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The Back Rest on a Corner Chair

Killenwood, member | May 7th, 2012

I built one of these corner chairs in 1982 - it would have been nice to have access to SketchUp at that time. Recently, I modeled the chair - it is based on a sketch by Wallace Nutting in his book...

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Rearranging the Back Slats on the Deck Chair

Killenwood, member | April 30th, 2012

Handling curved back slats on a chair, bench, Adirondack, or settee can be a challenge in SketchUp. Getting them properly positioned, spaced, and angled between the lower rail and the crest rail can...

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My modification of a Fine Woodworking Windsor Rocking Chair Plan called "Plans Change"

davidcarve, member | April 26th, 20121 comment

I bought a Fine Wood Working Windsor rocking Chair Plan a few months ago online. I altered the plan to make it recognozeable but non functional for fun. It is made from White Oak, Walnut...

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UPDATE: Windsor Chairmaking by James Mursell

BetsyE, member | April 17th, 201288 comments

See who won a copy of Windsor Chairmaking

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Tanzanian Throne Chair

woodbridge, member | April 12th, 2012

This is my interpretation of a Tanzanian Throne Chair. It was built for a fund raising charity auction for the CPPS Precious Blood missionaries who do work in Tanzania building schools and water...

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Charles Rohlfs 1898 Desk Chair Reproduction

woodbridge, member | April 12th, 20121 comment

This is the second of three Charles Rohlfs chairs that I am trying to reproduce. I have made a number of chairs following this style of this chair, but decided to try to make a more faithful...

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Chair footrest

Cres9, member | April 7th, 2012

Chair footrest

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Honduras Mahogany Bishops Throne

fat418, member | March 25th, 20121 comment

This is the Bishops Throne it was built in 1986 using genuine Hodurous Mahogany. It is still on display and in use at the Saint Andrews Greek Orthodox Church on Kendall drive in Miami, Fl. It is...

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Charles Rohlfs Rocking Chair

woodbridge, member | March 25th, 20121 comment

One of my retirement objectives is to reproduce a number of Charles Rolhfs’ decorative chairs. This is my first, a reproduction of Rohlfs’ “1899 oak rocking chair”, a...

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Bar Stool

Dimisco, member | March 24th, 2012

It was made with steam bent laminated ash. And the back side of the backrest in in Wengè.

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Inspiration from Arizona woodworkers

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20122 comments

I was a judge at the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers 8th annual Excellence in Woodworking show in February. Check out these great pieces and get inspired.

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FWW Live: Meet Michael Fortune, Renaissance Man

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20121 comment

At Fine Woodworking Live, this summer in New Paltz, NY, you'll get to learn from and swap stories with many of our star authors, none brighter than Michael Fortune, of Toronto, Canada.

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Make FWW projects your own

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20124 comments

Don't take the FWW projects, in print or online, at face value. I just finished two bow-arm Morris chairs, from issue 205, and put a Mackintosh twist on them.

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Newport Chippendale Corner Chairs

doucetteandwolfe, member | March 2nd, 2012

These two Newport Chippendale Corner chairs or "roundabout chairs" are based on a few different examples of chairs made by John Goddard in the later half of the 18th century. Made of solid mahogany...

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Girls toy chest

james3one, member | February 27th, 2012

Made for a friend. All of the 16 mortise and tenon joints were cut by hand and the chest boards were jointed with a very old plane. Corners were mitered and reinforced with maple keys...

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Sam Maloof Rocker

krob, member | February 15th, 20121 comment

I spent a day with Sam Maloof in the Mid Eighties and saw his work and watched him work on a project. I never dreamed I would make a project like that, but I have and it is with a great sense of...

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The Gaines Chair Project

Johnzshopnstuff, member | February 5th, 20122 comments

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Furniture Dressed for Success

CustomMade, member | January 23rd, 2012

If you find inspiration in your clothing, you can also express that vision through a fine custom furniture piece for your home.

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Ontario Carriage House Shop

artefact, member | January 22nd, 2012

My dream shop is in a restored 1850 carriage house on the back of my property in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Its a timberframe structure with a stone foundation. With a main floor...

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