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A while ago, I made a dining room table for a couple out of solid walnut shown here: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/77787
These are the chairs that I made to go with the table. They are made of solid walnut, and again this couple was not interested in eliminating the walnut sap wood, so they look a little rustic. Fairly simple design, curved back leg, curved back slats, wooden seats with contours. The first two pictures are of the whole set in the couple’s dining room. The next 4 sort of detail the process at different stages. Making 6 chairs is quite a production. Lots of operations to do and lots of parts to make at each operation. The most challenging aspect of these chairs was the contours on the seats. I used a Lee Valley pull shave and an angle grinder with a 40 grit flap wheel to do most of the roughing out most of the waste. It was a messy and time consuming process, but worth it.
Here are some additional pictures:
Feel free to critique, comment and give feedback.
Cheers
Jeff
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MonteCristo
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#1 posted 65 days ago
Nice solid, functional table and chairs. The beauty of solid walnut is more than enough. As for other comments, your shop sure is clean !
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#2 posted 65 days ago
Man that walnut looks great. Is that a difficult wood to work with?
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TheeWoodShed
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#3 posted 65 days ago
I’ll keep my comment simple…. IMPRESSIVE!!!! From the table to the chairs! Great Job!
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sprucegum
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#4 posted 65 days ago
Great job I have done a couple of tables that I am very pleased with but I have never built a chair that I was happy with you seem to have it down pat. Sure would like your plans if you went by one.
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#5 posted 65 days ago
Wow! I love the walnut and all the curves you used. Thanks for including pictures of the process.
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a1Jim
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#6 posted 65 days ago
Very nice ,impressive work.
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whitebeast88
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#7 posted 65 days ago
+2 on sprucegum,they all look excellent.
i like building a table but the chairs are a different story!!!
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#8 posted 65 days ago
very nice looks like a lot of work
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#9 posted 65 days ago
This is very impressive. Good job.
Roger
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#10 posted 65 days ago
Wow! Very beautiful build. Walnut is sure a beautiful wood to work with.
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gsimon
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#11 posted 65 days ago
really good job – thanks for sharing
i think i would have to start 12 to get 6
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gfadvm
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#12 posted 65 days ago
Those chairs turned out just super. And a perfect complement to the way cool table!
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Jeff Tobert
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#13 posted 65 days ago
Jerbone, Walnut is a great wood to work with. It machines, planes, sands, glues just beautifully.
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#14 posted 65 days ago
Sprucegum, I make my own plans based on what my clients want. I use Sketchup to model the project in 3D and produce scale diagrams.
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GarageWoodworks
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#15 posted 65 days ago
Outstanding!
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