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Ep 3: Taking tracings of complicated parts
August 1, 2023

While it might seem straightforward, tracing complicated furniture is quite difficult. Thankfully, as always, Dan Faia has a bag of tricks to make the task easier.
Ep 2: Creating story sticks from a piece
August 1, 2023

Dan creates story sticks referencing directly off of the original chair, ensuring that there are no measurement errors in his drawings.
Ep 8: Adding stretchers to the drawing
August 1, 2023

The side stretchers and their joinery are added to the drawing, as well as the turned stretchers.
Ep 7: Drawing the crest rail and back splat
August 1, 2023

Dan fills in the front view, working through the complicated curves of the back splat and crest rail.
Ep 6: Side view and plan view
August 1, 2023

Dan starts transferring information from tracings and story sticks to the side view and overhead plan view of the full-size drawings.
Ep 11: Why we make full-size drawings
August 1, 2023

In the conclusion to this video workshop, Dan finishes the full-size drawings and discusses the importance of having a set of plans to work from.
Ep 9: Crest rail and back splat joinery
August 1, 2023

Dan works through the process of fitting a lot of joinery into a small area.
Ep 10: Finishing the joinery on the drawing
July 31, 2023

Dan fills in the last of the chair joinery and draws in the last of the turned stretchers.
Challenges with Maloof low-back
July 25, 2023

From SketchUp to construction, watch how Tim Killen remakes a Maloof low-back chair using an old plank of Modesto ash.
Use a notched driver to protect faceted pins
July 17, 2023

Square pins with shaped tops are a great feature of Craftsman furniture, but driving the pins without damaging the top is tricky. This wood driver helps.

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