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   Jamie_Buxton | Dec 08, 2008 09:55pm | #1

   I've built mockups to determine that.   I built them so that the major dimensions were variable within some reasonable range, and adjusted them until they felt comfortable.  

   Mockups or jigs are definitely the right way to approach seating furniture.   You really have to sit in a mockup to understand whether the design is going to work.   You can't just build a chair from the drawing board, the way you can tables or desks or the like. 

   An all-purpose jig doesn't seem feasible to me.   If you're building a traditional upright sort of sofa, that's different from a modern low-slung one.    If you're building dining chairs, they're pretty different from living-room chairs.  If there are arms on the chair, that changes how it feels when you sit in it.  And armchair arms can be anything from a couple inches above the seat to above shoulder height. 

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   WillGeorge | Dec 10, 2008 02:10am | #2

   Sorry for the delay..

   Taunton publication, Practical Design Solutions and Strategies pages 164-169 has one.

   Product number 070478

   ISBN 1-56158-344-8

   See the following link. Not what you asked but much good information. My opinion only. You will need to look at all the videos. Pretty well done in my opinion.

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/chair-workshop/index.asp

   
   

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   Edited 12/9/2008 6:29 pm by WillGeorge

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   chairmannz | Dec 10, 2008 12:31pm | #3

   Hello roofy,

   I am a chair maker and have made 67 different chairs in the last 25 years.
   Most are my own design.
   A design on paper can look very good.
   I always make a mock up to see if it looks good and sits right.
   First is the sit comfort then tinker to get it to look good.
   There is always a fight between looks and comfort and one always wins.
   As advice i can say, just make the mock-up to your design and tinker with it,make a second/ore more till it is right, ( i use screws to put it together in that way exchanging parts is easy)
   I always loved to look back to the start and see the progress .
   Cheerio.

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   roofy | Dec 11, 2008 07:56pm | #4

   Thanks for the replies,

   I have a customer i m doing sofas for a restaurant and has so far changed the back inclination 2 times so thats why i m asking

   I ll check that book also

   In the meantime im sensing i ll be removing staples again :D

   Regards,

   George