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Here's a Dining room table and chair set that I've been working on for some time is finally done. Chairs are based on a design from Tom McLaughlin that was written up in Wood magazine a few years ago, but my seats are set in rabbets and I used horsehair instead of foam. The table is based on the Edo design from Thomas Moser with some modifications to the top. All in cherry...
Final piece is a sideboard that I just started, based on a Garrett Hack piece from FWW
Last edited by Lee Schierer; 04-06-2018 at 2:24 PM. Reason: fixe photo orientation
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Really looks great!!! I thought that was a Moser design influence...one of my favorite makers!
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Very well done, Mike! I’m not sure I have the patience to build multiples of anything, let alone a full set of chairs. Hats off to you.
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Thanks! I built one chair as a prototype with all of the shaping done by hand. It was good experience but I decided to build a few jigs to speed up the build of the rest of them. Biggest help was a double sided shaper jig for the back legs - allowed for “downhill” milling in both directions. Saw it in a Tom McLaughlin video
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Wow! Beyond impressed. I really like the Cherry
Sharp solves all manner of problems.
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Stunningly nice work, Mike. It's so refreshing to see a table with such graceful lines - and no live edges.
Where do you buy horsehair for the seats?
John
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Excellent work, Mike. That's a big job.
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Very nice. I particularly like the table base.
What finish did you use?
Tim
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Thanks again for the comments. I should also mention that these pieces have been my projects for a night class at Phil Lowe's school which is nearby. Started in Sept of 2016, so I'm not setting any records for speed!
I got the horsehair (and most all upholstery supplies) from Albany Foam and Supply - great customer service.
The chairs are finished with Watco then padded blonde shellac, table also started with Watco then Arm-r-Seal
So, no prize for speed but, definitely a prize for delivery. That set came out great. The use of jigs when doing multiples that will be used in close proximity always seems to pay dividends. Very nicely done.
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Thanks for the follow-up info, Mike.
John
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Looks great. Nice execution of some challenging work.
George
Making sawdust regularly, occasionally a project is completed.
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Beautiful work. I’m in the middle of a set of chairs right now so I can appreciate the amount of work and jigs involved.
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Well done with beautiful results!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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Nice work! I really like the table design and the chairs complement very well.
Best,
Chris
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