The original tool this is based off of is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3aZscmApMLVh7g.html. *Be forewarned, it's too sensual to handle by mere mortals.* These are the antique replica tools I used in this video: www.handtoolrescue.com/ Behind the scenes of the chair making: instagram.com/handtoolrescue/

@nicholasheath2473

Жыл бұрын

Paul from corona?

@mattstroker3742

11 ай бұрын

The Buttpincher 9000! Now do the backrest too. And make them all soft and cushiony. Complete the task with the backpincher 9000!

@trickywily2823

11 ай бұрын

Definitely amazing. Love the plastic hand

@ianm7741

11 ай бұрын

Please help, the piece of music at the end when you try the chair is amazing, I can't find the name of it anywhere. Please can you let me know what it's called? Wonderful chair, thanks for the great video's.

@danieldecker6396

11 ай бұрын

Cut square o ring for the seat slats

Rule #1 of fractal chair : wear pants.

@grilnam9945

Жыл бұрын

Rule #2 of fractal Chair Do not connect directly to mains electricity

@evgenym9078

Жыл бұрын

А то яйки клац клац😂😂😂

@AB-wf8ek

Жыл бұрын

The Nutcracker

@rileyk99

Жыл бұрын

​@grilnam9945 what if I need a 3 million amp slow blow fuse?

@noeraldinkabam

Жыл бұрын

I learned at the time Grease ran in theaters butts in satin skinnies should not be seated in rotan chairs. We are now decades later and I finally have completed my chair wisdom! Thanks to this channel and its friends!

Patent clerk: what's this then? Inventor: It's a fractal vise that you sit on Patent clerk: what's it called? Inventor: I call it the Black and Decker Pecker Wrecker.

@YogeshKumar-tk1sv

Жыл бұрын

All hail Uncle Bumblefork

@sykoben

Жыл бұрын

pants are a must, don't get your balls caught

@chrismsmalley2626

Жыл бұрын

Pen15 Nipper Nutsack Ripper 9000

@mattmiller784

Жыл бұрын

It's like those Chinese handcuffs....only much worse.

@ahvavee

Жыл бұрын

That punchline was to another joke. 🤪

In a world without deforming surfaces, the fractal chair man is king.

@Lamawalrus

7 ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@peacenow42

5 ай бұрын

bean bag chairs

@carlchong7592

5 ай бұрын

The Roho cushion would like to have a word with you.

That slow motion though 🤣👍 very cool project

@heyimamaker

9 ай бұрын

👋

@jarrodmaness5438

9 ай бұрын

Legends

@csn583

7 ай бұрын

Resin fractal chair!!

I remember watching your old stuff and it was strictly restoration, no talking, hardly any context. I'm glad you've opened up because you are absolutely hilarious and definitely seem like the kind of guy I'd want to have a beer with. That hernia is no joke, hope you recover fast. Looking forward to years of more great content.

@HandToolRescue

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@maoschanz4665

Жыл бұрын

the old stuff has had hilarious subtitles for a pretty long time

@idcidc1444

Жыл бұрын

I want talking in all the videos even if it’s a bit or just the end

@saltycreole2673

Жыл бұрын

​@@HandToolRescue I'm partial to yowls of pain too. Makes me feel I'm not alone in my inventive lunacy. 😂

@Nobe_Oddy

Жыл бұрын

I agree... the Cornholio shirt thing was friggin HILARIOUS ... especially because he acted like it was totally normal and everyone does it BUAHAHAHAA!!!!

"This is cherry wood because it's a chair" is a phenomenal pun. Also, the chair is incredible.

@MegaEmmanuel09

Жыл бұрын

I missed that part the first time, so it took a reread or two to get it 😂

@SenselessUsername

11 ай бұрын

My favourite part is that the subtitles write [MUSIC] each time some metal clangs together, which is... very correct.

@infinitoCumblast-kun

11 ай бұрын

timestamp 17:20

@whophead6837

11 ай бұрын

Similar to another one of my favorites "you call tell, because of how it is"

@Gunth0r

11 ай бұрын

It's not just a pun, but a double entendre too!

