Nailed seats

Benches and a table for the presentation of the seminar on hammers and sandcastles and the Rundgang at the HfG. In the future this furniture can be used for any kind of sitting.

All furniture will be characterized by two connecting restrictions: a) it is build of the same type of board; and b) it uses hammer and nail as joinery technique. The students work in groups of two on planning and building a bench (or several) per group. Each group has a given set of 10 boards (2,4 x 10 x 250 cm). Additionally we will build one table which will be a nailed copy of the “Eiermann”-table.

Please take note of the following:

- Work on your design from a basic idea.
- See constructions with nails for technique and inspiration. - Be conscious of the available wood and rework your design for economic use of the material. This often helps to optimize the design.
- The wood is roughly sawn and not smooth. - Try to use as little wood as possible in order to save material for future use.

Nailed seating furniture with three connecting restrictions: a) it is a bench; b) all furniture is made of the same type of boards; c) We are 13 participants in our class and will work on furniture in groups of two students each, one group of three students. Thus there will be a total of 6 benches.

Each group will have 8 boards (2,4 x 12 x 250 cm) and nails at their disposal. The boards are sawn wood, thus they are not smooth (planed or sanded). To have an idea of the available amount of wood; those 10 boards would be sufficent to build one Tavolo Rettangolare by Enzo Mari (see constructions with nails). You don't have to use all the wood; any excess wood could be used for other future projects.

For general measurements related to the human body,see average as measurement.