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Civil War Officer's replica Folding chair

dzdoes, member | March 31st, 2013

I saw this period chair in Fine Wood working and had to build it. I enjoy period furniture for a variety of reasons. It's typically simple in design, functional and made of woods that back then were...

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Charles Rohlfs Chair

George_Coles, member | September 13th, 2012

This is my interpretation of Charles Rohlfs chair. I was inspired to make this after seeing a copy by another woodworker and then reading the story about the valuation of this chair. I secretly hope...

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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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Carved Chair

aquarium, member | November 21st, 20111 comment

This chair is a copy of a dilapidated old family piece which succumbed to the ravages of woodworm. The pattern for the carving was drawn full size and applied to the timber with wallpaper paste.

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Fantasy Shop

Cirick, member | October 9th, 2011

I try to line my equipment up so it can be used as an out feed table if necessary, Planer being the same height as the workbenchs etc. I have to raise the heights of some of the equipment to...

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Shane's Backyard Workshop

shanekelvey, member | July 14th, 2011

This blueprint consists of a overall close to perfect workshop. As you can see I laid out all of my machines and materials in a orderly fashion in a letter C shape. Starting at the bottom you pick...

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Gossip chairs

YOUNGNICK, member | May 4th, 20112 comments

Love Chairs - "RA" the ancient egyptian sun god is symbolised here purely because of the yellow leather back pads. I set out to make these chairs comfortable after having tried many that werent...

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The Curule Construction - and Ancient X-frame Chair Design

Killenwood, member | November 12th, 20104 comments

While developing the Jefferson Campeche Chair (first in SketchUp, then in the shop), I ran across an interesting 20-page document titled, "The Campeche Chair in The Metropolitan Museum of Art". This...

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Comb back arm chair

hermv2000, member | November 10th, 2010

Similar in style to another chair I have on this site, in this example I modified the turnings and the rake and splay of the arms and legs and extended the length of the arms to account for the...

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Placing a Leather Sling on the Campeche Chair

Killenwood, member | August 28th, 20103 comments

I'm progressing with the construction of the Campeche Chair. All of the components are dry-fitted, so glue-up, shaping, finishing, and finally leather fastening are yet to do. I found a large piece...

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The Campeche Chair Upholstery Rail

Killenwood, member | August 15th, 20102 comments

It was early in 2010 that I first reported on the Campeche Chair shown in the Williamsburg conference "Working Wood in the 18th Century". I modeled-up the chair but never completed the design...

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Banister Back Rocking Chair

stevekinnane, member | July 24th, 2010

Banister Back Rocking Chair Curly Maple

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Thomas Jefferson Swivel Windsor Chair

PineHillPrimitives, member | May 18th, 20101 comment

Thomas Jefferson Swivel Windsor Chair. I made this pretty faithfully to the one Jefferson designed and used to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. I used plans made by Craig...

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Butterfly Tavern Table

PineHillPrimitives, member | May 7th, 2010

Light Figure Tiger Maple Butterfly Tavern Table. Stained with aniline Dye, Shellac, and top coat of wax.

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Chair Table

stevekinnane, member | April 18th, 20101 comment

Chair Table Walnut/Pine Shaker Tape Seat Shellac/Waterlox/Wax

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Copy of a Jacobean style chair

Woodsy, member | April 1st, 20101 comment

This is a copy of a chair which we owned years ago. It was riddled with woodworm and had been badly repaired with metal plates and nails. So, I scrapped it after measuring and photographing, doing...

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Period chair

legnerd, member | March 13th, 2010

Made in English ash with burl walnut veneer this design was my take on a photo which appeared in Fine Woodworking Readers Gallery courtesy of Mr Daniel H Phillips of Dallas Texas. Thank...

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Thomas Jefferson's Campeche Chair

Killenwood, member | January 22nd, 201022 comments

This past week I attended the "Working Wood in the 18th Century" conference in Williamsburg, VA, as I have done for the past five years. Each year the conference has a special theme, and this year it...

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Chippendale Arm Chair in cherry

HBest, member | September 4th, 20095 comments

I took two pictures of my favorite chairs from a Millers Antique Guide. One for the splat and the other for the leg and shell carvings. The dimensions are taken from an old rocking chair very...

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Making a Windsor Settee Arm/Crest Rail

Killenwood, member | August 5th, 20093 comments

I'm continuing my repertoire of Windsor chairs by adding a two-seat, low-back Settee. This one from Connecticut, circa 1820. As usual I start with the design in SketchUp and found a unique situation...

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