Ep 15: Rough shaping the cabriole legs
Starting at the lathe and then finishing at the bandsaw, Dan Faia finds the elegant Queen Anne-style cabriole leg in the blank.
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Ep 14: Finishing the chair back
The chair back gets the last of the chamfers and Dan perfectly carves a return on a round over with his trusty chisel.
Read moreEp 13: Blending the outside of the crest rail
Dan continues with the task of shaping and every surface of the chair back.
Read moreEp 12: Blending the crest rail with the back posts
At this point in the Queen Anne chair construction, it becomes just as much about the negative of the finished shape as the positive.
Read moreEp 11: Blending the crest rail with the back splat
Dan shapes the crest rail until it looks like one unified piece with the back splat and then glues up the final back assembly of the chair.
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