My shopmate Don Jensen of Synergies Renovations is also doing a chaboo.  He is a general contractor who specializes in high end remodels.  I met him on a job site years ago and we started to work together here and there.   He often curses at the difficulty of my designs to build- but hey, it looks good doesn’t it?  Here is a vanity that I designed and he built.  More examples here. 

His chaboo is titled Cantileaver Chaboo.  Its a one-legged chaboo which has molten lead embedded in it for stability.  He got the idea for it from ehem, ME!  I built a coat rack and melted down lead to pour into holes in the legs.  See the blog post here.

The legs are filled with lead and then veneered over to hide it.

Check out the detail in this joint!  The man uses dental tools.  Ive seen it myself!

photo by Anna Campbell

Don explains the secrets behind cantilever chaboo~

Don Jensen interview from Ken Tomita on Vimeo.

A great example of someone going all out on their chaboo.  There is something to be said for doing the best you possibly can.

Project Chaboo has really taken off since the last photo shoot.  The energy of the people involved drive the project further and further.  Revised participant list here.

Im doing a final round of recruiting and have met/talked to many interesting people who would like to be involved.  Here they are and some early ideas they have for chaboos

card design by Amy Ruppel

Amy Ruppel- painting, illustration > thick felt, natural tree branch

Maren Jensen- illustration > dry point etching

Sara Huston - furniture design

Jason Hernandez - wood > conceptual

Orange - salvaged materials

Marshall Ryan - architecture > new material selection

Erin Albin - screenprinting, fabric > removable cushion

Ryan Thomson - architecture > split design, fasteners

Lisa Kuhnhausen - interior design > string, wrapping, clothing

Sarah Bennet - wood/epoxy backfill

Brendan Budge - industrial design > steel, bamboo integration

Don Jensen - cantilevered chaboo

Megan Scheminski - painting > experiment with sumi ink

David Butts - inventor > kinetic sculpture

Marc Riera - architecture > sculpture, glass

Stephanie Beamer - furniture

Ryah Radomski - furniture > laminating aluminum blinds

John Paananen - interior architecture

Emily Steen - graphic design, environment design

Oluwaseyi (Shay) Sosanya - mechanical engineering> triangles

Tom Huang - furniture design > bamboo weaving

Potholders by Erin Albin of Appetite

In no particular order here are the artists participating so far:

Alisha Wessler - illustration

Lauren Wessler - wood, paper mache

Jennifer Mercede - painting

Chris Haberman - painting

Sohaila Adela - illustration

Kelly Neidig - painting

Nell Warren - painting

Robin Kaplan - illustration

Dave Laubenthal -wood, metal

David Bertman -wood, metal

Kari Merkl - metal

Joel Wakeman - wood

Juno Lachman - glass

Eric Day - wood, metal, fiberglass

Todd Griffith - painting

Joe Mansfield - laser

George Ramos - wood

Mike Halvorson - wood

Paul Sykes - wood

Lindsay Holmes - recycled skateboards

Jess Hirsch - watercolor

APAK - illustration, painting

Erin Albin (appetite) - screenprinting/fabric

Brendan Budge - industrial design

Lisa Kuhnhausen - interior design/fashion

Jason Hernandez - wood

Sarah Bennet - wood, epoxy resin

Karl Ramentol - industrial design

Ken Tomita - wood, bamboo

Amy Ruppel- designer

Maren Jensen- illustration

Sara Huston - furniture design

Orange design.build - salvaged materials

Marshall Ryan - architecture

Ryan Thomson - architecture

Megan Scheminske - painting

Don Jensen - wood

David Butts - kinetic sculpture

Marc Riera - architecture

Ryah Radomski - furniture

John Paananen - interior architecture

Emily Steen - graphic design, environment design

Oluwaseyi (Shay) Sosanya - mechanical engineering

Tom Huang - furniture design

Ben Wood - furniture

Emily Knudsen - interior design

Corbin Keech - architecture

Jim Haas - furniture