Side Chair construction tip

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Matt Furjanic

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Matt
Upon making some dining room chairs, I was in a dilemma about how to machine the back leg.
The back leg and back-rest were cut as one unit on a bandsaw (see photos). I had no problem sanding the kerf-marks on a stationary belt sander, but the joint where the seat attaches became a problem.
I dunno how the pros do it, but here is a method I came up with that worked perfectly.
I'll let the pictures do the talking:

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chairrail.jpg


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Once you have the square face, you can then use a mortise and tenon, dowels, or whatever method you choose to attach the seat side piece. I used a Festool domino loose tenon on mine. The joint is tight and solid!

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MrAudio815

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Matthew
Very Nice Matt~!

Never made a chair, but if I ever do I will remember this info. Thanks~!

And What a Nice Name you Have~!

Matthew
 

PeteM

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Good solution.

Another method is to layout the leg and cut the mortises while it's still square and then bandsaw the curve being sure to leave the area around the mortise flat.

pete
 

Matt Furjanic

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Matt
Sure Pete, that works (layout the leg and cut the mortises while it's still square and then bandsaw the curve being sure to leave the area around the mortise flat), if you have a square piece to start with! I needed to make 5 chairs, so needed ten legs out of two 12" wide walnut planks. Had to lay out the bandsaw cut very tight to get the pieces I needed and conserve the precious walnut!
 
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