I'm thinking of building a Morris chair. Almost every woodworking magazine has a plan available for purchase. I would like to know if anyone here can recommend a certain plan they have used and liked. Thank you.
I'm thinking of building a Morris chair. Almost every woodworking magazine has a plan available for purchase. I would like to know if anyone here can recommend a certain plan they have used and liked. Thank you.
You might find what you need in the "Great Morris Chair Project" thread. The material list starts at post #22.
Walt Caza may be able to direct you to the plans.
Last edited by Lee Schierer; 06-02-2019 at 7:51 PM.
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Bob Lang’s plans that appeared in PW and his many books have worked well for me. Search PW, their back issues are available online.
Hi, if you send me a pm with your email address I’ll send you my drawings.....Rod
I have three sets of plans, none of which I used 'exactly'. But were useful for basic dimensions on seat width, height, depth, back height, etc... which I then tweaked to my liking.
Read the great morris chair build thread. Lots of ideas there.
Will post the names of specific plans I have later this eve.
Thank you for responding to my thread. I have started to read "The Great Morris Chair Project" and I can say it is packed with useful information. I hope to have learned a lot when I am finished reading it.
These were some of the plans I referenced.
One set was from Taunton:
Morris Chair Project Plan (Print Plan) FWW10011204 1 $17.96 Subtotal $17.96 Shipping & Handling $3.50 Grand Total $21.46
Another set was Wood store.net:
Code Item Qty Price Grand Total DP-00093 Arts and Crafts Morris Chair Downloadable Plan 1 $14.95 $14.95 Subtotal: $14.95 Tax (MA): $0.93 Shipping Cost: $0.00 Grand Total: $15.88
then a 3rd set from shop woodworking.com
Bow Arm Morris Chair Woodworking Plan* This product ships from American Furniture Design. Z9029 1 $19.95 Subtotal $19.95 Shipping & Handling $8.45 Grand Total $28.40
I have been very happy with plans from Taunton. In building my chairs I incorporated details from Kevin Rodel’s Prairie Settle, plans for this are also available from Taunton. Fine Woodworking has articles and videos associated with both sets of plans.
Cheers, Bill Fleming