This Chair Changed How I Make Furniture

I had a go at making a modern chair out of bent wood, for the #RocklerBentWoodChallenge. This was my first time building a chair as well as steam bending timber like this, so it tested most of my woodworking knowledge. I had a lot fun on this one and couldn't be happier with the result!
I copied this chair off a picture I found online. I wanted to credit the original designer but couldn't find a whole lot on him. All I know is his name is James O'Leary and he created this piece as part of a furniture design course. I hope to one day give him proper recognition but so far this is all I can find: csn.ie/courses/furniture-cons...
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[@Bergalicious38]

I love the cutouts for the slats. That's such a cool chair! The dog has perfect timing, "Do you mind if I carry on?" Dog: Huff.

[@vladtyb9487]

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It is a smashing exclusive guide for building amazing sheds and your own wood work projects minus the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

[@zaauura]

kon

[@alberthiggins383]

thank god a video not full of product placement, with amazing workmanship! incredible :)

[@wilberjeffcoat8309]

Fantastic, build. Your dog reminds me of my cat, he wants to stand in front of my computer screen when I do my evening wrap up.
I saw my first steam bending last week with Padulla as he finished the head board of his bed. I’m going to get my feet wet on this soon. Again lovely build. ❤😊Wilber USA.

[@meditate-relax-liveinpeace5953]

This one is excellent piece of art

[@ModernBuilds]

Yo, this is SO CLEAN!!! great work Rob, cool seeing how you kept all the spacing on the slats even

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Mike, appreciate it mate! Such a rad project, had a lot of fun with this one

[@torinhalsey6313]

Outstanding. A beautiful piece of furniture.

[@leulkm]

WooooW stunning, to me this a work of art, the planing the amazing creative mind, the measurements the twist & turns tools used the technique , and than it comes together like Michael Angelo painting, really great job !!!🙂

[@personalfinancedeclutter5803]

The planer technique with such a large bent laminated piece - Awesome!!

[@billglass5922]

brilliant design and something that only true craftsmanship can produce.

[@Archangel77799]

You are a fantastic Gentleman, sir! Thank you for this! You are supporting your Brothers and Sisters all over the world with this wonderful positive message. Keep it up, my friend!

[@abdulmoneimahmed2097]

Fantastic and amazing thing I did not see before, congratulion.

[@ezequielapenas778]

Such a beautiful chair!!!!

[@rmanibhu1]

Awesome ❤️ great design

[@sureshot311]

Fantastic work. Incredible chair.

[@FreeMind5094]

GREAT WORK BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME, THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@mmcl1312]

Beautiful!

[@syedsayeedurrahmanzaini4221]

I wish I had this chair. Thanks for the lesson.

[@WesHamstra]

Very cool. I want to try steam bending now. Thanks for sharing this!

[@daveprice9128]

Chair Looks Awesome

[@nasykids4833]

Simple and amazing chair.

[@jeanlucde1]

Fascinating video. Beautiful craftsmanship!

[@kbii_]

13:56 you rubbing the smooth wood (maybe while) proudly thinking you made that is a mood 😂😂

[@ManOfTrades]

That chair is gorgeous

[@johncorrigan5975]

bang up job! especially for your first go at it. if I didn't know any better I would have thought you had done this before. I really like the bent lamination stuff. I have some plans for a few things using bent lamination. great job robin!

[@MrCunty79]

Looks great

[@alberthiggins383]

amazing workmanship!

[@Goalsplus]

Fantastic job

[@mikhailezhak7785]

Man such a great work!

[@slashghero]

Wonderful!

[@Pizoman9999]

Really beautiful, man! Well done!

[@larryprice2694]

Amazing chair and amazing skills.

[@kusiappiah98]

Beautiful work

[@lotfitalbi3950]

I'm speechless. BRAVO 🤘

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you!

[@shoukettilwani1946]

It's marvelous!

[@garenne0169]

Awesome result congrats

[@David-xu3yk]

I'm seriously impressed with this!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks David, really appreciate it

[@kurtcameron7562]

That is beautiful

[@indonesiakreatifchannel01]

I love your work, it's so inspiring

[@lamkholalhaokip3426]

Really awesome

[@bhattacc]

love the chair, I wish it didn't need so many woodworking gadgets, amazing work as always

[@hamedseifi6059]

Beautiful

[@3x3CustomTamar]

This came out amazing. Nice work!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks you

[@karthikvenugopal9139]

amazing ! perfection to details . loved it

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you

[@aspesquisa]

Ótimas dicas, parabéns pelo trabalho.
Great tips, congratulations on the work.

[@yaradawoud3975]

Love it, this is very helpful 👍keep up the good work 👏

[@loofayfiasco]

brilliant chair

[@rambahadurk.c.7632]

Really amazing work.

[@davidkluver2186]

So beautiful!!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you!!

