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Final assembly with back splats mortised and screwed in place, the seat frame is made and in cramps for the glue to set. The upholstery will have to wait a while but I might try perching on a cushion when I've applied a couple of coats of finish to the chair.

mrpercysnodgrass - the seat rails are tenoned into the legs in the normal way. The second photo featuring the fastening method for the splats also seems to have a poorly filled crack in the elliptical splat The chair is now fully assembled with the exception of the two vertical splats which will...

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I agree that it fails to line up exactly but I still see the three part splat being very vulnerable to damage if fitted on dowels. I found Mortising through to be easy enough to to do but any shrinkage will show as a gap in the joint. As mentioned there appear to be lots of little (and some not...

Assuming Ive posted the correct photo, there is a split running through the joint.which seems to me to show the splat as a single piece.

Mike G - I think the top photo may mean that you have lost the five pence ! After getting some great sketches from mrsnodgrass I've embarked on my interpretation of the chair. About twenty hours so far at "pottering " pace have got me to assembling the back and front frames but I have not...

My thoughts are that the teak from those two countries has been carefully farmed for years and has provided a valuable export on a long term basis. The fact that it is suddenly a cheap and easily available material in local markets probably means that policies have changed. I think that we...

Draw boring and preferably wedging the through M& T joints is good practice on a workbench. The epoxy is the best glue you can get so don't worry about using something of to high a quality. The talk about ethical use is not credible since teak has always been a very expensive material and very...

I have to allow that from those pics it does look like teak, but both teak and Iroko require gluing with epoxy resin two pack glues. Don't fool around with any kind of liquids to prepare the surface for gluing. Even if you don't blow the shop up or burn it down, it won't work! It's a myth put...

On the subject of design over function, that was my reason for asking about the splay on the back legs. I have the thought that this was not part of the original design but added later for the reason suggested,to stop the chairs falling backwards to easily. Another area of interest is the joint...

My dreams are shattered! I was convinced that it was the one used. I must admit that the other designs dont appear to have much chance of being comfortable.

Thanks to all of you. Steve - It sounds as if you may have been holding the same thoughts as me. Mr snodgrass - brilliant! a great help and marked up in feet and inches, I'd just got the hang of those when some fool changed the rules. Mike- With regard to comfort, I think if designing for a tea...

I think you may have summed it up yourself - old fence wood. It's not possible to work with timber that was originally considered suitable only for fencing. It's like attempting to make fine furniture from salvaged floor joists, I'm afraid it's doomed to failure unless you are content to call it...

Has anyone on here ever made a replica of this design? Looking at the commercially made items from the 1970s there appears to be some variations in design. I'm interested in details like the sizes of front and rear frames, amount of curve in that top rail etc.

I suggest you try thinking like a cooper! A hollow form should be much lighter and easier to produce.

My original suitcase toolbox was an apprentice piece, I think one of the attractions was the portability of the design. Before cars were universal it was possible to stand one on the pedal of a push bike with a couple of bits of fluffy sting up to the cross bar and walk to the next place of work.

I can happily recommend the De Walt 725E 2000watt router . It is right at the top of your budget and I have no idea if the porter cable items will fit it though.

I wouldn't consider Cascamite to be in any way suitable. If you look at the posts below it seems that it's no longer of much use for glueing wood either. Epoxy will do the job.