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ARMCHAIR xx CHAIR xx FURNITURE Improved joint over mortise-and-tenon or dowels for joining chair arms to legs. Mission-oak armchair. Reproduce a turn-of-the-century arts-and-crafts classic. This armchair is similar to those built by Gustav Stickley, Roycroft Workshops, and other American firms. Oak armchair features a deeply-sculpted contoured wooden seat and back splats which conform to the shape of the human body. The seat-to-leg joint is a wrap-around dado joint. Seating made simple. Wood-framed armchair features a canvas seat and back. The chair's rectilinear design keeps joinery simple and lets you change the dimensions to suit. Chinese chair joints. A 400-year-old Chinese "horseshoe" chair contains four ingeniously designed joints (wedged nail, square corner, hugging shoulder, and T-section). These joints are illustrated in detail. Step-by-step instructions included for the wedge nail joint. Photo shows an armchair to build from pine. Sides, back and seat are slatted with pine 1x4s. Foam cushions are added for the seat, back and arms. Plan must be ordered. Est. cost: $71. Provincial armchairs are cut from plywood and treated with color stain. Est. cost: $47. "Louis XVI" chair made from plywood, purchased legs and fabric-covered seat and back cushions resembles a traditional French armchair. Est. cost: $50. "Empire" style arm chair is built from plywood and features curving arms, splayed legs and a fabric-covered seat cushion. Est. cost: $45. Classic Morris armchair with adjustable back and matching ottoman. The rich oak wood, square spindles, and through-mortise and tenon joints are classic features of the Arts and Crafts style. Est. cost: $720. Two armchairs and an occasional table (end table) are cut from a single 4'x8' sheet of plywood. Padded cushions complete the chairs. Est. cost: $60 (without cushions). Shaker "elders" armchair is a five-slat ladderback with a woven slat seat. Contemporary (Danish) style armchair features an oak frame and canvas sling. Uses open and wedged mortise and tenon joints to add a decorative touch. Contemporary arm chair. A modern version of the "Morris chair" features a wooden frame with wide arms and removable padded seat and back. The back frame adjusts to three different angles. Victorian hall stand. An oak armchair with a tall back. The back incorporates a mirror and coat hooks. Est. cost: $175. Adventure in chair design. Armchair features curved arms, legs, uprights, etc. Finished chair is walnut with velvet upholstery over foam and webbing on maple frames. Tips on modifying the pattern for Queen Anne side chairs to convert them to armchairs. Morris arm chair built in the Craftsman tradition features an adjustable reclining back, lots of mortise-and-tenon joints, fumed oak finish, and upholstered cushions. Shaping the arm for a wooden chair using the freehand band saw technique as practiced by Sam Maloof. Going Gothic. Part 2. Side chairs and arm chairs which feature inverted Gothic-arch styling for the legs and mortise-and-tenon joinery. Designed to accompany the dining table featured in issue #2. Danish modern arm chair. Tips on making working drawings of an antique Queen Anne armchair from photographs and a mockup. Armchair joinery details include (1) sliding dovetail to attach arm posts to seat apron and (2) mitered tenon where arm meets upright. Table chair is an all-wood armchair with a three-tiered table surface extending to the side of the right arm. Build an elegant, upholstered armchair. It features a wooden frame with a modern, sculpture styling. It is upholstered with a natural woven cotton. A wood-joinery chair. This wooden armchair features a sculpted form, contrasting woods, and exposed joinery. A colonial chair you can build. Crafted in solid cherry, this chair has curving side panels, contoured arms and turned legs and arm spokes. Seat and back are upholstered cushions. Est. cost: $53. Part 1. A colonial chair you can build. Crafted in solid cherry, this chair has curving side panels, contoured arms and turned legs and arm spokes. Seat and back are upholstered cushions. Est. cost: $53. Part 2. How to turn the spindles and assemble the chair. A contemporary styled arm chair is built from plywood, then covers with plastic laminate that looks and feels like woven cane, and trimmed with walnut wood. Fabric-covered cushions finish seat and back. Est. cost: $95. Easy does it. Cozy armchair has soft cushions and an adjustable back. Design is based on Mission-style furniture that was commonly produced in the early 20th century. Chinese chair. Construct a continuous-arm chair based on Ming Dynasty designs. An expert-level project for the dedicated woodworker. Craftsman's chair. Elegant ottoman and armchair are examples of the American Arts-and-Crafts furniture style, also called the Mission or Morris style. Features