Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen"

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11 Seat Frame Shaping and Glue-up

Because my seat frame components are probably not quite as thick as those in the original, I compensated by making mine slightly wider an limiting ...

12 A Start on the Backrest Frame

Now that the main chair frame is nearly done, I can move on to the independent backrest frame.  I started by creating another template to define th...

13 Backrest Progress

While the edges of the backrest parts were still square, I cut the mortises for the dominos.  Ganging the rails together made a self-supporting str...

14 Backrest Wrap-up

I used a 1/8" radius round-over bit in a palm router to ease the edges of the weaving slots.   Nesting the rails together provided a stable platfor...

15 Final Glue-up

With all the major shaping and sanding completed, I had one last task before glue-up, and that was to pre-drill the seat frame for all the L-nails....

16 Fabricating Pivots

I decided to try my hand at making custom pivot hardware that's similar to what's on the original chair.   I started with a small 150x150x2 plate o...

17 Starting to Finish

I've had a plan to stain these chairs from the start of the project.   Red oak looks very 80's-furniture with just a clear finish, which wasn't the...

18 Tripping at the Finish Line

First thing in the morning of 1/1/25 I started applying the Rubio Monocoat 2C black.  Overall, I was happy with the result.  However, with the addi...

19 Fixing my Mistake

After a day to contemplate the error of my ways, I set to removing the finish from the top of the arms in order to sand the scratches.  I spent som...

20 Weaving a Backrest

A fresh 10lb spool arrived at the end of last week, and I got started making good use of it.   I  wrap the spool in stretch wrap and pull the loose...