Greg,

Unless I'm missing something, why not just mill some stock wide and thick
enough to make the 7 slats from. Make a template, transfer it to the stock
7 times, then start cutting on the bandsaw. The stock would be flat (laying
on the edge side of the slats) and you just follow near the cut line.
Finish them up on a spindle sander.

Bob S.

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Can anyone tell me the method Sam Maloof uses to create the curved,
7 rail backrest slats on his signature chairs?

With his penchant for free-handing things on a bandsaw (thus removing
various fingertips as well), I have imagined he might cut them from
solid stock. But could it be that he uses a more conventional method
such as steam bending?

I drew up a dining chair design loosely influenced by a mix of Queen
Anne, early 1800s American and Scandinavian, but fairly modern.
Comfort and clean lines were my major criteria for this design. I then
searched the web for anything similar, and found that Maloof backrest
slats are quite similar to my drawing. (Drawring to you Normites...)

I feel a massive new project coming up...

Thanks,


Greg G.