TABLE OF CONTENTS Dean's Preface Introduction Design Premise The Wheelchair PLYWOOD'S LINEAGE What is Plywood? A History of Plywood BENTWOOD PRECEDENTS Samuel Gragg: Side Chair Issac Cole: Patent Model for Plywood Chair Michael Thonet: Experimental Chair Alvar Aalto: Paimio Chair, Earlier Version Gerald Summers: Armchair Charles and Ray Eames: Wood Splint PLYWOOD WHEELCHAIR PROTOTYPE Applied Research Process Fabrication The Mold The Laminate COMPONENTS Base Armrest and Control Panel Seat and Footrest Backrest ISBN 0-935617-46-9$20.00

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