Another Danish Modern Chair #4: Armrest recess

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This is part 4 in a 10 part series: Another Danish Modern Chair

As mentioned earlier, the armrest will fit into a 1/8" deep recess on the top of the arm.  I made this router jig (from scraps) to use to cut the recess.  It will give me a perfectly flat bottom recess that's perpendicular to the sides of the arm.

The top of the jig provides a stable platform for routing the top edge of the arm and defines the boundaries for the recess for a pattern bit to follow.   The length of the opening is the exact length of the armrest (14").  The width of the opening is just wide enough so that the 3/8" diameter pattern bit will cut across the full width of the arm in the corners of the opening.




The underside of the jig has two lengths of plywood that center the arm in the opening.   A clamp at each end pinches the arm and keeps it in place while routing.


It's a little blurry, but the shows the recess in the captive arm after routing.


The finished recess.


Next is cutting the mortises for the floating tenons for all the joinery.
You come up with some good jigs Ross, I'll let the pocket joinery go this time. LOL

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 Eric - the "Loft"
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You come up with some good jigs Ross, I'll let the pocket joinery go this time. LOL

😂  Thanks for letting me off the hook.  I promise there will be no pocket holes in the chair.  Unless they're decorative.   
Funny. Hey, they do have their use at times.

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