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Morris Chair Set

comments (9) February 9th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

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Morris Chair set for our personal use. Arms and back slats are bent laminations, material: Walnut, full grain leather, table top is Carlo Walnut.

Finish is Waterlox Original - medium sheen

 


Design or Plan used: American Furniture Design / All craftsmen who have published their work and whose ideas I borrowed.
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tskinner tskinner writes: The Corners are rounded over, 1/4" round over
Posted: 9:11 pm on November 29th

mtnbkrn8 mtnbkrn8 writes: What did you do to the corners, did you round them over or a small chamfer?
Posted: 10:13 pm on November 13th

AlbertaDon AlbertaDon writes: Very nice! I hope the one I am building turns out as well. I see most folks are changing the length of the slats, and width of the rails on the side to give it less of a "cottage" look. I couldn't agree more. I am doing the same.

Don
Posted: 5:32 pm on July 2nd

tskinner tskinner writes: Thanks for the comments, after the bent laminations, the thru tenons in the arms was difficult, keeping a tight fit, applying the finish with a brush on the spindles was a challenge.
Posted: 6:18 pm on February 15th

bcullen bcullen writes: My favorite chair design ever, really well done! Aside from the bending, what was the most challenging part?
Posted: 4:23 pm on February 15th

MJVHDV MJVHDV writes: Beautiful work!!
I want to do it now for my house!!
Thanks

Posted: 2:54 pm on January 4th

tskinner tskinner writes: Thanks for the comments, it is always rewarding to receive postive comments from other woodworkers regarding your work, too often we have people visit our homes or shops who do not realy understand what went into a completed project.Again thanks
Posted: 2:14 pm on February 12th

chaim chaim writes: Those are really beautiful. I was planning on building a Morris chair and ottoman for myself but have been too busy.
What an inspiration!
Thanks.
Chaim

Posted: 5:01 pm on February 10th

northwoodsdesigns northwoodsdesigns writes: Very Nice!
Posted: 8:32 pm on February 9th

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