Ep 6: Gluing up the back “H”
In this episode Dan meticulously tackles the first glue up of a project that will include more than a few.
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Ep 5: Adding moulding to the back seat rail
In this episode, Dan creates the shoe molding for the Queen Anne chair using a jack plane and a vintage moulding plane.
Read moreEp 4: Chamfering the back posts
Dan lays out and iconic chamfers to the Queen Anne chair and then cuts them using little more than a chisel.
Read moreEp 3: Mortising and tapering the back posts
In this episode, Dan mortises the back posts at the hollow chisel mortiser and discusses the subtleties of the tapers before cutting them on the bandsaw and cleaning them up with hand tools.
Read moreEp 2: Laying out back post joinery
With the shaping done, Dan lays out the complex joinery on the back posts.
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