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Cutting Round Tenons on Chair Legs

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

The tenons on the front legs of our wood seat dining chairs come through the seat and are wedged — making the attractive and obviously strong “through-wedged mortise-and-tenon joint.” The front legs of our chairs intersect the seat at an … Continue reading →

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Mortising Seats for Splats

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

We cut the mortises in our chair seats with a plunge router.  We use a guide bushing fastened to the router and a fixture clamped to each seat in turn.  The splats have no shoulder; we have to precisely fit … Continue reading →

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Chairs 2004, and on

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

In 2004, we were invited to show a chair in England.  We took a rocker and brought home a new horizon. [ link to a report written at the time, … Chairs 2004 ] In 2012, the principle architect of … Continue reading →

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Fairing Arms to Back legs

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

“To fair” means to make a line or surface true to a curve–removing flat places, anomalies, and offsets.  In boat and aircraft building a well-faired surface has less resistance to water or air than a carelessly produced one.  In furnituremaking, … Continue reading →

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A Frog on a Chair Leg

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

In response to a request, I replied, “Yes, we can carve a frog on a rocking chair leg.”  

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