Glastonbury Chairs – Part X: The End
It was a long road, but we’ve made it to the end and I can finally get this stuff out of my shop. Up until the Router Incident, I was Continue Reading →
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Glastonbury Chairs – Part IX: What a Board
I glued up the back and seat panels previously, but saved cutting them for absolute last because I wasn’t super confident of the planned measurements actually holding up. And, I Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chair – Part VIII: Wedge Slots
Now that we have pins, we can dry fit the whole thing before we take the drastic and irreversible step of mixing up some epoxy. So that’s what this looked Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chair – Part VII: Take it for a Spin
With the router table back online, I was quickly able to turn some walnut stock into six 3′ 1-1/4″ dowels, roughly. Meaning, I aimed for a little wide of dead Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chairs – Part VI: Router Woes
I’m not a big fan of the handheld router. It’s loud, messy and it wants to kill you. Seriously, there’s actual hate there. The router table is a different story. Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chairs – Part V: Put a Pin in It
Putting it all together. Probably the most attractive feature of this style of chair is that they were intentionally made to be mobile. The continental chairs that were the probably Continue Reading →
Book Review: Early British Chairs and Seats 1500 to 1700
The author, previously unknown to me, is a well respected, long-time operator in the UK antiques world, having spent 5+ decades buying, selling and restoring old English Oak furniture. His goal with the book is to assist the aspiring collector just beginning their journey into the world of collecting antique furniture. Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chairs – Part IV: Visions
With the routing from the previous step complete, all the major pieces excepting the back and seat boards are done. Those boards will wait until assembly time to be cut Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chairs – Part III: Vaporizing Wood
The next step on this journey is the back and seat side rails. Much more complex than the front/back/top rails. These have exposed ends which need treatment, need to pass Continue Reading →
Glastonbury Chairs – Part II: The Milling Machine
After roughing out the chair parts I had to get back to the craftsman sofa project. That project was hung up on the finishing stages. So many pieces and nearly Continue Reading →