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This is my second attempt at a Morris chair detailed in Fine Woodworking. Still in need of upholstery; for which I’ve a brown leather that matches another piece I’ve made for our living room. I feel this chair came out heads and tails better than my first Morris chair – a project I first undertook with next to no real woodworking skills to my credit. I think a lot of it comes down to a nice finish and attention to details like edges and through mortises.
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KennyBuildit
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#1 posted 100 days ago
Gorgeous! Can’t wait to see it with the upholstery, is that quarter-sawn oak?
Looks great, thanks for sharing!
-- Half-assed and whole-hearted, Kenny
needshave
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#2 posted 100 days ago
I really like the bowed arms. Very nice touch, very nice chair.
Mike Gager
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#3 posted 100 days ago
nice job
pintodeluxe
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#4 posted 100 days ago
Excellent, excellent Morris chair. Is this the Greg Paolini plan?
Did you laminate or steam bend the armrests?
Great work!
-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush
BigRedKnothead
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#5 posted 100 days ago
Nice work. I’ve only made a slant-arm. Morris chairs are addicting though. I’d like to build several more.
-- "Patience is the mother of joy." -W. Logan
a1Jim
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#6 posted 100 days ago
Very nice excellent work .
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Jacob
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#7 posted 100 days ago
Very nice, very inspirational!
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Tim
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#8 posted 100 days ago
Attention to detail? You did it! Nice wood selection too.
Be sure to post some pics when the cushions are on.
-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.
hickeymad
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#9 posted 100 days ago
Thanks everyone. Bowed arms were stack laminated, being careful to keep the original order off of the piece you cut them from. Disorder will show on the arm fronts. If you nail it you won’t even see the laminates! And yes, it is the Greg Paolini plan. I left out the side slats.
Woodbridge
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#10 posted 100 days ago
beautiful chair
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
hickeymad
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#11 posted 100 days ago
uhhh. thanks for the spam mr. ricky.
Bigrock
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#12 posted 100 days ago
Hi:
You did a great job. I really liked your idea of cutting the arms pieces out of the same piece of wood. That is on my Fall list of builds for me, and I am looking forward to building the Morris chair. I have one question for you. How thick will your cushion be and what will the distance from the floor to the top of the top cushion? The reason I ask is to see if I need to add any height to the legs.
Thank you.
TheeWoodShed
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#13 posted 99 days ago
Beautiful piece!!! Love it!
-- "I'm a Master Cooper by trade and a hobbyist wood worker by night."
Mean_Dean
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#14 posted 99 days ago
Beautiful looking Morris chair! Once you’ve got the upholstery done, you can sit back and enjoy your work for years to come!
-- Dean
John Blunt
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#15 posted 99 days ago
Really good! Very professional looking work
-- Seattle John, http://www.isgoodwoodworks.com/index.php
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