thanks, Al...

That was/is an option I am considering. My concern was having the plies
show (like plywood). Your 3 slices made how much final thickness? I
wonder how many plies I would need for a 3/4" back in cherry?

david

Al Holstein wrote:

Reply to curved back chairs:

Have you considered using your bandsaw to resaw the back of the chair
into narrow slices and then glueing them back together as a lamination
when bending them in mass with a template. I did that with a section
of fir for a chair and it worked fine. I made a template of the curve
that I wanted and glued up all of the slices 3 in my case and then used
clamps to make the bends in the template. After drying there wasn't
any spring back and the surfaces were the smooth ones that was on the
board that I started with. You do lose the thickness of the bandsaw
cuts, but if you get a good clamp job the seams are not really
detectable.

Something to think about.

Al