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ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY FOUR: BATMOBILE STACK

These stacked Roadrunner back legs remind us, for some reason, of the Batmobile. Not so much the fresh Lincoln Futura Batman and Robin Batmobile from the 70s, or that crazy tank Batmobile from Batman Begins. More like the Batmobile with the articulated armor cocoon from the Batman of the early 90s. Not so much for you? Well, that's like, your opinion, man. (Speaking of the Dude, there's a guy who could have really used an armored cocoon on his car.)

ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY THREE: PLUG WELD HOLES

Where the inner loop at the base of the Roadrunner meets the main chair profile there are no visible welds from the sides. We like it that way: you can see clearly where the two pieces of flat bar meet, each with the slightly rounded edge that's typical of the hot-rolled material we use, making a clear and clean seam that lets you read how the chair is built. But the thing still has to hold together and for that we use plug welds: holes filled with weld where two pieces meet, in this case on the underside of the chair, out of view. Check out the detail shots of the chair in the SHOP section of the site to see what we mean (at least about the clean and clear seam). These here were drilled in the inner loop before bending and will be deburred before they're attached to their mates. Meantime we arranged the pieces into pretty rows, like we always do.

ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY TWO: ROWS AND ROWS OF PARTS

One hundred eight chairs times two profiles per chair times five parts per profile equals, well, a lot of chair parts, thank you very much. We tend to stack the parts or arrange them in pretty rows, more for aesthetics than anything else. Then at the end of the day, or sometimes during the day (or sometimes both), we take a break and admire the pretty stack or row and snap a photo. Like these here, with a built chair for context and inspiration. Get used to this sort of nonsense: there'll be more all week.

ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY ONE (PART 3): HADLEY HOOPER DRAWING

At last the drawing by our friend Jill Hadley Hooper. She sent it to us out of the blue a couple months back, explaining that she was gearing up to start a new painting project and that this bit, "buffalo & roadrunner," was part of the prepping exercise. We're hoping the project was somehow connected to her recent show in New York since we're so feeling those pieces. But whatever, really: we're just happy she drew our chair, even if the buffalo are completely indifferent to it.

ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY ONE (PART 2): HADLEY HOOPER TEASER

To kick of a new week of posts in honor of our beloved steel Roadrunner side chair we'll be sharing a drawing by our friend Jill Hadley Hooper, teasing it at first with a couple posts featuring recent non-Roadrunner paintings. Here's the second pair (much more work is on her site); the Roadrunner is up next.

ROADRUNNER WEEK, DAY ONE (PART 1): HADLEY HOOPER TEASER

To kick of a new week of posts in honor of our beloved steel Roadrunner side chair we decided to share a drawing by our friend Jill Hadley Hooper, teasing it at first with a couple posts featuring recent non-Roadrunner paintings. Here's the first pair; another pair is up next and more work is on her site.

NIGHT PHOTOS OF THE DENVER SKYLINE (2)

Lower Highlands rooftop (30 May 10).

SAMMY WEEK, DAY 5: INTERSTATE

Finally, for this the last day of the inaugural Sammy Week, we chose a neighborhood spot with a comfortable patio, a comfortable bar and very comfortable comfort food: Interstate, at 10th and Santa Fe. Whenever we go, inevitably one of us orders the Monte Cristo, made in the traditional style with french toast as the base and jam as a dipping sauce. As for the second sandwich? On this day we went with the pulled pork, piled high with essentially a spring-greens salad, plus an artery-clogging side of onion rings. The Monte Cristo comes standard with shoestring fries: tasty, yes, but fussy and occasionally crisp as twigs. We usually swap out for the traditional fries and are happier for it. All in all a very fine neighborhood joint. Some say it's just a Steuben's copycat but we say bullshit.