You won my heart when you clamped a piece of the recursive chair using a recursive vice.

Every aspect of this video was well thought through-the script, shots, the asmr. Absolutely top notch content in...whatever category this is. Chalk up another subscriber.

@1:33 glad to be apart of this awesome project! Can't wait for the next adventure.

“The greatest vasectomy chair ever designed” - The cool tools you find are what first brought me to your channel but it’s bits of comedy gold like this that have kept me coming back for so long. Thanks for doing what you do!

@Turk380

Жыл бұрын

i literally choked on my morning tea at that.

I love how when you drilled those first holes the CC said "Applause" and then the bandsaw was "foreign". Absolutely the best start to a video beyond your intro

You, sir, are my kind of nerd. I started watching you with the restorations, and I love the arcane patent builds. Thank you for being you, and please keep it up.

From a design and execution perspective, it is undeniably beautiful. As a useful piece of furniture, well, I guess we now know why none were ever commercially produced.

@NotTheStinkyCheese

11 ай бұрын

doesn't that kind of apply to a lot of 'ancient' designs though ? Some of these may simply lack the technology and materials to make this practical (I mean ... imagine doing the same thing without the modern day tools ... ). And then there's the problem of converting the design to mass production, which is a new set of problems to solve.

@lostonearth7856

11 ай бұрын

Well of course. Cities don't want you to use park bench for longer than 30 minutes and actually design to harm the homeless and people.

@TheSanezu

11 ай бұрын

​@@lostonearth7856 In what country?

@hannankruger4315

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheSanezu google "hostile architecture"

@ludvig3242

10 ай бұрын

@@lostonearth7856 Based

The pivot point of the slats should be above the slats, so that when you push down on them the naturally rotate to the optimal position. They are kinda "over-center" as is. Love the idea!

@faawks

11 ай бұрын

Was just about to say the same thing, they need to be underslung somehow

@f87115

11 ай бұрын

Nice backseat driving

@f_USAF-Lt.G

11 ай бұрын

That and put the slats on springs... 🤔

@paulbouchard9521

11 ай бұрын

You could rebate the very ends of the slats by at least half.

@sinjai6188

11 ай бұрын

​@@f87115 backseat driving or contribution to a discussion? 😉

My 40-year-old bed base from Dunlopillo is very similar to the principle here. In fact, the principle was quite widespread for the high-end segment in the 1980s, before the waterbeds and the mattress construction with foam layers took over the bed market.

@olliefoxx7165

11 ай бұрын

When you say "bed base" what do you mean? Is that what the mattress sits on?

I really enjoy your patent recreation projects. Awesome.

You should attached a layer of leather over the slats. You wouldn't be able to see your fancy cherry wood, but it would help the slats move as a cohesive whole, as one continuous surface, while still allowing the seat to conform, while simultaneously preventing pinching.

@hazza2247

Жыл бұрын

when u sit on the chair and it conforms, the surface area of the leather would need to increase so it would tear or stretch a lot

@jankoodziej877

Жыл бұрын

​@@hazza2247 yeah, it needs to be done modern material, not leather. Basically a cushion.

@McSlobo

Жыл бұрын

Those wood pieces could be taller and also wider, so that they would always be aligned upright with a help of few rubber bands going through. The holes for these bands should be long lines so that the band could move (not necessarily in the outermost panels). I also think one more layer of "fractality" and even narrower thin slices of wood would be better.

@JMGilberto

Жыл бұрын

@@jankoodziej877 stretch denim? (it can be black, and will look like canvas)

@tmmtmm

Жыл бұрын

I think the main problem is that the surface of the slats that you sit on is too offset from the axis of rotation of the last stage, and they are too narrow. This makes them want to flop over when force is placed on them, rather than pivot to be normal to the body. Also if they attached 'inside'/between the pivoting metal parts instead of 'on top' of them if would also allow them to be wide without obstructing the metal parts - may need an eccentric shaft to connect the two sides and allow the wood to still be on axis, or just use the wood as the shaft. I agree that in addition to this, some kind of flexible strap between the boards to encourage them to follow a continuous curve and be less independent would also help. Perhaps a couple of elastic straps stapled to the underside of the boards. An elastic strap may also help reset the chair to a neutral position when you get up.

That is a most Streampunk looking seat frame. Fantastic work. The extra 4 unused holes could be used to mount a custom sensual Hand Tool Rescue logo. CNC cut out of brass, of course.

@SonOfTheDawn515

Жыл бұрын

Arm rests maybe?

@danielduncan6806

Жыл бұрын

Alternatively, they could be used to fasten arms to the chair.

@ThaJay

Жыл бұрын

@@SonOfTheDawn515 Would the arm rests also need to have a fractal vice design?

@oldfarthacks

Жыл бұрын

@@ThaJay The only problem with fractal arm rests is the potential for arm fractures.

@ThaJay

Жыл бұрын

@@oldfarthacks Fractal arm fractures? xD

I enjoyed your sarcasm and silly jokes as well as the briefing and construction process. It was very fun to watch!

I admire your skill and ingenuity. Hopefully you are also inspiring the young craftsman of the future. Imagine what wonders they will create!!! Thanks for posting this video!

What a treat to see Cornholio since he disappeared in the late '90s. He must of been spending all this time developing his creative talents.

Easily my favorite part of these videos that I think most people miss out on are the closed captions during the machine work. Truly spectacular attention to detail.

@RayTheViking

Жыл бұрын

"thank you [music]"

@Klaproossje

Жыл бұрын

The sound of drilling:"Applause!"

@operator8014

Жыл бұрын

I normally don't put up with that FOREIGN music.

@JakobSchafferDrums

Жыл бұрын

HOLY EFF I JUST WENT AND SAW THEM

@suzil7687

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for reminding me! HTR - put a clever reminder on the intro…make your cc work worth it! Oh, and you didn’t have an intro this time! I love your intro!

This is a thing of beauty and it deserves to be in a museum one day.

You are a true actor sir, I really do enjoy listening and watching to how you present things, well done on the work it's as great and amazing as your actorship! Love it!

One of the first things I learned on mine was that the first layer of fractalness needed to have the pivot point above the butt-contact area. Having the butt-contact area above the pivot, as you did with the wooden slats, lends to a pinchy situation. Mine is actually quite comfortable, though not as beautiful as yours. Good job Eric!

That thing is insane, overly complicated, heavy but oh so cool. Great job on building it.

@Micro-Moo

10 ай бұрын

I agree that is it very cool and the job is great. There is another problem: this item is usless, apparantly incovenient to sit. This is a big and primitive misconseption that things should take the shape of a human body. Why? To minimize pressure on body? Again, why? Some elementary thinking should reveal that it is not helpful.

Man… you’re the best! I love the videos you make on the work you do!!

I’m three min in and you‘ve already made me laugh so many times. You make quality videos my man, keep up the great work.

Congrats on making the heaviest chair of all time. This is one of the most entertaining builds I've seen yet.

Nice job! Sitting on it could be more comfortable if the wooden slats were on an L bracket so that their center of mass would be below the axis of rotation.

@theskepticalnegativist1004

Жыл бұрын

Yes! They are a bit top heavy and wants to tillt over.

@valdisvi

Жыл бұрын

And also that would have better self adjustment and weight distribution.

@bzqp2

Жыл бұрын

This bothered me as well. It's not about the center of mass though, but the height of the plane where the forces are distributed (should on the bottom of a slope to self-center, not on top of it)

@ShadeTheif

Жыл бұрын

Yes! The slats should just be combined with / replace the connector rod for the outermost semicircles.

@jaredlancaster4137

Жыл бұрын

Center of mass matters less than the surface height. It would work best if the top face of the slats was level with the center of rotation.

I am so jealous……you are such an incredible craftsman…….great job !

Cool stuff! You could try replaing the slats with rollers, and cover those with a "thin" sheet of rubber (which should extend slightly over the sides, helping prevent pinching), then cover that with an upholstered cushion.

@flavourruling2162

11 ай бұрын

That sounds like a Walmart conveyor belt. Not as comfy as it sounds

@kirbyis4ever

7 ай бұрын

The cushion itself would defeat the purpose of it's very design since its a deformative surface that your butt makes its own mold.

