You guys know anything about Sam Maloof?
Oh yeah. I've seen a couple of documentaries on him. Great glasses.
My father's new woodworking project, after completing the five grandfather clocks for the five grandchildren, is a Sam Maloof rocking chair. Looks fairly ambitious but I think he can do it. I hadn't heard of him before but the stuff is beautiful I think.
Me too. Nice idea from your dad for grandkids, the gf clocks.
cool cradle
Pretty much done except for sanding and finishing. Came out well. Amazingly comfortable.
i was with you until i saw the personalized workbench. what a showoff!!! youd think he was part of the greatest generation with that attitude. sheesh!
That ROCKS! No really, mad skillz.
Superb.
Next up is a Sam Maloof inspired low back chair (google image search). Here it is basically put together, but that's the "easy" part. Seems like his stuff always follows this general process whereby the piece is made with greatly oversized pieces, and then once assembled a variety of sanders, scrapers, and grinders are used to sculpt the chair into its' final form. I think it makes for a cool final look, although it certainly isn't about economizing or saving material. Probably half this wood will be turned into saw dust before it's over. All done free hand, which is quite a departure in technique for my father's engineering mind.
Below, the "Maloof joint".
Love the precise markings. Good carpenters use machinists care. To the .0001 / now he will make it lighter than air to the eye!
awesome
I'm totally blown away by your father's carpentry skills. Just wow.
Second Maloof chair update. Almost there:
"he'll spend ten hours a day in his shop but ask him to take two minutes to screw in an outlet cover and he throws a tantrum."
Beautiful. Does he do his own finishing? (as in varnishing etc.)
Yes he does all the finishing, although that's his least favorite part of the job.
I guess I never posted the finished rocking chair. I'll get a shot next time I'm out there.
Nice, do you know what he uses for a finish?
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You guys know anything about Sam Maloof?
- jim 11-11-2013 2:18 pm
Oh yeah. I've seen a couple of documentaries on him. Great glasses.
- bill 11-11-2013 3:27 pm [add a comment]
My father's new woodworking project, after completing the five grandfather clocks for the five grandchildren, is a Sam Maloof rocking chair. Looks fairly ambitious but I think he can do it. I hadn't heard of him before but the stuff is beautiful I think.
- jim 11-11-2013 4:13 pm [add a comment]
Me too. Nice idea from your dad for grandkids, the gf clocks.
- bill 11-11-2013 5:13 pm [add a comment]
cool cradle
- dave 11-11-2013 5:34 pm [add a comment]
Pretty much done except for sanding and finishing. Came out well. Amazingly comfortable.
- jim 2-16-2014 8:56 pm [add a comment]
i was with you until i saw the personalized workbench. what a showoff!!! youd think he was part of the greatest generation with that attitude. sheesh!
- dave 2-16-2014 10:16 pm [add a comment]
That ROCKS! No really, mad skillz.
- bill 2-16-2014 10:26 pm [add a comment]
Superb.
- steve 2-17-2014 5:06 am [add a comment]
Next up is a Sam Maloof inspired low back chair (google image search). Here it is basically put together, but that's the "easy" part. Seems like his stuff always follows this general process whereby the piece is made with greatly oversized pieces, and then once assembled a variety of sanders, scrapers, and grinders are used to sculpt the chair into its' final form. I think it makes for a cool final look, although it certainly isn't about economizing or saving material. Probably half this wood will be turned into saw dust before it's over. All done free hand, which is quite a departure in technique for my father's engineering mind.
Below, the "Maloof joint".
- jim 3-24-2014 5:52 pm [add a comment]
Love the precise markings. Good carpenters use machinists care. To the .0001 / now he will make it lighter than air to the eye!
- bill 3-24-2014 6:04 pm [add a comment]
awesome
- steve 3-25-2014 1:19 am [add a comment]
I'm totally blown away by your father's carpentry skills. Just wow.
- L.M. 3-29-2014 2:16 pm [add a comment]
Second Maloof chair update. Almost there:
- jim 6-10-2014 12:49 pm [add a comment]
"he'll spend ten hours a day in his shop but ask him to take two minutes to screw in an outlet cover and he throws a tantrum."
- dave 6-10-2014 2:51 pm [add a comment]
Beautiful. Does he do his own finishing? (as in varnishing etc.)
- steve 6-11-2014 1:40 pm [add a comment]
Yes he does all the finishing, although that's his least favorite part of the job.
I guess I never posted the finished rocking chair. I'll get a shot next time I'm out there.
- jim 6-11-2014 2:28 pm [add a comment]
Nice, do you know what he uses for a finish?
- steve 6-12-2014 4:03 am [add a comment]