Keith Newton
Posts: 4
Joined: 2004-05-25
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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I did a desk for Hillary Clinton back when she was first lady of Arkansas, that the back had compound curves. This was the back of a console which was about 3" over the back half of the desktop. It had about 4" of curve down the length, and tilted back a couple of inches also with about 1" of hollow on the ends which was perpendicular to the first axis.
The process that I used worked fine, and even produced an unexpected benefit. When I clamped the parts to the form; which was the back of the carcase which was assembled dry, or without glue,; forcing a hollow into the ends, the middle bulged in the opposite direction.
I don't have a back view of that desk scaned, but you can see it from the end on my website @ http://www.treetales.com then click on the furniture listing. If there is enough interest, let me know, and I'll find and post a back shot, and give how to details.
This is my first post on this forum. I was led to it by Paula who had posted the same question yesterday on the Furniture Society's forum.
By the way I have been getting enough request to teach lately that I am planning on having a weekend workshop sometime in the next few months. Paula has signed on, if any of you are interested get in touch, and I or we can set a date. But first I have a oneman show which opens in a couple of weeks that will have about 80 of my works in it, and I have lots to do before then; Cheers Keith
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