As some may be aware, I have just completed a dining suite comprising a 10' x 3'6" table, 10 chairs, six bar stools and a coffee table. This took 430 hours plus materials - eucalyptus obliqua , commonly known as messmate.
The point I want to make is this - when you present a range of options to a client, make sure you like ALL of them.
For the chairs, I had a loose brief as to what was required. I went back to the shop and sketched up a basic frame concept and then 10 designs that fitted both the brief and the construction method. These were presented to the client but yours truly forgot to put the basic outline drawing aside.
The result? The client ignored all the designs and insisted on the basic block frame concept. I am proud of my workmanship, but the project had no soul. Cheers