Gerrik Rietveldt workshop chair-
This is a chair I created based on a chair Gerrik Reitveldt invented. I attempted to make it similar to the chair image I had been given. My first attempt didn't go all that well, as I tried to draw a to-scale diagram in my sketchbook from a 3D view perspective. I managed t over complicate my diagram and get myself confused, I didn't realise this until I began cutting out the lengths of my legs for the chair. Since I did this and got myself confused considering the proportions and difference In lengths of the shape, I had to re-evaluate the scaling through with Brads help, this benefitted me a lot. We worked with the existing measurements I had created but changed them so that they would work. The actual size of my chair ended up being a lot smaller than I imagined, but it worked better than it would have done if I had stayed with the measurements I managed to create.
I did have some complications with the wood splitting due to the way we were attaching each piece together. Firstly we marked 2 dots, where we were going to hammer in small nails to create small guideline holes for us to use a large drill bit to drill holes for the thick copper rod to sit into. to measure to an estimate we put a small thin piece of electrical tape around the drill bit, this way we couldn't drill any further than the tape, (unless the tape moved) but we had a rough estimate as to the measurements.
Due to hammering the nails(cut end off) this caused the MDF to split and crack which caused complications with the look of the chair. To resolve this I put glue down the split, clamped it together to make sure it stuck properly, Once dried I sanded off the messy edges. This happened with quite a lot of the pieces, eventually I realised that holding the piece in the vice would reduce the chance of it splitting as the piece was secure in place then.
Whilst drilling holes for the legs and back, I accidentally drilled too far through the wood causing me to have a hole all the way through, I could resolve this and cover it with paint layers afterwards. I mixed some PVA and filler powder together to fill the hole I made sure I compacted the hole so that none of it would pull out; I did this on all the holes I managed to cause. Once the filler was dry I sanded the excess off the outside of the MDF pieces, making it look neater and easier to cover.
Chair back prototype examples -
