Wood Bending: Joinery & Finished Prototypes | Episode 4

[@ConnorHolland]

Great quality and finish on the walnut plywood, they would look good next to an Eames lounge chair

[@ConorCoghlan]

Oh Connor! You say all the right thigns!! Haha! Thank you man, I appreciate that. I've got an old Eames lounge chair from my wife's grandfather that I need to repair for this photshoot!

[@ConnorHolland]

@@ConorCoghlan No problem! The Eames lounge chair is still the most comfortable chair I've tried, and valuable, so definitely worth repairing

[@AlexdaCunha]

Looks very sleek!

[@akaskinbasics]

lol at the opening scene 🤣

[@ConorCoghlan]

Nose cam for the win!!!

[@howtodesign6073]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Itslvle]

8:05 I'm worried that this joining method won't hold much weight because of the round dowel. It's kinda designed to pop out if you put weight on it because it'll bend the bottom piece outwards and just fall down. A rectangular dowel wouldn't do that because there's no slope to help it rise out of the slot. Of course if the whole thing is super rigid it won't happen, but plywood tends to have a bit of a give to it. If you're really into the round look but still want the stability, you could make the dowel a very rounded flat piece so that there's enough of a flat spot to prevent that, umm, slope-effect.

[@ConorCoghlan]

Hey! The orginal intention was for the pieces to snap together but atfer we made the first prototype the it was much more rigid and stronger than expected so I wnet with it aand decided to make it a sliding joint as opposed to a snap one. We've tested it with a bunch of weight and it's super strong. I take your point about the different shape but I feel the round dowel is a beautiful detail and suits the design really well. Maybe in the next vid I can do a strenght test to give a visual example! Thanks for watching!

[@Itslvle]

@@ConorCoghlan Okay, reality trumps theoretical concerns. It's really all about how rigid the main body is so if it doesn't have that much give, a round dowel will do just fine.

[@hoek]

@@Itslvle exactly! Our original though was the same as yours but in realty it’s much stronger than expected. We’ve got some concrete bags out the back - I smell and a weight test to failure coming on!!! 😁