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Chair Seat Drilling Fixtures
Oct 25, 2005
I use the two plywood fixtures shown above to drill precisely angled holes for the legs and spindles of the custom chairs I build. The fixtures’ alignment blocks, whose locations and angles depend on the chair design, guide a long bit extension chucked in my portable hand drill. The length of the extension multiplies the accuracy of the hole angles, while the guide blocks help steady the regular spade bits I use. So that I’m working on a flat surface, I complete all the drilling operations prior to carving the seat.
Ken Neitzel, Hancock, Vt.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, May 1993 No. 100
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