Lee Gordon said:

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

A couple of publications have recently presented features on Maloof. Here's
a link to the one that was in Woodcraft Magazine:
http://woodcraftmagazine.com/article...cle.aspx?id=10

And here's the one that was in Woodshop News:
http://www.woodshopnews.com/ME2/dirm...FCF1A3C459556B

I'm not sure if either of these articles provides the precise information
you are looking for but both are quite interesting. I seem to recall that
one of the illustrations that accompanied one of these articles (I can't
recall which) showed Maloof standing in his workshoop next to an impressive
number of curved templates hanging on the wall. They looked like they could
have been used as patterns for a router.

Thanks for the links! Interesting articles, even though they
contained no revelations of his woodworking techniques.
Nevertheless, they were a refreshing look into the life of what
appears to be an exceedingly fine and generous gentleman.
A National Treasure indeed - not as much for his furniture, but his
philanthropy.

Didn't know much about Maloof, only that his chairs caught my eye
years ago - even though I failed to recognize the name of the man who
designed them. Made the connection to his name while watching a
Modern Masters program on HGTV a couple of years ago that showed his
unique style of bandsawing chair parts - and that is what stuck in my
mind at the time - that and his curvy chair designs.


Greg G.