oak construction and leather upholstery. Slot-together armchair is built from 1/2 sheet of plywood and padded with loose foam-rubber cushions. Five folding armchairs are built from 1 sheet of plywood. Winning design in the 10th annual Popular Science/American Plywood Assn. contest. Spindle back arm chair is a low-back version of the high back dining chair appearing in a previous issue (#57). Many of the construction techniques and jigs are the same. Morris-style armchair. Not an exact reproduction, but a pleasing variation on the Arts and Crafts chair design. Prairie spindle chair, a Gustav Stickley-inspired Arts & Crafts design. Slatted back and arms are the same height. Chair requires 82 mortise and tenon joints. Plans included for a tenon jig for a table saw. Also includes instructions for expanding chair construction into a sofa (settle). Prairie spindle chair. This reproduction of an Arts & Crafts cube chair borrows heavily from a chair made by the L.&J.G. Stickley company, with touches of Frank Lloyd Wright. Couch and chair are built with plywood boxes for each arm, two oak boards for back supports and a seat frame with zigzag springs. Back cushions are filled with shredded foam, seat cushions are slab foam. Mission furniture. Part 1. Morris chair. An Arts and Crafts classic. Prairie sofa. Build a mission-style sofa from quartersawn red oak. By shortening the front and back horizontal components, you can make a matching armchair. A companion article shows how to make the upholstered cushions without sewing. Bridal chairs. Reproduction of an ancient (circa 16th century) Norwegian arm chair featuring many turned spindles. Detailed drawings and cutting list for a Chippendale library armchair featuring the lyre-back design. Make mine Ming. Joinery details of an 18th century Ming dynasty arm chair. The captain's chair. This padded swivel chair features laminated arms, spindles, a single pedestal, and an "X" shape base with 4 casters. Make your own ancient throne (arm chair) from oak. Features elaborate carving in the back panel. Complete instructions included. Furniture or fantasy. The thinking and design behind unique carved furniture. Includes patterns and dimensions for an all-wood armchair with an Egyptian or Indian motif. Ski-chair. Unique armchair with padded seat and back features wooden skis where the chair meets the floor, complete with turned-up tips. This prevents the chair from snagging carpeting or rugs as it is moved. Alternative designs eliminate the ski and add a rocker. Angled arms. A device to get the angle of the armrest correct when making country chairs that are narrower at the back than at the front. Slat back wooden armchair construction. Part 1. Shaping the legs with band saw and lathe, plus preparation of back slats. Slat back wooden armchair construction. Part 2. Processing of toes, feet, legs, hips, bottoms, backs, and shoulders. Slat back wooden armchair construction. Part 3. Shaping the seat and assembling the chair. Stickley chair. Reproduction of a Gustav Stickley arm chair featuring the pinned through mortise-and-tenon joint and a padded leather seat. Santa Fe wooden armchair features decorative mortise-and-tenon joints. Wood framed armchair with padded seat and back is part of an office suite. Using Sam Maloof's innovative dado-rabbet chair joint to design and construct an armchair with a solid wood seat that has the front and back legs continuing above the seat. Armchair (carver) and side chair to accompany the Sheraton dining table featured in issue 27. Construction involves using a router and radial arm saw. Several jigs are included. Martha Washington upholstered arm chair. Reproduction of an 18th century Hepplewhite design. German armchair is a replica of one in the Kunstgewerbe Museum in Dresden, Germany. Shield-shaped back has a slotted splat. Legs are reeded and the seat is upholstered. A 17th century high back walnut armchair is a replica of one on display in the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry. Has turned and twisted stretchers with carved, turned and twisted posts. Seat and back are upholstered. Pattern for a mahogany armchair in the Chippendale style. Pattern for a graceful armchair in the Chippendale style (circa 1765). Contemporary occasional chair (arm chair) has leather sling seat. Contemporary style arm chair consists of two side frames, a seat and a caned back. Use as an occasional chair or a dining chair. Bentwood chair. The clean lines of this armchair are achieved by bending 1/8" thick strips of wood around a form and laminating them together to make the legs, arms, and braces. Plans for a matching dining table are available. Hyannis Port comfort. This indoor all-wood armchair has details similar to an Adirondack chair (slatted seat and fan-shaped back), but it has four upright legs. | |||||||||
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