into tight spots.
neilc said:
I can do one of these rockers in 30 hours including finishing. I do carve the seat and do some of the joinery on my CNC router, which saves me almost a full days work.
Any chair in this style of construction is by nature, shaping and sanding heavy. As I said, I found the RO 90 one of the handiest tools for this work. With a wide range of abrasives, and both the round and triangular pads. Saves many hours per chair of doing it the "hard way"...
Nice work. You are really productive to do one of these in 30 hours time.
Sam would be impressed! I spent a weekend with Sam at Anderson Ranch in Colorado in the late 80's in one of his classes. Absolutely an amazing guy. I found the notes from the class a few weeks back and realized I never did make one of his chairs!
Thanks for sharing the additional work.
Sam would be impressed! I spent a weekend with Sam at Anderson Ranch in Colorado in the late 80's in one of his classes. Absolutely an amazing guy. I found the notes from the class a few weeks back and realized I never did make one of his chairs!
Thanks for sharing the additional work.
neilc said:
Wow, thats very cool. I am 45, grew up in my father's woodworking business. I didnt discover Sam Maloof until I was in my early 20's. My dad never bought any magazines or books - although he (a master woodworker in my opinion) did a lot of similar styled furniture when I was a kid. I have always been drawn to the smooth, flowing style of shaped furniture as well.
When I bought my first Festool stuff (sanders) and vacuums for the shop, I put my angle grinders away and they probably wont come back out again. Too much mess and dust that is impossible to control. The selection of sanders I have now from Festool certainly make the job much more pleasant and also speeds things up.
Some day, I will visit the Maloof home/shop/museum and do the tour. Its a dream of mine, for sure!
