Dining Room Chair Construction

Dining Room Chair Construction

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In this video workshop, Teague will show you how to build one of his favorite furniture projects, an elegant, solid-wood chair. He's built a number of chairs based on this design, and will share the tips and tricks he's learned along the way.

Chairmaking intimidates many woodworkers because of the angled joinery that's typical of most chair designs, but it's not as hard as you might think. To simplify this chair's construction, Teague used slip tenons (also called loose or floating tenons) to connect the parts. It also helps to use full-size templates to lay out the joinery.

A set of woodworking plans is available to guide you in your build, but Teague also shows how to adjust the chair proportions to be comfortable in a range of sizes.

Produced by: Gina Eide; Video by: Gary Junken; Editing by: Michael Dobsevage

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Videos in the Series

  • Build an Elegant Dining Chair

    August 7, 2012

    Learn about the design and the steps involved in building this comfortable chair.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Templates and Patterns

    August 7, 2012

    How to make the templates that will guide the project build.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Shape the Rear Legs

    August 7, 2012

    How to shape the back legs using power tools and hand tools.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: The Best Grain for Parts

    August 7, 2012

    Learn to pick the best boards for each chair part to take advantage of the grain's appearance.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Mortises

    August 7, 2012

    Lay out and cut the mortises for this chair with a simple setup for your router.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Slip Tenons

    August 7, 2012

    Cut the slip tenons in bunches and fine-tune the fit of the joinery.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Shape the Legs and Rails

    August 7, 2012

    Shape the legs and rails to create fair, smooth surfaces that highlight the grain pattern of the stock.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Joinery for Crest Rail and Back Splat

    August 7, 2012

    Cut the mortise-and-tenon joinery that connects the crest rail to the rear legs and the back splat.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Final Smoothing

    August 7, 2012

    Shape and smooth the curved parts using a bandsaw, sander, and hand tools.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Assembly and Glue-up

    August 7, 2012

    To avoid trouble, it's best to assemble the chair in small sections.

  • Elegant Dining Chair: Upholstery and Finishing

    August 7, 2012

    A simple finish and an easy, attractive slip seat are the final touches.

Dining Room Chair Construction

Source: https://www.finewoodworking.com/videoworkshop/2012/08/build-an-elegant-dining-chair

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