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Effigy of the Mind

rjscottdesign, member | June 16th, 20123 comments

The 'Effigy of the Mind' was created to emphasise the creative thought of the mind. The seat profile was the only pre determined element of construction. The creation that followed was built up one...

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

davidcarve, member | April 26th, 20122 comments

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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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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Hickory Rocker

CowboyKenny, member | December 23rd, 20113 comments

This rocker is a copy of one that my Grandfather used to use when I was a little fella. His rocker had been left out in the elements for many years and was rotted beyond repair. I built mine out of...

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Floating Chair

Bluecab, member | November 24th, 20112 comments

A recently completed design exploration. Maple bent laminations with walnut accents and held together with 1/2" birch dowels and marine plastic resin. Thanks' for looking!

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Greg Stewart's unorthodox Scottish shop.

Gregs83, member | July 20th, 2011

A very unorthodox setup for a shop none the less apart from hand tools its kind of workable in a h&s contravening haphazard way!A place to escape and create.

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windsor sack back chair/ Fan Back

ACCustom, member | May 28th, 2011

theys are my owen designs to see more work go to http://accustomfurniture.blogspot.com/

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papa's shop

jwm50, member | May 8th, 2011

My shop is on the main floor of a dedicated building. I have a full metal shop on the lower floor where my dust collector and compressor live. I like to have multiple...

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Windsor Rocker

BetsyE, member | March 11th, 20112 comments

This Windsor rocker was inspired in part by the chairs of Sam Maloof, which is why the sculptural quality of the seat extends to the arms, crest, and spindles. Traditional chair-making techniques are...

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You CAN build a rocking chair

moscowfield, member | February 9th, 20111 comment

Windsor-style chairs present new challenges to even experienced furniture makers. However, with a little patience the new tools and new techniques become valuable additions to your woodworking knowledge.

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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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No. 7 Shaker rocker, tiger maple

Chuck_Griffith, member | June 15th, 20102 comments

This is the last of my Shaker chair exploratory. But 12 chairs in, I learned enough from this one to think that the exploring isn't over. Except for the stretchers, this chair was made from a single...

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Sculpturing a Windsor Seat with Plug-in

Killenwood, member | May 26th, 2010

For years I've struggled with shaping (in SketchUp) the seat on a Windsor, or for that matter a Maloof, chair. I continue to look for easier ways than my brute force method using shaped "cutters" along with...

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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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Windsor Low Back Writing Arm

PineHillPrimitives, member | May 3rd, 20102 comments

This is a Windsor Low Back Writing Arm. I made it by splitting green Maple for the legs strechers and arm stumps. Red Oak was spit from the log to make the back spindles, and kiln dried poplar was...

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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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Betsy Gets a New Chair

BetsyE, member | March 7th, 2010

The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia recently remodeled its upholstery shop.

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No. 7 Shaker rocker

Chuck_Griffith, member | February 20th, 2010

My first big (non-children's) Shaker chair. These are a familiar sight, so they're easy to take for granted, but, trust me, there's serious geometry going on here. The back legs are bent in two...

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No. 0 Shaker Rocker

Chuck_Griffith, member | January 5th, 20103 comments

My sister has knitted several Christmas stockings for us, so I thought she deserved something nice in return. This is a pretty faithful reproduction of a Shaker No. 0 armed rocker, sized for kids or...

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