Dining Room Suite

Hey Jarrah,
Real nice job…...well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Great looking table and chairs! You did a beautiful job on these pieces. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

jarrah ,
exellent work on this ,
and in the yard , no less !

i have 6 different routers ,
and three different template guide sets .
i tend not to use them much ,
as the offset is to much trouble for the various different things i make .
i like to stick with 1/2 ” pattern bits ,
as i get a 1 on 1 piece with no offset , so don’t use the guides that much .
as the guides are made for specific router bases , it is to confusing to me to bother .

i think someday i will make my own base plates that use the same template guides,
then maybe i will use them more .

right now my shop is more a storage bin ,
the only work area i am using is the drop table on the table saw .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Great job. I am always envious of anyone who makes chairs.

On the pattern question. I use them as often as I can. I also use a pattern bit, a reverse flush trim bit. Sometimes I’ll even use it to make staight cuts. Anywhere I’d normally use a jig saw, I’ll make a pattern. I ruff cut it with a jig saw and finish it up with a pattern and a router.

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Beautiful project. That’s one more project my wife wants. thanks for the ideas

-- Marty Ohio

The table and the chairs look great.

I really like the chairs. I am using a miss matched set now and am thinking of using a design like yours.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

Great looking set.

If possible could you post a closer picture of the chair detail?

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Hey Tom
This set is so impressive very beautiful . I’m embarrassed when I think of all the tools I have and a decent shop and still think what I’m doing is such a challenge,when I see folks building wonderful works like this,outside on there patio or on there back yard picnic table and in plastic covered lean to’s, kudos to you all.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Fantastic looking dining room set. I’d be proud to have them in my house. Very well done Jarrah, very well

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

Very nice! I used router templates for the bistro table to form loose tenon joints. I used a template to make my Limbert Lamp Table, and I will be using the template I made two weeks ago for some camping chairs. After making my dining table, I will be using templates to make a set of chairs.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails