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The Society of American Period Furniture Makers  |  Furniture Forms  |  Seating Furniture & Beds  |  Topic: Winging it « previous next »
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FrederickH
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« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2011, 07:52:36 AM »
What did you use for the wood fasteners?
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« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2011, 11:07:50 AM »
What are the main/secondary woods?, Did you work from plans or your own scketches?
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« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2011, 02:12:56 PM »
The fasteners are just wood screws. Most of the time we would use poplar, but this one is a mix of poplar and southern yellow pine. Many patterns we work with are ones from originals we have worked on since 1967. Our shop burned in 1967 where many of my fathers and grandfathers and great grandfathers patterns were destroyed. A few patterns were saved and I think some were wing chair patterns. We did tweak our original patterns on this one.
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Johnny D
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« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2011, 02:20:13 PM »
Jeff:

That chair sure is beautiful.  Nice job.  Never having built one, I've never seen one that wasn't plumb full of tack holes.

Maybe someday you could teach me how to build that.

JD

P.S. Did your customer select the fabric?
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« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2011, 02:27:29 PM »
360 degree # 11
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« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2011, 02:46:10 PM »
The upholstered chair pictured was one my sister got. Yes Steve's X
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« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2011, 02:47:17 PM »
360 degree # 12
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« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2011, 02:48:33 PM »
360 degree # 14
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« Reply #23 on: December 23, 2011, 02:51:59 PM »
360 degree # 15
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« Reply #24 on: December 23, 2011, 02:55:46 PM »
360 degree # 16
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John McAlister
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« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2011, 03:00:06 PM »
Jeff, I'll be the dumb one!  I've been waiting for someone to ask; but so far no one has! Why all the photos? Where is # 13? And what does the degree figure refer to? John McAlister
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« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2011, 03:24:47 PM »
Jeff:
On your chair, what I'll describe as the tall front stile, wide yellow pine piece:  at the bottom it has two long tenons what go into the seat frame.  With the intermediate tenon shoulder forming a gap above the seat rail.  Makes me curious; Why's it built like that?  I stoopid?   Same feature shows up in the frontal rolloid.

JD
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« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2011, 03:31:58 PM »
John, Thank you for the questions. I have posted so many pictures because I would like to see more 360 degree view pictures of other pieces and thought that this might spur on others plus I had the pictures and didn't know what to do with them. I hope I have not taken up to much e-space. What pieces are you working on?
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« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2011, 03:39:59 PM »
Johnny, If I understand your question correctly these are pull strips to wrap your fabric around. If I am confused and I am not understanding your question completely please let me know and I will try again. 
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« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2011, 03:51:51 PM »
Jeff:

Yeah I think I see it.  The series of squarish openings on each side just above the seat frame.  For stuffing fabric into.  OK.

I'm working on an oxbow chest with claw feet, which is near done, but I've been avoiding it lately because it's been a real sphere comminuter.  I work in total isolation and have had no instruction.  Since deciding to do it all by hand (almost), I've really increased my challenges, since I don't know how.  Plus, the proper construction/assembly sequence is not at all obvious to the ignorant.  I still haven't decided how I'd build a next one.

Personally, I love the pics.  Keep 'em comin'.  Do you have to compress the files?

JD
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