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Silla Vaquero

Project by Thos. Angle posted 272 days ago 593 views 2 times favorited 25 comments Add to Favorites Watch

The name is “Cowboy’s Chair” in Spanish. I’ve heard Mexican vaqueros call their saddle by this name. this chair is for me!! I got tired of the sorry Lazee Boy and gave it away, this is the replacement. I wound up having to hurry so the finish is not up to par, but…...... The wood is Alder. It was in the shop so it got used up. The construction is mortise and tenon. Pretty standard Morris Chair. (Thanks Schroeder and all) The finish is Ben Wood special Walnut with amber shellac as a sealer and Min Wax oil based poly over. The carved leather side panels are glued to 1/4 birch ply and held in with mirror clips. Carleen doesn’t like this method and thinks I should use trim strips in the future. I did the upholstery with leather and laced it on. Again not as good as I’d like but Carleen is always after me to do more “Rustic”. Thar she be!!! The arms have 3/8 inch of high density foam under the leather. I guess that’s about all.

-- Thos. Angle


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3fingerpat

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posted 272 days ago

Love the chair and the leather work, looks great! BTW, I agree with Carleen about the strips ;o)

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

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savannah505

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posted 272 days ago

Great looking chair, your leather work is always superb.

-- Dan Wiggins

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Les Hastings

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posted 272 days ago

Awesome job Tom!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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dennis mitchell

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posted 272 days ago

Wow! A cup of mud, a Zane Gray, my dog curled up at my feet and sitting in that chair must be close to heaven….and you are going to go babysit cattle. Something is kittywampus in our world.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 272 days ago

Indeed, Dennis…

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 272 days ago

Hi Thomas;

That is a beautiful chair

I think Dennis said it best.

It just ain’t right.

This world better clean up it’s act soon, before it’s too late.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Bigbuck

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posted 272 days ago

Nice chair, I love it

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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Thos. Angle

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posted 272 days ago

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

-- Thos. Angle

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Bob #2

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posted 272 days ago

You do nice work Thom and very creative as well.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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jockmike2

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posted 272 days ago

I disagree with Carleen, I think you made a masterpiece. Not a Maloof but an” Angle”. You’ve started a new line of furniture. Beautiful and comfortable looking chair Thos. GB, mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 272 days ago

I am in awe.

now THAT’S a chair!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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kolwdwrkr

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posted 272 days ago

This is a great chair.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 272 days ago

That is fantastic!! I love the tooled leather panel. I tool leather too; never enought time to tool leather, work wood, target shoot, stock rifles, fly fish, tie flies, surf the web, read books…...................OH, did I mention photography?.............

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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tenontim

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posted 272 days ago

That is truly a beautiful chair, Thomas. I think you’ve created something that combines the Arts and Crafts with the old Spanish style into a great looking chair. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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trifern

7894 posts in 659 days


posted 272 days ago

Awesome chair! Seeing this makes me sad to think you are getting rid of your shop. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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gbvinc

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posted 272 days ago

Now that’s a comfy looking chair! The leather really brings it all together. Very cool.

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clieb91

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posted 272 days ago

Great looking chair, I great way to dress up the standard look. That is the kind of work I will miss seeing.
CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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PaBull

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posted 272 days ago

Thomas, nice chair. I was going to say something funny, but Dennis said it all.

-- http://www.twinoaksgrowers.com

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TomK

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posted 272 days ago

Best looking Morris chair I’ve seen!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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Dennis Zongker

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posted 271 days ago

Nice Chair Thomas, Beautiful leather work!

-- Dennis Zongker

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ND2ELK

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posted 270 days ago

Hi Thomas

Great looking work as always. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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scott shangraw

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posted 270 days ago

I some how missed this post.Great chair.Sur going to miss seeing your projects here!!!

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

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roman

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posted 270 days ago

Thomas…..........on first look it brought back a fond memory of one of my fathers chairs that he sat in. He got it from his Dad and albeit quite worn it was soooooo comfortable. So many memories, so nearly forgotten.

Thanks

Cheers

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

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Grumpy

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posted 270 days ago

Very stylish Tom. Looks very comfortable as well

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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mrtrim

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posted 270 days ago

dennis must be getting old , he forgot the fireplace flickerin and cracklin ! lol nice chair thos as are all your work !

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