@northernsnow6982

5 ай бұрын

​@@flavourruling2162Walmart conveyors aren't fractal devices. They are not the same.

@northernsnow6982

5 ай бұрын

​@@kirbyis4evera cushion isn't rigid enough to make a difference. While it may lesson the effects, because it creates a single surface; it wouldn't be near enough to stop the device from working. It would be like putting a cushion over a hole. The cushion isn't going to hold up to human weight being ontop of it. Rather a human would fall passed the cushions position, into the hole.

@kirbyis4ever

5 ай бұрын

@@northernsnow6982 it would render the device moot since a cushion does what the fractal chair does: deforms. And without extra steps.

"The laser cutter warped the pieces" *Proceeds to drop every piece, multiple times....

I am wondering if you can make the wooden planks to have their top surface to be almost where the center of rotation is for the smallest fractal pieces. Right now when you sit on the chair, the planks experience a big rotating torque, because the surface is far away from the center of rotation. So instead of conforming to the shape of one's bottom, they seem to want to rotate away. You might achieve this by either drilling a long hole in the planks to put the steel beam inside, or machine a groove from the bottom (which would likely be easier than drilling a long hole).

@mickwolf1077

Жыл бұрын

i can see it, yes.

@alexeikolokolcev3232

Жыл бұрын

In this case easier will be to make it in packs of 2 wooden rods fixed to a rotating sector. Looks like a shittification of original idea.

@knightning3521

Жыл бұрын

yes exactly

@Rumo82

Жыл бұрын

I had the same thought.

@infinitetradecraft1837

Жыл бұрын

​@@alexeikolokolcev3232 Sektors win

This channel is by far the Funniest and well put together self talk/ sarcasm/ shop talk I’ve seen on KZread. I thoroughly enjoy the humor and the content.

Amazing idea and execution. Well done, sir.

This man is a gem. Just a treasure of past mechanical wonderment.

Bravo 👏 Had a thought on stabilizing the planks of the seat. A guide cable. Drilled through each plank, counter sunk at each end. This will orient the plank into a curves.

@kentslocum

Жыл бұрын

That's actually a good idea! It would reduce pinching, since the slats couldn't rotate too far.

One thing I LOVE about your channel is the lack of music (excluding your awesome intro.) It makes your videos in my opinion the best restoration videos on KZread!

Hello Hand Tool Rescue! 🪑 Your recreation of the "fractal" chair based on a patent from 1913 is absolutely fascinating! The concept of using pivoting sections to adapt to the shape of someone sitting down is both innovative and practical. The fact that you used the original patent as a reference to design the function of the chair is impressive, and your attention to detail shines through in the final product. The use of stacked tongue and groove steel plates and ball bearings to provide movement adds a touch of engineering brilliance to the design.

I think having the wooden parts be 'hanging' below their respective sections' center of rotation instead of 'balancing' above them would help a lot with comfort. Also, I feel you; I'm currently waiting for the operation of my own hernia, which I got doing something possibly even stupider than creating this chair: doing another persons' job, because I thought it would be a good idea to get it done while there's time.

@Turk380

Жыл бұрын

man, i was trying so hard to think of a way to overcome that rotation and I think you nailed it!

@BCRVG87

Жыл бұрын

It needs to be in between the metal half moons

@henryptung

Жыл бұрын

Either hanging slightly below, or be at the center of rotation (maybe just use wood planks instead of metal bars for the final layer?) with wider planks that "fill" most of the gap between adjacent sections.

I don't think I could've comprehended making something "dangerously comfortable" before, but now I can. Truly a marvel of engineering.

gorgeous chair! That would be the perfect piece of functional art in an industrial interior design sceme.

I just got back from working at a shop in Nepal which had the worst drill press I've ever used. I never thought I'd be so happy to see a well working drill.

