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RobH

261 posts in 500 days


194 days ago

Does anyone know of any plans that give details on sculpted stool seats. I have been looking for some time without any success. The stools that I want to build for the kitchen have sculpted seats, and I have no idea how to even start making them.

Thanks in advance,

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

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MsDebbieP

11647 posts in 612 days


194 days ago

YorkshireStewart talks about the chair seat of he did for the 2×4 challenge. Not sure if this is what you were looking for

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bob #2

1822 posts in 473 days


194 days ago

Sam Maloof has a tried a true system where he uses a half dozen planks and forms part of the shape in the positioning of the pieces and part by systematically sculpting the pieces with the band saw.
There is also a method where you can use a cradle jig and a router to sculpt the seats.
Check Bill Hyltons books (woodworking with the router pg 207) – Amazon if you like

Cheers
Bob

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

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Dan Lyke

363 posts in 576 days


193 days ago

Bill Kappel’s rocking chair plans describe cutting the blocks for the seat from 8/4 lumber with a bandsaw, but I’ve seen other suggestions that involve an XY table for a router that has the appropriate curves in the rails.

(By the way, I strongly recommend going to Bill Kappel's web site and poking around ‘til you find the “free rocking chair plans” link and following those instructions. It’s a fantastic document, and if I thought my floors could handle a rocking chair I’d seriously consider taking one of his “build your own” workshops…)

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

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biff_kpv

209 posts in 314 days


123 days ago

I make traditional windsor chairs…...is that the type of look you are after? Click on my site below and see a chair being built. Hope that’s what you wanted.

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

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Slacker

127 posts in 152 days


122 days ago

Norm Abrams recently created a sculpted seat for a Windsor chair in New Yankee Workshop. It shows the dimension logic, the tools and how to do it.

-- There are three kinds of people... those who can count, and those who can't

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motthunter

1172 posts in 250 days


122 days ago

many books on chair building touch on this.

-- making sawdust....

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