The Making of Frank Lloyd Wright's Barrel Chair

Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Martin House in Buffalo, NY, master craftsman Steve Oubre invites us into his studio to explain the process of recreating Wright's signature chair design, found in many of his Prairie style homes after 1904.
To learn more, visit martinhouse.org

[@kristinclark4767]

Amazing craftsmanships!

[@richardmckrell4899]

It's hard to believe they were originally this difficult to make.

[@chrisstone9254]

Exceptional. Really complex. Are there any blueprints or plans for these chairs? I have always wanted to build a set of these.

[@scottmcfarland1177]

Awesome Work!! think about making it with out the multi Router Imagine!

[@badapple65]

3D Printing each piece after the hard work has been done once? I actually don’t know if there are 3D printers that cut wood? I’d imagine there are. I’m behind the times. Just thinking as a non-skilled wood worker myself. Great work I envy anyone that is so good at creating from wood.

[@joesmith1574]

3D printers don’t actually cut wood, they use filament, whether plastic or metal, to build an object. It’s used as additive construction, not the subtractive construction he was describing. It works like an etch-a-sketch in that it moves in an X and Y plane and some variables in between to get curves. It shoots out the filament layer by layer, so it takes some time to construct something, depending on how complicated the shape is.

[@garykooienga9990]

Commonly called a CNC by us less sophisticated types. But that would be cheating. For authenticity's sake it's gotta be done the hard way.

[@josephsalazar6042]

Have you done FLLW ORIGAMI CHAIR?

[@ciroalb3]

most versions today are made of veneer

[@doug.ritson]

Beautiful, but I'll bet those chairs are heavy. Solid white oak.

[@joesmith1574]

Yes, they are. At least you don’t have to worry about somebody walking off with them.