chair

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 ...

The previous owner of our house installed a hot tub 25-30 years ago, and I was able it keep it going for the last 10 years we've own it with practi...

To me, a chair stretcher doesn't seem like something that ought to require a lot of design work, but I managed to spend 3 days trying to work out s...

Last year I got a good deal on Marketplace for an assorted stack of white oak planks.  I used some of it on the hot tub chair, and will use it on t...

I still need to do some shaping and sanding of the legs and arms before they'll be ready for glue-up, but I took some time to work out how to clamp...

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...

Well, finished without finish, but structurally complete.  Here's the completed chair next to the deck skirting from whence it came. [20221016-1G6X...

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...

I'll be using a pair of Dominos at each end of the stretcher to join the stretcher to the leg assemblies.  With the stretcher clamped in position, ...

With all the last minute shaping and sanding complete, everything was ready for the final glue-up.  There's not really a whole lot to show here.  I...

I think that the row of finger joints between the arm and leg is a perfect example of honest design.  The joint provides incredible strength to the...

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...