keel furniture
Three-quarter view from above of the black keel chair, hardwood keel crossing beneath the seat
The first hardwood keel chair, structural ply on a salvaged eucalypt spine, the day it was built.
The Keel Panel Dining in true side elevation, at the scale of the drawing beside it.
The chair in side elevation, drawn by the code that cuts it, at the scale of the photograph above. Each triangle has sides of 219, 295 and 335 mm, and the two sit 70 mm apart along the keel.

Keel Panel Dining

Two congruent triangles sharing one beech keel.

$295

panels
keel finish
seat pad

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ships
Spring 2027
shipping
to come before launch
delivery
to come before launch
returns
to come before launch
warranty
to come before launch
payment
to come before launch
carton
700 × 410 × 80 mm
assembly
4 mm hex key (in the carton)

HYC-000-001

dimensions

seat height
446 mm (17.6 in)
overall width
400 mm (15.7 in)
depth
558 mm (22.0 in)
height
850 mm (33.5 in)
weight
tbd
carton
700 × 410 × 80 mm (27.6 × 16.1 × 3.1 in)

Computed from the pinned K2 geometry. A production chair has not been measured yet.

what is in the carton

The flat pack beside its carton, hardware laid out in rows.

2 keels, 5 panels, 4 brackets, 12 bolts, 1 hex key

full parts list
  • 2keel, beech, bored, inserts fittedHYC-011-001
  • 1back, 18 mm black hex plyHYC-030
  • 1seat, 12 mm black hex plyHYC-040
  • 1tie, 12 mm black hex plyHYC-050
  • 2front leg, 18 mm black hex plyHYC-060
  • 4corner bracket, aluminum, tapped M6HYC-020-003
  • 6bolt, M6 × 30, stainlessHYC-081
  • 6bolt, M6 × 25, stainlessHYC-082
  • 1hex key, 4 mmHYC-083-001

who made it

Designed in Park City and Philadelphia

Keels made in Ho Chi Minh City, in FSC beech

Brackets made in Dongguan, in 6063-T6 aluminum

Panels cut and the chair packed by MakerStock, Salt Lake City

material and origin

species
Beech for the keels; Baltic birch plywood for the panels
grade
Keels: density at least 640 kg/m³. Panels: phenolic-faced (black hex), pre-finished
certification
FSC (chain-of-custody code to come)
finish
Keels UV clear, or stained walnut or ebony. Brackets anodized.

build your own

The drawings are free. If you have a saw and a drill, you can build the chair yourself, and buy only the parts you would rather not make.

The chair at home, with the person whose room it is. Name and town to come.

assembly and care

tool
4 mm hex key (in the carton)
assembly
tbd
care
tbd

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