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.
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Ep 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 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.
Read moreDovetailed slider holds long work on benchtop
This is a great alternative to a wagon vise.
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