Popular Woodworking 2008-06 № 169, страница 15

Popular Woodworking 2008-06 № 169, страница 15

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Dowels. Make a chair from a what!1 That's right: Dowels from the local home center. My chief concern building this sort of chair was the joinery. So I bought dowels from my local home center and made a practice chair from them. I couldn't find dowels bigger than lVs". That threw off my design a little. And dowels aren't cheap. But there is a rack full of them at the home center and I felt this was a cheap education.

leg. When you later bend the slats in place, you can use this line to ensure the slat has reached the mortise's full depth. So just let me be clear: 1 shaped the slats first, thenbent them. I don't know if this is how it was done in the period.

Insert the wet, hot, slats into the mortises. The lower stretchers have been already been fitted and glued with hot hide glue. Clamp or tie the tops of the legs together to prevent them from spreading. Check that the slats are fully inserted usingthe line you drew earlier. If the slats aren't perfectly aligned you may be able to force them into shape with clamps while they are still hot.

In the next issue of Popular Woodworking, I'll conclude this two-part article by building the chair front, and examining the turnings and joinery. I'll finish the chair by weaving its rush seat. PW

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