Added Info FINE WOODWORKING #98 Jan-Feb 1993 pg. 6
Mock-ups quicken the design process for chairs.
FINE WOODWORKING #139 Nov-Dec 1999 pg. 58
Tips on making working drawings of an antique Queen Anne armchair from photographs and a mockup.
HOME FURNITURE #5 Winter 1995 pg. 15
Armchair joinery details include (1) sliding dovetail to attach arm posts to seat apron and (2) mitered tenon where arm meets upright.
HOME FURNITURE #5 Winter 1995 pg. 100
Tip on constructing a false miter joint between a crest rail and post on a spindle chair.
HOME FURNITURE #6 Spring 1996 pg. 52
A stronger mortise-and-tenon joint between a chair front rail and side rail is achieved by using a leg tenon to lock the joint.
HOME FURNITURE #8 Oct 1996 pg. 31
Special chair, with adjustable slats, is used to design the most comfortable profile for a specific person. The person sits in the chair while the slats are moved in or out to correctly conform to that persons body. The resulting profile is then incorporated into the finished chair.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Feb 1979 (v.68#2) pg. 50
Woodworkers' standards. Seating and tables. A summary of the design and dimension standards established over the years by the furniture and wood industries, and by furniture designers.
WOOD MAGAZINE #9 Feb 1986 (v.3#1) pg. 54
Chairmaker shares his modular template system which can be combined in many ways to make a variety of different chairs.
WOODWORK #16 Jul-Aug 1992 pg. 34
Taking down the plans of a chair. Graham Laird describes the techniques used to prepare plans from an existing chair.
WOODWORKER #1028 Jul 1979 (v.83) pg. 373
Back numbers. Good chair design puts comfort and posture first. A look at the ergonomics of chair design.
WOODWORKER Aug 1988 (v.92#8) pg. 666
Form and function. Designing and constructing dining chairs that appeal in style, comfort and proportion. Design influences include Rietveld, Mackintosh, and Gimson.
WOODWORKER Jun 1991 (v.95#6) pg. 620
Chair design. Part 1. Looking for robustness, comfort and elegance when designing a dining chair.
WOODWORKER Aug 1991 (v.95#8) pg. 832
Chair design. Part 2. Construction details.
WOODWORKER Sep 1991 (v.95#9) pg. 936
Chair design. Part 3. Using a tenoning jig to solve a construction problem involving angled joints.
WOODWORKER Oct 1991 (v.95#10) pg. 1014