Bow Arm Morris Chairs

Turned out great—the ottomans, too! Hope they bring you both years of enjoyment and relaxation. I considered going to the American Sycamore Woodworkers Retreat when I lived in West Lafaytette, IN. Just never made it. Looks like a productive vacation!

-- -- Jim E., Oswego, NY. Create, have fun, and work safely!

i just finished the love seat in the same style and it was really fun to build. your chairs look great, wish i could have used leather but with a 2 year old that didn’t happen. have fun.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Very nice job on these chairs. In my opinion, they are the most comfortable chairs around. Thanks for the post.

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

very impressive!!! I have been watching a lot of morris chairs the past year and a half on LJ’s and would like to tackle a pair someday…I love the upholstery…and the ottomans finish them off very nicely!!!!! bummer that you had to wait so long to get them upholstered after building them—-must have been a tough wait for the pups to grow up!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

They look really comfortable and the craftsmanship is superb -Job well done.

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

very nice dude….............

turned out very nice. good project

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Wonderful craftsmanship!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Truly awesome stuff. Great craftsmanship and choice of upholstery. Thanks for sharing.

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

Gorgeous work! I love Arts & Crafts furniture.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

That’s some great craftsmanship.

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Wonderful. This chair is on my “make for myself” list. Do the back adjust?

Very nice those are some great looking chairs

-- Glenn, New Mexico

wow, these are beautiful! Incredible style….beautiful craftsmanship…gorgeous wood…it’s got it all.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

sweet! (but not the sweet that the puppy would want to eat ) haha oh I’m funny.

Beautiful chairs

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

Absolutely gorgeous. I’ve been tempted to build a child’s sized version to work out the joinery. You’ve inspired me to get to work.

Really oustanding!

-- Mark, Florida, http://penturner.wordpress.com/

Terry,

Yes, the arms do adjust. There are 5 holes in the back of each of the arms for adjustable pegs that control the angle of the backrest. My favorite is the middle position, it’s reclined enough to be very relaxing but still upright enough to watch TV.

Mark,

The chair is basically the same one that is available as plans from American Furniture Design, so if you wanted to get their plans you would have all the dimensions for scaling down to a child sized version. I think it would be a great idea to test out the joinery on a practice chair if you have the time. I had the benefit of an instructor who had already built the chair, so I relied on his advice to avoid first timer mistakes.

http://www.americanfurnituredsgn.com/arts_and_crafts.asp

-- - Scott "handplane"

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Scott,

Great chairs! Gotta love those working vacations! I’m a big fan of a productive vacation myself after taking classes to make Windsor chairs. It’s great to have the instruction to take the mystery out of the whole process. Enjoy those chairs they sure look comfy.

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

Thats a nice chair, Scott.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very nice!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Great chairs Scott

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon