Arts & Crafts Furniture Anyone Can Make by David Thiel

Author:David Thiel
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2010-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

2 My pocket screw jig makes quick work of the holes drilled in only the horizontal parts.

As my version was destined for use outside, I changed a lower shelf on the Limbert chair, to two stretchers at the front and back. This along with a seat made of slats, an angled seat and spacing for drainage all make this a more outdoor-friendly chair. I borrowed Mackintosh's painted finish, however, to help in weatherproofing the chair.

PLY AND POPLAR

My materials consisted of 1×3, 1×4 and 1×6 poplar boards, and a small piece of 5/8″-thick birch plywood. In drawing up the chair, I tried to use 5½″-wide boards for the legs and was disappointed with the final look. After some mental debate, I opted to rip the 1×6 boards for the legs to 4½″ for a better look. If you're without a table saw, a jigsaw and a plane to clean up the edges will do in a pinch, but it definitely makes the project more timeintensive. You can also adapt the drawings here to accommodate the uncut 1×6 boards.

Start by cutting the side stretchers and legs to length (and width). Place the pieces on your work surface, and place them together spaced as shown in the diagram. Mark the height of the back leg at 23½″ and the mark the height of the front leg at 21½″. Then connect the points to define the angle at the top of the side leg assembly. We're marking this angle before the sides are assembled, because we need to make sure the pocket screws used to assemble the sides are located to provide the most strength. Be sure you make a left side and a right side. Otherwise you end up with pocket screws showing on the outside!

With the sides marked, I used my Kreg jig to drill pocket holes in the stretchers (two per end on the middle and lower stretchers, and on the top stretchers, two in the back and one in the front. Then I used a clamp to hold the side pieces tight and drove the screws into the legs. Again make sure you've got one left and one right side.

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