Ebook: Chairmaking Simplified: 24 Projects Using Shop-Made Jigs

Chairmaking can be intimidating but it doesn't have to be when you've got this easy-to-understand, well-illustrated book in your shop. Author Kerry Pierce draws upon many years of professional chairmaking experience and includes jigs and fixtures that have never appeared in print. Learn how to weave Shaker-tape seats and splint and rush seats, bend and shape wooden seats, and much more. Pierce's clear step-by-step instruction shows you how to master every angle so that you'll be able to turn plain cuts of wood into beautiful splint-back bar stools, a New Lebanon transitional rocker, the perenn.;Cover; Book Title; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; The Genesis Chair; 1. Organizing the Chairmaking Process; 2. Material selection; 3. Sharpening Lathe Tools; 4. Turning Chair Parts; 5. Making Arms; 6. Bending Chair Parts; 7. Mortises and Tenons; 8. Assembling Chairs; 9. Finishing Chairs; 10. Weaving Splint Seats; 11. Weaving Shaker-Tape Seats; 12. Weaving Rush Seats; 13. Chairs with Rectangular Seats; 14. Chairs with Trapezoidal Seats; 15. Hancock Bench; 16. Windsor Chairmaking 101: Mike Herrel's New Take.