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@MikeUK finally remembered what I wanted to ask you. I'm sure there are others here who could answer this too.

if you were going to replicate this chair stool, how would you do it?

I want this style for my kitchen. I'm waiting for a solder tool I order but that won't be here for awhile

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That is a lot of metal fabrication. Looks like the seat is adjustable up and down and swivels. How much of the functionality do you want to keep? The seat and back look to be molded plywood I think that could be done by making a two part mold and pressing plywood soaked in boiling water in it. The rest could be fabricated from various diameters of tubing and sheet and rod although I think brass would be a lot easier to work than steel

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Radio Shack has very small gauge copper and brass rods that bend easily.  Create your design and experiment until you get the look you want.  

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46 minutes ago, MLI Designs said:

...if you were going to replicate this chair stool, how would you do it?...

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If I were going to replicate this chair I would take some white polymer clay and my tubes of burnt umber and raw sienna acrylic paints and play until I got the look of that plywood, and mold the back and seat  and use a tapestry needle to poke holes in the chair back.  I would use my wire bending jig and coathanger wire for the legs, and metallic bead feet and large paperclip pieces for the thinner wire parts.  I would probably paint  section of dowel to match whatever color I painted the wires.  I would probably use E6000 to glue it all up, and possibly puffy paint for the rivets on the seat back, or other bits of polymer clay.

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If you don't need it to move I would cut the seat and back from 1/64" plywood, soak in boiling water, and rubber band to a jar with about the right curve to dry. It should loosen the glue up enough to keep it's new shape when hard. The seat base is an awkward double curve that might take two shaping's just dip the part of it you need to bend

The metal frame I would use brass. Round rods for starters instead of that square tubing, hard to find in small sizes. For the seat base the easiest thing would be a small brass tube with a bead of epoxy putty around it. First glue the four legs to the tube, and the seat back support rods, then smooth on the putty and let it harden. Glue the foot rail directly to the legs instead of fabricating the metal brackets the original has then spray paint the frame and glue on the wood seat and back. Maybe dip the legs tips in paint and let a drop form and harden to use as rubber tips to protect the floor from scratches

This way you don't need to solder and the epoxy putty provides the strength

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for the legs, because of their really complicated shape, you could cut two layers of mat board and glue them together. This way you can get them all the same shape without the stress of doing that with wire or clay, especially because you are making a lot of them. Once the layers were dry you can sand them so they are nice and smooth. The other pieces, such as the halo around the base and the chair back supports, you can use a bit of wire. The brackets for the halo, the tops of the legs, and the braces around the bottom of the legs you can make out of card stock. The post in the center could easily just be made from a dowel. all of those bits you can paint to look like a nice industrial gunmetal or aged brass. I'd use a lot of Kris's methods from here:

http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20inch%20scale%20vintage%20kitchen%20stool?m=0

http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20to%20make%20an%20occasional%20table%20from%20mat%20board.?m=0

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So now when I tried to solder brass, I discovered you can't solder brass without a small blow torch and some special acid flux/soldering paste stuff. If you are wanting to solder, it's my understanding, it's very hard to do in brass. I could be wrong, but I did quite a bit of investigating and watching videos on it and decided it was out of my league although it certainly may not be out of yours! I just glued my brass. 

Get them 3D printed would be awesome. I have a 3D printed sleigh and I love it. 

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Here's the RL size bar stool from different angles: REPLICA TOLEDO INDUSTRIAL BAR STOOL

Toledo Industrial Stool

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Our Replica Toledo Stool is a classic industrial stool with functioning joints. The height of the industrial stool as well as the height of the backrest can be adjusted up and down to sit all users needs. It will be suitable for any kitchen bench or bar counter setting.

The Toledo Metal Furniture Company first began in 1898 in Toledo, Ohio, specialising in bicycle parts. After the introduction of cars, the popularity of bicycles faded and the company shifted its focus on Ice Cream Parlour Furniture. With the company's strong history in metal, its metal parts on each piece of furniture have also been strong and precise. From there it expanded from ice cream parlours to the office where clerks, draftsmen and telephone operators had the need for chairs and stools with swivel seats.

Stools & Chairs Replica Toledo Industrial stool is true to the original and comes with a 12 month warranty. The stool you are viewing is Black

Seat Width: 14.17"
Leg Width: 14.5"
Seat Height: 25.59" to 30.31"

Seat: Swivel

 

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I'm no pro, but I looked at the pic and the first thing I thought of was repurposing a metal compass tool - which come in varying sizes, and maybe small enough so that you could take 2, and repurpose them into the metal part of the chair:

http://goodsjapan.com/craft-sha-leathercraft-wing-divider-leather-scratch-compass-w-spring-15cm-171-p.asp

 

For the wooden part I'd use simple veneer wood, cut with scissors and bend to needed shape. Probably soak in water to get ergonomic curve, but maybe not. That veneer is flexible stuff.

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