Civil War Chair

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Phil
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Civil War Chair

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The latest issue of Woodworker's Journal has an article with plans for a Civil War Chair. This is a folding chair that looks like a nice piece of furniture and is comfortable. I made one out of cherry. I decided to use my Shopbot for the mortises on the curved back pieces for accuracy and perfect alignment.
I also did the upper back concave curve on the Shopbot so I could add the "1862" to the part. I really like the chair. When I make another one I will do the other parts on the Shopbot too.
The picture shows the chair ready for the cloth seat.
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Chair Back.jpg
Chair Front.jpg
Chair Parts.jpg
Chair Side.jpg

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Very nice project!!
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Nice job, well done would like to see it
after the cloth has been put on.
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awesome chair and great work! .......................would make a great project of the month for vectric newsletter ................hint hint.........

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The chair is finished. This shows the chair with the cloth seat. This is a very comfortable, lighttweight chair.

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Phil,

That is an outstand piece of furnature. Nice job as always!
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Hi Phil,
That is a great looking chair and does look to be light weight and very portable. Great job and thanks for sharing it with us!
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Nice job Phil!

You should be proud.

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Thanks for the compliments. This is the best project I have made in quite a while. It is surprisingly comfortable. I plan to make a few more.

Phil

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The finished chair is "Outstanding" very nice.
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I like it!! :D

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