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A Chaise Rocker
Hi there,...
Firstly, thanx to Martin for approving my account after a tiny glitch. I'd post my latest project on Lumberjocks and it felt wierd as the platform has changed and has no response at all from the site. Something is definitely lacking there and it wasn't the same platform as it used to be.
Anyways, thanx to my dear friend Pottz that I've been led to this new forum. What a relief I must say, I'm so used to the old lumberjocks platform and here they'd provide me with what I enjoy most in posting my woodworking projects.
Ok, I'm newbie here on this site and my name is Sam M. Tai, a woodworker based in Malaysia. Nevertheless, I'm no greenhorn in woodworking and have been hands on woodworking for umpteenth years now.
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Without any further ado, Briefly......
Presenting,
Chaise Rocker designed by Sam Maloof.
Drafts, Templates and Arrangement by Myself.
Made of Balau wood with upholstery work.
Oriental and Western woodworking tools utilized.
Finishing with Beeswax, Tung Oil, Mineral Oil, Boiled Linseed Oil.
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"" Woodworking, ... an earnest, honest word. I like it.
A solitary pursuit with physically bound geographical endeavor.
A vast opportunity for limitless imagination and creativity.
Caution and care are the prerequisites.
And that's my love and passion for woodworking. I hope that it shows.
Sam MT "
Firstly, thanx to Martin for approving my account after a tiny glitch. I'd post my latest project on Lumberjocks and it felt wierd as the platform has changed and has no response at all from the site. Something is definitely lacking there and it wasn't the same platform as it used to be.
Anyways, thanx to my dear friend Pottz that I've been led to this new forum. What a relief I must say, I'm so used to the old lumberjocks platform and here they'd provide me with what I enjoy most in posting my woodworking projects.
Ok, I'm newbie here on this site and my name is Sam M. Tai, a woodworker based in Malaysia. Nevertheless, I'm no greenhorn in woodworking and have been hands on woodworking for umpteenth years now.
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Without any further ado, Briefly......
Presenting,
Chaise Rocker designed by Sam Maloof.
Drafts, Templates and Arrangement by Myself.
Made of Balau wood with upholstery work.
Oriental and Western woodworking tools utilized.
Finishing with Beeswax, Tung Oil, Mineral Oil, Boiled Linseed Oil.
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"" Woodworking, ... an earnest, honest word. I like it.
A solitary pursuit with physically bound geographical endeavor.
A vast opportunity for limitless imagination and creativity.
Caution and care are the prerequisites.
And that's my love and passion for woodworking. I hope that it shows.
Sam MT "
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**Articulation is NOT Affectation**
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Here's (2632) Chaise Rocker designed by Sam Maloof, handcrafted by Sam MT - YouTube
Here's a link to my facebook (where many more my woodworking videos are available). Sam MT | Facebook
Here's (2632) Chaise Rocker designed by Sam Maloof, handcrafted by Sam MT - YouTube
Here's a link to my facebook (where many more my woodworking videos are available). Sam MT | Facebook
13 Comments
Beautiful! I love maloof inspired chairs.
Jerry-Holland Mi
wow sam that is an incredible piece of furniture. i love maloof style and i know sam would give you a pat on the back for this beasutiful rocker. look at my signature line,it says it all. sam i doubt there are any plans available to go by since this was his very last piece he designed. how did you scale it out. i saw the actual piece at his home. it's just a beautiful low rocker that has a flow to it. sam thank you joining us with your amazing work.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
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If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
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Very impressive S'M'. Thanks for the vid... watched it all the way through and was impressed.
However, one question....
Who cleaned the glue off the white tiles?... and don't say you used clear glue!
Very impressive S'M'. Thanks for the vid... watched it all the way through and was impressed.
However, one question....
Who cleaned the glue off the white tiles?... and don't say you used clear glue!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
hey i only invited the best lj's had to offer, and sam is one of the best !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
That is a beautiful lounge, very nice lines and looks very comfortable. I could see myself taking a nap there. Well done.
Welcome to Craftisian.
Welcome to Craftisian.
Main Street to the Mountains
Love the chaise. Very well done.
Ron
Hey Pottz,... its great to see you here. with regards to the Chaise Rocker, I've never met Sam Maloof before neither have I seen, touch or feel any of Sam Maloof's furniture pieces. The best I could get is pics of his furnitures from google searches and youtubes.
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Ok, back to the Chaise Rocker. I yearn to have one when I saw it online. And you are right, they are no plans available, no templates, no videos, no sketches, nothing ever since it was completed 3 months before his passing.
The only resources I have about the Chaise Rocker are just 2 pics which I search online. And they are ,
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Ok, back to the Chaise Rocker. I yearn to have one when I saw it online. And you are right, they are no plans available, no templates, no videos, no sketches, nothing ever since it was completed 3 months before his passing.
The only resources I have about the Chaise Rocker are just 2 pics which I search online. And they are ,
Since, I've made myself a Maloof Rocker, handcrafting a Chaise Rocker wouldn't be a difficult task. However, getting the rear leg inclination angle was challenging. I've had to blow up those 2 pics and measure them with an angle protractor to get a rough estimation of the rear leg inclination angle. Then, I'd use my previous rocker templates, placing them on a full drawn scale of the Chaise making sure that the curvature and the angle of the rear leg flows organically yet maintaining its equilibrium position. Oh yeah, I've to measure my body too. The entire shape of the Chaise Rocker is done solely based on just the 2 pics. Measurements are calculated and drawn on a graph paper in accordance with the blown-up pics and my body size. (Drawn to true size of the Chaise Rocker)
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As for the upholstery part, there's an hour-long Sam Maloof interview on YouTube. In it he discusses about how he made an upholstery frame for a back seat swirl chair. Thus, I learn the method from there and apply it to the Chaise Rocker and it turn out well
To summarize it all, this Chaise Rocker was handcrafted from scratch with just 2 pieces of Chaise Rocker pics available online and an interview of himself on Youtube. Plus of course my previous experience on building a Sam Maloof Rocker.
Cheers.
Great work!
Welcome to Craftisian.
Welcome to Craftisian.
The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.
sam that is incredible how precise yo got the masters original just from some pics online. if i had a place to put one id love to do it myself ! looking at the pic of yours is like looking at the original i saw. amazing work sam !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Wow! How awesome! Welcome!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
This is one amazing piece of furniture! Thank you for sharing your work with us!
hey guys this is how sad lj's has gotten, sam posted this yesterday over there and had 1 comment !!!!! one !!!! he posted it here a few hours ago and has had 9 already.im deducting 2 of mine. and they have about 60k supposedly to our 5300 +- members. what does that tell you ? it tells me were on the best wood forum there is ! lumber jocks..... R.I.P !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
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