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SAMARA Furniture and Its Use


Overview
SAMARA Furniture and Its Use


Doug Wintin
The Architect Within

Wally Rogers
Dining Table and Chairs


John Christian
The Owner's View

Jerry Johnson
The Eclectic Mr. Wright

Ted and Lynn Osborn
Thoughts About FLLW
Furniture Designs


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SAMARA Education Series
SAMARA Furniture and Its Use
Spring 2000 - Table and Chairs
   Introduction
   The Dining Space
   The Furnishings
   The Craftsmanship
   The Drawings
   The Construction

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SAMARA Education Series
Spring 2000

SAMARA Furniture and Its Use
In A Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Home

Dining Table and Chairs
Wally Rogers




The Construction

The construction of the dining chairs and table was under taken by Gary Carter, a local master craftsman and furniture maker. The dining furniture, unlike other wood furniture in the house, is made from solid Philippine mahogany instead of from veneer covered plywood.

The techniques used to construct the dining chairs require precision cuts accompanied by perfect matching of mitered and beveled edges of the various wood pieces. The wood for the back of the chair was first cut in half.

After cutting five different, but identically matching, angled cut-outs into each half of the wood back, the boards were laid side by side and glued back together to create the back of each chair.

The cut-outs, when lined-up side by side produce the classic abstraction of winged-seeds in motion, or SAMARA, the motif designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the house and property.

The triangular-shaped support fin attached to the back of the chair was skillfully beveled to create an intricate combination of surfaces and angles sloping from the top of the fin to the floor. Everywhere the wood pieces of the seat come together, they are mitered to form smooth, uninterrupted lines of construction.

Under the wooden seat making up the base of the dining chair, twin compartments were constructed for storing items, such as pocket books, which ladies would likely bring with them to the dining table. Depending on the occasion, some ladies might remove their shoes and stow them in the cubbies too.

The carefully arranged wooden sections of the square-shaped seat and the single triangular support fin are held together at the back of the chair with dole rods concealed from view by the attached foam cushion.

The wooden pieces of the dining chairs are fitted together perfectly to create a solid, compact and a highly integrated set of beautiful furniture.




Dining Table and Chairs
Introduction | The Dining Space | The Furnishings
The Craftsmanship | The Drawings | The Construction


SAMARA Furniture and Its Use
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Created April 30, 2000
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