The Wood Whisperer » chair http://thewoodwhisperer.com Education and Entertainment for the modern woodworker. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:59:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Jason’s Dante Chair http://thewoodwhisperer.com/jasons-dante-chair/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/jasons-dante-chair/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:25:45 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=18664 Location: Halifax, NS

Amateur or Pro: Amateur

Finish Used: Sanding to 150 grit. Wipe on poly with paste wax applied with 0000 steel wool and buffed.

Wood Species: Black Walnut / White Ash

Project Description:
This project was inspired by an interesting chair I saw while visiting the Halifax Citadel fort. After doing extensive research on it, I came up with a couple of names including Savonarola chair or Dante chair. I modified the design to suit some different species of wood and modern hardware to go for a more contemporary look.

]]> http://thewoodwhisperer.com/jasons-dante-chair/feed/ 20 Black Walnut Chair – Viewer Project http://thewoodwhisperer.com/black-walnut-chair/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/black-walnut-chair/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:22:53 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=9435 I have the highest respect for chair makers. Its such a great combination of form and function and its a great test of a woodworker’s abilities in both design and construction. Let’s check out this beautiful chair built by Cameron in North Carolina:

Just finished a chair project I have been working on for the last few weeks. Here are the results. The wood is American Black Walnut. I used loose tenon joinery throughout the chair. I had access to a milling machine so I used it to experiment with cutting a few of the mortises. It worked extremely well and will make it difficult to go back to the router! The back was formed in the vacuum press with 1/16″ walnut veneer I got from Veneersupplies.com per your suggestion on video #17 A Pressing Matter. The finish is an oil/varnish mixture. Thanks for the site. It is a tremendous resource for woodworkers of all skill levels.

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]]> http://thewoodwhisperer.com/black-walnut-chair/feed/ 15 Low Back Chair – Project of the Week http://thewoodwhisperer.com/low-back-chair-project-of-the-week/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/low-back-chair-project-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 19:19:10 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=700 This week’s project comes from Jeff. He writes:

This is the chair that I just finished. All stock is 8/4 and this chair uses the “hip joint” we were speaking about. The finish is Waterlox and I put on 6 coats just by wiping it on. Hope you enjoy the pics!

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