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    Ep 4: Woven seat with Danish cord – the warp

    The Danish cord seat begins to take shape as David works on the warp structure, which runs front to back.

    Author Headshot By David Johnson Jul 14, 2020

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    How to weave a seat with Danish cord

    JULY 14, 2020

    When he makes chairs, David Johnson blends the best techniques learned in a career studying and restoring chairs with woven seats.

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    Videos in the Series

    • Contemporary stool project overview

      July 14, 2020

      Watch David Johnson's woven-seat stool come to be in this 5-minute video that goes from rough lumber to woven seat.

    • Ep 1: Hybrid joinery–multi router meets handsaw

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      David's joinery methods are a marriage between the speed of machine and the precision of hand work.

    • Ep 2: Adding curves and texture

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      David gives his stool an elegant look with subtle curves and hand-carved texturing on the legs. Then he glues it all together with hot hide glue.

    • How to Apply a Soap Finish

      How to Apply a Soap Finish

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      Soap as a finish? Yes! In this video learn how to use soap flakes to create a thin, low-sheen finish that enhances the wood grain.

    • Ep 4: Woven seat with Danish cord – the warp

      July 14, 2020

      The Danish cord seat begins to take shape as David works on the warp structure, which runs front to back.

    • Ep 5: Woven seat with Danish cord – the weave

      July 14, 2020

      In the conclusion of this series, David fills in the left-to-right weave, or weft pattern, of the woven Danish cord seat.

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    About This Video Workshop

    This series is a little different from many of our recent video workshops. Our original intention was to capture David Johnson's weaving on video to help drive home the concepts in his article "How to weave a seat with Danish cord" in the Sept./Oct. 2020 issue of Fine Woodworking. While we were there, we thought it would be fun to capture the full build. David's stool is fairly simple and there aren't plans available. This series… More about this Video Workshop

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    1. KMinnaert | Jul 31, 2020 04:04pm | #1

      This looks like a very interesting project, one that I would like to try. Would you be willing to share more information like the dimensions of the bench, the spacing of the lines on the rails to guide the wrapping of the cord. Also, the type and size of the cord and where it is available??

    2. user-3285187 | Sep 12, 2020 11:51am | #2

      I am part way through this project, having finished the woodwork and about to start on the cord. Without plans I have had to guess the dimensions from the pictures. It helps to make a mock up of one of the legs, which you can refine until you are happy. The seat width depth is about the size of a dining chair, which looks quite big, so I would probably lose an inch next time.

      The cord is called Danish Cord, a paper product around 3mm thick. Here in the UK I could only find it in large spools (enough for 5 stools) for ÂŁ80, which is a big outlay. I will have to make more stools.

      Wish me luck with the weaving!

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