Table and chairs for my daughter

[John Timberlake]

I finally finished the chairs to go with the table I posted previously that I was making for my daughter. Started in January and finshed in time to deliver to Tontonto on July 4. Table took about 75 hours, chairs about 140 hours. The chairs are solid walnut except for the window pane pattern of maple burl on the back. Both the top and middle splat of the back are laminated strips of walnut. Mortise and tenon for all joints. The pattern for the window pane pattern was made by gluing up solid pieces (13) and resawing to about 1/16". I had to make about a dozen jigs for gluing, drilling and cutting the different pieces. Critiques welcome.

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[John Timberlake]

Here are the arm chair pictures.

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[Ron Jones near Indy]

Outstanding work John! The chairs were worth the wait.

[Dan Oliphant]

John, very nice. well proportioned. Nice wood selection.

[Lewis Perry]

John--Wow, I know your daughter must be proud to get that beautiful work! Very,very nice.

[Steve Wargo]

John,
The chairs look great. The white seats really set off the color of the wood. Nicely done. Talk to you tomorrow.

[Don Bullock]

That's a beautiful set. Your daughter has a lot to be proud of here. I'm sure she will treasure the table and chairs, but even more, she'll remember that you made them. That's something that money can't buy.

[Cary Swoveland]

Excellent work, John. I'd be interested in knowing how you went about designing the shape of the chair backs.

Cary

[John Mihich]

Really nice work. The smile on her face says it all.

[Ron Blaise]

That is an awsome combination John. I know your daughter loves what you did for her. You are a craftsman John!

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Lovely work, great wood selection, nice execution, cute daughter.

[John Timberlake]

Excellent work, John. I'd be interested in knowing how you went about designing the shape of the chair backs.

Cary

My daughter gave me the general design she wanted, but changed everything about five times. Here are pictures of a prototype I made using construction lumber and plywood and put together with pocket screws. The front legs changed - she asked for curved and then wanted straight and square. I settled on tapered. I also decreased the depth of the chair. She also wanted the back to be straight, but I convinced her that a curve would be more comfortable. The curve was similar to other chairs I have seen.

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[Rick de Roque]

very nice. Good design and execution.

Rick

[Russ Massery]

Heirloom quality for sure! Excellent design and workmanship.

[Ralph Okonieski]

Beautiful work John!. The window pane effect on the chair is fabulous. It really adds that touch of class to an already well crafted piece of furniture.

[Matt Day]

I really like those chairs, they look classy and more importantly comfortable. Do you have a dimensioned drawing by any chance?

[Craig Thompson]

John,

Beautiful table... the laminated burled backrests are fantastic...

[Charles Jackson III]

Nice work, John.

[John Timberlake]

I really like those chairs, they look classy and more importantly comfortable. Do you have a dimensioned drawing by any chance?

I made drawings on 24"x30" paper with 1" squares. The seat is 18" front to back, 20" across the front and 17" across the back. Seat is 17 1/2" from floor to top of wood with 2" foam on plywood. The top of the back is set back about 3 1/2" and the foot is 2 1/2" back from the seat. The top piece on the back is bent about 3/4". Hope this helps.

[John Timberlake]

Beautiful work John!. The window pane effect on the chair is fabulous. It really adds that touch of class to an already well crafted piece of furniture.

I made the window pane design by gluing up thick pieces. Pictures show the pieces before glue up. Did it in stages and trued up the pieces as I went. Then bandsawed them. Also shown is the back of the bent piece.

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[glenn bradley]

Those are great. Beautiful work. I'll bet you have a fan for life (as if you didn't already).

[Roy Wall]

John,

Fabulous - you are a talented woodworker and a great Dad to boot!!

Great explanation on the window pane effect.......