I love the problem solving and humour. The only problem with the chair is that the slats are fractal in 2 dimensions only. To get real comfort (and extra pinching opportunities, obviously) each slat would need to be made from 4 (or more) fractal pieces. This would make the seat truly 3-dimensional (like peoples butts). The weight would only need to double or quadruple as would the complexity. :)

@talesdemidioful

Жыл бұрын

tridimensional tiny structures that are affordable and reliable enough for a chair ? humm, i dunno, there is this tecnology called FOAM, it can be salvaged from sofas using a hunter knife or you can buy it like a regular person

@josephwheeler1

Жыл бұрын

Please what the op suggests is ridiculous. What it really needs is four dimensional fractals. That would be a comfortable chair.

@BrunodeSouzaLino

Жыл бұрын

But people did have 2 dimensional butts in 1913....

@brucewright5061

Жыл бұрын

@@talesdemidioful Well that's the soft way out.

@brucewright5061

Жыл бұрын

@@josephwheeler1 I find it easier to approach this piecemeal. First figure out how to engineer the 3 dimensions before you break out the expense of a 4 dimensional chair (be that in $, complexity, weight, etc.)

Simply amazing, you are one of the few reasons I keep coming back to youtube, please keep being yourself, never change.

You're a brave man for just sitting down like that💪👍

Now that's a chair, love the content, your sense of humor, and your honesty, never stop being you!

This is as if the fractal vice had a baby with the belt lacer.

@mehere8299

Жыл бұрын

Also, 16:27: Good job protecting your forehead from metal shavings 😂

I love how the big scar on the top wood piece is shaped like one of the fractal sections! looks sick

I love that the first tool used in building the fractal chair is a fractal vice. 😊

This belongs in a gosh darn museum, dagnabbit! This is art. This is not furniture, this is art. And furniture. Furniture museum? Do they have those? Make one just to put this thing in it!

@TehlItER

Жыл бұрын

The musée d’Orsay got something like that.

I can't stress enough how much I dig your videos. You're a hard worker who does some damn cool stuff and you have exactly the right sense of humor, it fits my own like a fractal vice. I'd buy you a round in a heartbeat, thank you for always bringing us such solid content brother, keep up the great work \m/

@drewvlong

Жыл бұрын

100% love this content. Really appreciate it.

I have no idea why this video was recommended to me. I don’t make things, nor do I watch videos about things being made (usually). But it was hilarious and interesting and I watched the whole thing.

I absolutley love your videos thank you! Favorite chennel on YT.

Fascinating engineering. The most comfortable conforming wooden chair I've sat in used flat wooden blocks interlocked with rope, which I think required tightening on occasion, supported by a solid wood frame. The result was a perfect balance of stability and adaptability.

@kirbyis4ever

7 ай бұрын

Like a rope bridge for your butt?

Nice work. I think the main improvement would be to make it so the surface of the slats (the surface you sit on) pivots on the center axis of the last stage. If they attached 'inside' of the pivoting metal parts instead of 'on top' of them if would also allow them to be a lot wider. Currently the slats being offset from the axis and very narrow makes them want to flop over.

@Rudmin

11 ай бұрын

What you are describing is a bed of hydraulic cylinders all connected to the same reservoir. The cylinders can all move freely, but the average has to stay the same.

@Himechinachae

11 ай бұрын

@@Rudmin I think what he is describing is fixing the wood beams on the smallest fractal:s pivot so it isn't top heavy, and have it be wider since it doesn't have the same space constraint anymore. Idk though since I haven't watched the video.

@TheMongooseOfDoom

11 ай бұрын

I think the final stage should be padded cylindrical bars. That would take it away a bit from the original intention, but I think it's a necessary concession because of the imperfection of any such mechanism.

@reidboggs4344

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking padded upholstery and elastic bands between the slats to add comfort and avoid punching.

👍 ...because i would have never thought you would have actually finished this crazy design, so thank you for the nice suprise!

videos like this are the best part of KZread

Absolutely love the old patent videos, have an easy recovery and keep up the awesome content.👌

Flatter slats would roll less and tend to keep the flatter more comfortable side against you instead of rolling so you're sitting on an edge instead of a flat surface. If you're concerned about structural integrity, try making metal slats. The finished chair has a steampunk vibe to it.....kinda cool!

