The beginnings of the chair

I decided not to use the foam I had said I would previously as it was hard to work with and too lightweight.
I knew the blocks that I had cut out previously were at the right height for the puppet to be sitting in a comfortable position so I used these as a basis to draw out the shapes I wanted for the basis of the chair knowing that they would be the right size.
I then transferred these onto hardboard, cut them out and glued it together with araldite. I also had the holes drilled in the base where the puppet will sit so I can tie him down.

There are no front legs yet because my current plan is to carve some ornate looking individual legs out of balsa wood. Next step is to cover the whole lot in foam and shape appropriately.