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Thread: WIP 15th Century Chair
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4th April 2009, 11:14 AM #1
WIP 15th Century Chair
Just about to start making this 15th Century Chair. You may have seen it around as a very poor quality plan. I plan to make this out of Spotted Gum. I will update with pics as I go.
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5th April 2009, 02:34 PM #2
Look forward to seeing some pictures of your WIP
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Cheers John
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5th April 2009, 08:24 PM #3
1st pics
Some starting pics, one of the slabs I'll use and some rough cut legs.
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5th April 2009, 08:36 PM #4
I also look forward to seeing pictures of your WIP SB. It should look good when its all finished.
Regards
Al .
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7th April 2009, 10:26 PM #5
Watching with interest, like the idea.
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7th April 2009, 10:34 PM #6
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7th April 2009, 10:46 PM #7
Cool!
Just wondering... d'ya reckon the original legs were cut, or steam bent?
- Andy Mc
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7th April 2009, 10:56 PM #8
Mind that spotted gum is a greasy timber and not easy to glue. I recommend you use use mortice and tenon joints and reinforce the joints with double dowels using the draw bore pinning method of pulling up the joints. That saves you from the disappointment of glue joint failures and will be more appropriate for a 15th century furniture. If this sounds too hard, there is a glue designed for greasy wood.... AV260. It is a modified pva and uses an additive of a sulphuric acid derivative. I have used that successfully on black bean. Good luck
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10th April 2009, 06:31 PM #9
More Pics
Thanks for the advice, more pics to enjoy.
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10th April 2009, 07:58 PM #10
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10th April 2009, 09:27 PM #11
The original plans say use a hardwood and cut them. I have looked at many on the internet and they appear from what I can see to all be cut. You just try and break one of these legs, I've given it a go and failed. The inherent strength seems to me to come from the fact there are 12 of them all helping to spread and support the load as someone sits on it. We'll know when I've finished and used it.
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11th April 2009, 12:56 PM #12
watching with great interest
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11th April 2009, 04:40 PM #13
That's exactly what I was wondering, too. Great minds? Or fools?
Somehow I suspect that the original plans - as in back in the 15th century - probably were steamed. But you're right; the load being shared by so many legs means it should be fairly strong.
Just be careful about who you get to test it... my late BIL could - and did - break the best of chairs just by dropping his fat backside into 'em.
- Andy Mc
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11th April 2009, 06:31 PM #14
Looking good , interesting project!
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Nice project. According to my Judith Miller book that style is a 'Caquetoire' or 'Gossip Chair'.
Cheers, Glen
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