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Chairs-A Journey Stalled
Immediately after the completion of the prototype chair from my last post, I began work on the next. Gluing up a seat blank of white ash and sawing arms from brown ash. The shape of the arms being mostly dictated … Continue reading
Charpoy-Part 3-Complete
The charpoy is really a simple piece of furniture. Four legs with four rails mortised into them. The platform upon wich you sit or lay is woven from cord or cloth webbing (tape). The charpoy can also be quite elaborate. … Continue reading
Posted in Charpoy
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Charpoy-Part 2
I spent the last few days completing the remaining tenons on the long rails. Nothing fancy. Just a lot of rip and crosscuts. After a little judicious pairing I had those tenons fitted and the charpoy frame dry-fit together.
Charpoy-Part 1
Suppose I told you that there is a form of furniture that, according to some scholars, has been in continuous use for 5,000 years. Suppose I also told that an estimated 1.5 billion people currently use said furniture form. OK, … Continue reading
Posted in Charpoy, Design
Tagged charpai, Charpoy, douglas fir, mortise and tenon, sumisashi
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Shaker Stool 128 Mod-Part 3-Complete
I spent a few days working on the milk paint finish of that I had started at the end of my last post. I’m going to hold off on the details of the process for now. I’ve been asked by … Continue reading
Shaker Stool 128 Mod-Part 1
In a perfect world I would be using riven stock for building stools and chairs, but my world is far from perfect. So I make do with sawn stock. Which means that I have to be creative when milling stock … Continue reading
Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 5-Complete
I spent my evenings after work weaving the seat for the second stool. I was a little more comfortable with the process this time and actually enjoyed applying the rush.
Posted in Shaker Stool 240 Mod
Tagged fibre rush, seat weaving, shaker stool, shellac, stool, Tried and True
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