Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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







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