Stage 5: Construction Drawings

Note: after consultation with Daniel, I have decided to just make the rope/resin component and ignore the plywood seat for aesthetic reasons.

Stage 4: 2nd Resin Mockup

 20m 3-core cotton rope, 750ml polyester resin.

First prototype that is successfully weight bearing. Reinforced at crossover points with tiny screws. Had intended to clip the heads off for aesthetics, but this was much harder than anticipated. Legs still flex more than I want, may have to abandon that idea.

Stage 4: Full Scale Resin Test

15m of 7mm cotton rope. 250ml polyester resin. 24h curing time. 

End result looks great aesthetically, particularly the pointed legs. However crossover points had weak adhesion and the legs flexed out under load.

Stage 3: 1:2 Scale No. 2

 82m Kitchen twine on same mould as previous mockup.

Very light, reasonable vertical strength but soft under horizontal compression.

Stage 3: 1:2 Scale Mockup

Standard 250mm tall bucket with spout and handle removed. Covered with grease-proof paper, screws added to wrap rope around.

10m of cotton rope soaked in 1:1 PVA and water mixture. Wrapped around bucket around screws.

Scale model, 48 hours on the mould.

Stage 2: Concepts

Stage 2: Initial Sketches