@ShadeTheif

Жыл бұрын

There are chunky metal rods hovering directly underneath the wooden slats already, there is perhaps a little bit of structural redundancy…

@juliebaker6969

Жыл бұрын

@@ShadeTheif Perhaps, but not EVERYONE weighs 150 pounds. That extra beefy construction may come in HANDY if someone over 250 pounds decides to sit in it.

@joedingo7022

Жыл бұрын

@@juliebaker6969 if you used thin metal slats then they would bend under the weight of a heavy person down to those beefy rods, potentially further increasing comfort.

@juliebaker6969

Жыл бұрын

@@joedingo7022 Thin compared to those 2 inch square wooden slats he used, not thin like made out of tin foil. About ½ inch thick should do it. Steel, or better yet spring steel slats 2 inches wide, ½ inch thick and 19 inches long would hold a grizzly bear without bending.

Incredible work! It doesn't look very comfortable but the design is amazing and the result is very beautiful. Congrats!

@Micro-Moo

10 ай бұрын

Agree on both parts. It is apparently cannot be comfortable, and this is great work.

Best build I’ve seen. Ludicrously heavy and costly, but oh so fun

Fantastic execution. And now we all know that while a fractal clamp is great for holding material, using one to clamp your seat may not be the best idea. Well done sir.

Can’t wait for the full body version! And I’d also like to see it with round wood slats, dowels if like, with metal rings on the ends to reduce wear. Those could rotate freely and be placed closer to each other 😊

@donaldduck9493

11 ай бұрын

Fractal bed to conform to everyone’s unique body shape!

@Dan113842

11 ай бұрын

I came to the comments to also suggest dowels instead of square slats

What a cool project from patent to chair - and being adaptable; when live gives you grooves use bearings.

This might be greatest thing I've seen on youtube.

That's so cool. I can't tell you how much I wish I had a fractal vice. Because of your channel I bought an inclinometer, a bedrock hand plane, a combination plane and several other assorted old school tools.

Your content is what KZread was made for. Fascinating, funny, wonderful.

You sir are a skilled craftsman and a weirdo at heart. We are of the same ilk. This video is hilarious and very well done. Keep it crispy!

I just found this channel and I'm so happy I did

Like most of your content, this thing is *kind of* ridiculous. And also completely, absolutely, utterly amazing. I love your content. Never stop. Ever. I mean it.😂❤👍

One of your best videos of all time Eric, love the commentary mixed in, you should have your own TV show

@gavinclark6891

11 ай бұрын

i laughed so hard constantly

Damn dude - on top of everything else you’re a creative genius!

Sorry for your injury. Sick build dude!

i love that you used the fractal vise throughout the video ! it really does seem like a very useful tool!

I only know this concept from scifi books, great work, really impressive. I would say with slightly different materials and additional analysis regarding body measurements, you have built the next generation of high-end seating furniture

@joshuamaboea1834

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. I'd like it more if it was silent/quieter.

@randomd286

11 ай бұрын

I feel like this concept was perfected in the beanbag chair. Am I wrong?

@joshuamaboea1834

11 ай бұрын

​@@randomd286 Nice thing about the chair is that it doesn't have foam that flattens/wears over time. I imagine there's a lot of other maintenance though.

Wow that's some neat engineering, and great presentation!

Amazing concept! I think the wood shouldn’t be on top of the semi circle. I imagine the ballast of a boat, it sits high and wants to tip over. Drill the length of the wood and slide the rod through it and then attach the semi circle portion. Or make another subdivision and instead of wood, brass rod. It rolls and no pinchy-pinch.

@martin-vv9lf

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same. also, the chair differs from the fractal vice in that the large semi circles don't need to be nested within each other, each can , using a ball race for smoothness be arranged with the largest semi circles to the smallest from outside to inside of the chair. so long as the wooden laths are longer than the width of the posterior, then the height of the metal semi circles will not be an issue.Also, i would like to see a version of this made for a bed, because i have a bad back. we can build it, we have the technology.

My only issue with this (besides the pinching and things which can be reduced by connecting the wood straps together with leather) is that it is only fractal in 1 dimension where as the butt would need it to be fractal in 2 dimensions. I don't know if that is even possible. But it is why soft things and not wood are now mostly used for chairs.

