Hey Trump! I built my wall...and I paid for it myself

I'm currently reading a book, about a guy who lives a very simple life....his occupation is a little dark- a highly trained and troubled assassin who only eliminate the ones who he individually determines are  the "bad guys". The point is not that, the point is, in the novel his home base...his 'lair is super clean, super organized, super minimalist.....

 Some days I yearn for that when I walk into my workshop...
But it would take so much of my time to pair down, clean, organize and categorize things....that I get used to the kaos.

Now that I have finished my Styrofoam prototype, it's time for me to translate the concept into the reality of permanent building materials.

After the lower portion of the dinette cabinet is done, it's time to create the curved wall
First order of business is a template to act as a mountable support wall and a press to laminate some 'wiggle wood' into a 3/8" curved plywood wall. I traced and cut the path of the chair to give me what I call big spoon/little spoon

 I then cut a 1 1/4" strip off the big spoon and rebated some 'ribs'

 the end result was a fancy press for the wiggle wood, with the big spoon acting as a support wall for the cabinet as well.

 Lots of glue, and lots of clamps, and lots of time!

Initial placement looks promising,  

With the wall tacked into place the chair is free to swivel

Arts and crafts part two

 So the cardboard cut out I learned a lot, mostly that cardboard is good fro tracing or making flat templates but lacks some of the required structural integrity for the prototype. So I started again using solid foam insulation that I have kicking around.

 Then after I had the framework set up I used cardboard to trace the path of the chair and then transferred that to a MDF table top.

 Next I started making the frame for the small cupboard. Being small, you would assume this would be an easy build....but its one of the more complicated ones. I have to build it in 2-3 pieces that then will be attached together!

The first step is the lower box. It is a small space but will have a pull out drawer with, like all the other cabinets. rounded corners

Life is good when your listening to good music, with good coffee and doing a fun project.