[@Ori-Retro-Gamer]

Dude! Really like this build , respect from a fellow woodworker.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks man

[@briantafelmeyer7337]

Great piece, great video. I always look forward to seeing your work!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Brian, appreciate it

[@prakashmakwana6907]

Fabulous Chair & Great Craftmanship!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks

[@Wordsnwood]

Great to see this all come together, Robin! Awesome job. love the dark contrasting strip!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Art

[@UKgamer87]

Wow the amount of improvement over the process since the last vid is amazing

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks man!

[@vladdenysenko9766]

Awesome!!!

[@edwinvanderburgt]

Awesome to see you grow as a woodworker Robin! You made really huge steps from when I started following you probably 1,5 years ago, when you guys started the podcast (I already followed Joey en Jordan) and you were the 'newbie' between those two experienced guys. It was a very good thing from Joey encouraging you to push your own limits. As a woodworker, I think I might scale myself somewhere between you and Joey and I think the only way to keep growing is by starting projects you can not handle yet. Just start, explore, make mistakes, do it over, make more mistakes, learn a lot and then build a chair like you just did. That's an awesome chair! So to see your skill level now 1,5 years later is awesome en I'm very excited to keep following you en your future projects, man! keep up the good work. And try to get enough sleep between pushing your woodworking limits and being a dad :) I got three little kids, I know what it can feel like ;)

[@RobinLewisMakes]

It’s a full time job this dad business haha. Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words. You’re spot on about taking chances with new skills, it’s such a good way forward!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Really cool chair, Robin! Thanks for walking us through it!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Bruce!

[@user-qg6fy4yp8t]

Beautiful!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks!

[@mb19999]

Loved it great work 👍👍👍

[@Pghpete5]

Robin this is an amazing project! Great job and great video.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much

[@user-gx8dw2sh9k]

Excellent

[@French1907]

Fantastic 👍

[@jonatangutlerzimmermann8841]

Very beatiful chair. Congratulation.

[@bonniebarber6114]

The amount of work you've put into this has paid off. It's a piece of art my friend. ❤️

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Bonnie, really appreciate that

[@andywyatt701]

Great job Robin!!!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Andy

[@XxXGutierrez]

Awesome. You're a genius

[@Thom4123]

Incredible work Robin, came out awesome!!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Thom

[@davehynes8240]

One of your best projects to date, very well done.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Dave

[@Eversoncorreasilva]

Perfecto!!! Beatifull.

[@bcdwoodenfurnitureshop1724]

Amazing!🤗

[@mikaelbenitah7774]

Man, it is incredible !! Love the way you explain all steps, thanks for sharing keep going 💪💪👍🏼

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much

[@pthanos]

Man this is one the best yt woodworking project I have seen in years. Amazing build, great method.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks so much

[@younissaleem223]

Fantastic work ... God bless you.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you!

[@thedistractedmaker]

That chair looks great- well done!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you

[@davidchhakchhuak3554]

So nice

[@darrolmcroberts8614]

Great work Robin.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Darrol

[@Pilantropi_E-Shop]

Good idea mr... I like it

[@petercameron8832]

This is a stunning how to,

[@andyarmitstead370]

Well done mate the chair looks awesome. Really shows how far you've come. Fantastic

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Andy

[@ufoc]

so beautifull

[@dobbers3]

Awesome chair! Nice work robin, that was a serious undertaking!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Paul, it was a journey!

[@timothygill2780]

Dude! That is seriously an awesome build. Congrats!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Tim

[@BrothersMake]

Absolutely awesome Robin! That shot of you gluing the slats into those grooves was so satisfying to watch. Loved this video - great job!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks guys! Heading over to watch the slide video, looks really interesting

[@robshamel3210]

Really nice work! Great ideas, fun to watch.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Rob

[@sameerabdullah5116]

So beautiful

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you

[@stoimendimitrov]

Love it!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you

[@abbesdimiri8839]

Artist

[@thelce49]

Excelent!! Congratulations!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks!

[@ErinSpainDIY]

Love this! Great job.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you!

[@user-uz8in9uh9v]

Awesome! You inspire me.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks

[@davidroe4121]

This looks awesome! I really like how this turned out, and the process was fun to follow. Using the strap for the bending is a great tip that I’ll try to remember.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

It made all the difference. A piece of spring steel would be even better, but the fabric really helped. Thanks!

[@wgrant12000]

Great work, beautiful chair

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks

[@LeeroyReading]

Been looking forward to seeing it all come together. It turned out awesome mate, nice work

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Cheers mate!

[@ztiling5646]

Great job,

[@muderabbas2517]

Very good work 👍👍👍

[@lindysmith13]

Wow, your work is so impressive.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Linda Smith thank you!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work Robin, love the Chair, great design! 😍👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much Fred

[@CamGottaFro]

Yooo, i just saw this on Reddit! Probably my favorite chair, and wood bending project yet. Bravo, man.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much!

[@OldGuyWoodworks]

Very, very nice. Now I have to definitely bend something.

[@ensen89]

nice work

[@Dubs2]

Great job, Robin. result looks well worth the effort

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much