This one is built to the original Future Primitive design from 1997, she's 12 feet long by 23" wide by 2 inches thick.Today's work:Here the underside of the deck can be seen with the first frame panel laminated on to it, there's a nylon cloth patch covering most of the deck panel, this is added to strengthen the single layer deck. The slight curvature of the frames is visible as they conform to the rocker.No extreme bending is required because the frames run at 45 degrees across the board
Frames sandwiched between rail blocks
Sufficient glue squeeze out:
The dark stringer like lines on the underside of the deck are due to weathering of the planks, the timbers these planks were milled from were air dried for 5 years under cover but exposed to the light, this makes a deep chocolate brown edge to the planks. Who needs resin and pigment art when the wood has so many interesting features like this ?
There's not much paulownia about which has matured for 5 years !There'a dark plank visible too, that's the outer face of the timber. The deck and the bottom will each have one of these.
Frames sandwiched between rail blocks
Sufficient glue squeeze out:
The dark stringer like lines on the underside of the deck are due to weathering of the planks, the timbers these planks were milled from were air dried for 5 years under cover but exposed to the light, this makes a deep chocolate brown edge to the planks. Who needs resin and pigment art when the wood has so many interesting features like this ?
There's not much paulownia about which has matured for 5 years !There'a dark plank visible too, that's the outer face of the timber. The deck and the bottom will each have one of these.
