Ep 24: Final inspection and fairing of the legs
Dan takes one last look at the legs before completing the shaping and scraping.
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Review: Optima Mortise Chisels from Blue Spruce Toolworks
Dan Faia says these mortise chisels work as good as they look
Read moreEp 23b: Final shaping of the knee
Dan continues the shaping of the legs, creating the classic curves we’ve come to love in Queen Anne furniture.
Read moreEp 23a: Rough shaping the legs and front rail
Dan begins the processes of making the cabriole leg look like a cabriole leg.
Read moreEp 22a: Wedged through-tenons
Dan flairs the through-mortises on the back of the chair so he can wedge the tenon, locking everything together for decades to come.
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