Elegant Dining Chair: Upholstery and Finishing
A simple finish and an easy, attractive slip seat are the final touches.
Aug 07, 2012
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In this video workshop, Matthew Teague will show you how to build one of his favorite furniture projects, an elegant, solid-wood chair. He’s built a number of chairs based on this design, and will share the tips and tricks he’s learned along the way.
Chairmaking intimidates many woodworkers because of the angled joinery that’s typical of most chair designs, but it’s not as hard as you might think. To simplify this chair’s construction, Teague used slip tenons (also called loose or floating tenons) to connect the parts. It also helps to use full-size templates to lay out the joinery.
A set of woodworking plans is available to guide you in your build, but Teague also shows how to adjust the chair proportions to be comfortable in a range of sizes.
In this episode learn how to make a simple slip seat and discover a durable,…
Videos in the Series
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Build an Elegant Dining Chair
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Templates and Patterns
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Shape the Rear Legs
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: The Best Grain for Parts
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Mortises
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Slip Tenons
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Shape the Legs and Rails
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Joinery for Crest Rail and Back Splat
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Final Smoothing
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Assembly and Glue-up
August 7, 2012
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Elegant Dining Chair: Upholstery and Finishing
August 7, 2012
Comments
Thank you, Teague, for a great instructional video on a likewise beautiful chair. Chairs always give me the Willy’s but you made it look like I can do it. Thanks again for inspiring me.
Randy Green
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