Ep 10: Sculpting the back splat
Dan wields his trusty chisel to sculpt and chamfer the back splat of the Queen Anne side chair.
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Recreating Rohlfs
This mahogany Arts & Crafts desk chair exemplifies furniture as art. Most woodworkers are familiar with Arts & Crafts designers William Morris, Gustav Stickley and Charles and Henry Greene. But Charles Rohlfs’ inspiring work is a bit less well-…
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.
Read moreEp 1: Starting with the back posts
In the first episode of this Queen Anne side chair build series, Dan Faia starts working on the back posts—starting with accurate layout, moving on to the bandsaw, and fairing with hand tools.
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