@Mishn0

Жыл бұрын

It needs to be something like the mechanism used to align the mirror segments in the James Webb space telescope.

I wonder what would happen if you tacked a piece of stiff leather or rubber to the top of the slats. It wouldn't move nearly as much, but it wouldn't kinda collapse in the middle either.

@kennenandersen

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking one of those lounge chair cushions.

@weeveferrelaine6973

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking a special-made cushion where the bottom of it has a ton of extra fabric between each button-point (to the max extent of each joint), and the cushion snapped down with the big metal button snaps, two to a slat. Then you could have a cushion that wouldn't get pinched, and could kinda "accordian" to the shape the chair took- I'd recommend to go heavy on the infill though, since the infill is going to get stretched and crushed a bunch, and you want it staying firm. Think on the cushion height, so that you could still feel the mechanism operating well.

@tattoosteveneo

Жыл бұрын

Yes use leather with the addition of slots so that the chair could move inside the slots without folding down into it. Well it made sense to me 🤷‍♂️😂

This looks really great. You may be able to make it more comfortable if you could limit the pivots with a tension like device like springs or Bungie cords that connect the first or second level half circles

beautiful craftsmanship the integration of the brass hardware is *chefs kiss* i think Ray and Charles Eames would have sold millions of these if cnc milling existed in the 40's and 50's.

Fantastic find and build. That chair is a piece of art. loved the slo mo shot of the seat adjusting to the profile. And then it was gold.

@franzrogar

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, right, "that chair is a piece of art". Sure, why not... taking into account the latest "art", it's just like that painting that was painted using real human sh*t. This chair is the art companion of that painting. Now, more realistic: that chair is a direct ticket to a spinal and back issues in less than a year of using it. It should have never been allowed to exist...

@franzrogar

11 ай бұрын

@@Makeloafnotwar sorry, I lack holes to put those in. Maybe you could use them 'cause you really need something intelligent to talk about?

A couple months ago a non builder friend of mine and I had a conversation about a wood couch, and something not too far from this is what I came up with. Wood slats with some ability to articulate and deform from metal joints and springs. I figured it would be a ten thousand dollar couch, but that someone could pull it off and make it functional, comfortable, and nail the aesthetic. Lo and behold, you're evolving a test mule in your garage:)

The world’s first steampunk chair. Outstanding work man.

0:54 *pauses* "Am I a real boy?" Instantly subscribed lmfao! 😂

Eric you sir never cease to amaze and deliver entertainment and quality craftsmanship that chair is absolutely gorgeous. The way to prevent warping on laser cut parts use cold rolled steel no internal stresses as with hot rolled material

LOVE IT!! I very much look forward to EVERY new vid. The generous sprinkling of irreverence and the uniqueness of content make this channel one of the greats. Sorry to hear about the hernia but glad you're on the mend! 😃 Cheers from Sussex NB.👋

I snickered so hard throughout... thank you.

Always a joy!❤

I really do love the steampunk aesthetic! You can never have too many brass fasteners! I think one thing I would change is going from bare wood slats to crushed velvet over the wood slats and maybe some rubber between the middle slat to lessen pinching. I can see why this chair was never made, it wouldn't be very cost effective to mass produce. The best it could be is some sort of luxury custom item. But I think nowadays, you could probably make something like this with modern materials. Cool and fun video, glad I found your channel definitely subscribed.

Man, I love your work and you being here. I suggest making the wood pieces concave, so they equilibrate in a point and do not diverge to a point where your valued belongings get endangered. Other way, you could have put two wood pieces separated in every last moving piece

That was a masterpiece in every way

That’s so freaking amazing bro 🙌 SEND IT!!!

I think what will make it more comfortable is to make the slats concave. They seem to rock back a forth a lot because the pivot point is so low. If you make the slats concave you can reduce that distance and make it so the slats auto level as opposed to roll to the max one way or the other. I think that will increase the comfort and also reduce the pinch potential.

Had I not seen you make it then I would have thought it was a 100 year old inventor chair. Brilliant! I think the brass was the perfect choice

It’s more art something any art lover would love to own, congratulations

simply brilliant!