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Tony Kubalak won the Paul Lee Memorial and Best Carving Awards at the 28th Northern Woods Show held 28 April - 1 May in Edina, MN.

Peter Follansbee writes about the joys of splitting and working green oak for use in his own projects in the October 2011 Popular Woodworking.

The work of Jay Stallman is the focus of an Out of the Woodwork feature in the May 2011 Woodshop News.

Dan Faia explains how he makes ogee bracket feet in the July/August 2011 Fine Woodworking.

The Reader's Gallery of the July/August 2011 Fine Woodworking includes a tall case clock by David Beach and a Goddard tea table by William Kluge.

Tony Kubalak's Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements has been released by Linden Publishing Co. Click here to read a review of Tony's book.

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The Chairmaker Part III

4. The so called Grandfather Chairs are, at present, commonly manufactured as a large plain chair, and have cheeks in addition to arm rests and supports. The entire chair is upholstered. Its back is either stationary, or one can recline. In the latter case the back is either fastened at the seat and behind has a foot with which it can be supported, or has straps fastened to the posts. The last are called "watch chairs" (Wachtstühle). To this type of chair also belongs the "Bercere." It is a Grandfather Chair with a strong inclined back in front of which is fastened a stool (Tabourett) so that an invalid can place his feet on it.

5. The Revolving Chair (Drehstühl) and the Field Chair (Feldstühl) are not at all as common as the above. The Revolving Chair can turn on a base and the feet of the base commonly have castors. It is comfortable at a writing desk.

6. The daybed (Ruhebett) has recently gone out of fashion. It is similar to a sofa except that it has no back, but like the sofa it has short narrow sides at both ends. It is upholstered.

7. The settee (Canape) is a broad chair which seats two to four persons. It is, like the armchair, 15 or 16 inches high and receives on each broad side an armrest with support. It can be caned or upholstered.

8. The sofa is only 13 inches high, in the seat 5½ [inches], and above (in its upper frame) 7 to 7½ feet long. It receives on each narrow side an end piece, fig. XIX, e c and g c. It is always upholstered and in the end pieces lays a cushion.

9. Fashion has finally brought in a new kind of sofa that is called an Ottoman. They don't differ too much from the sofa except that the end pieces are rounded in their width to the outside and hollow in the inside. From these examples the manufacture of certain chairs should now be understood thoroughly, making the work of the chairmaker more comprehensible.


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