"Phisherman" wrote in message
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I'm planning to make several dining chairs. The seat will be the most
challenging part and the key part of the chair since it will need to
firmly secure all the legs and back spindles. I need to start with a
block of (probably white) pine 15" x 15" and 1.5" thick. Should this
be a solid piece, or how should this be constructed (glued up)? I'd
appreciate suggestions or reference material. The chair I'm trying to
somewhat replicate is an Enfield Shaker dining chair (circa 1834).
Thanks.

The best, and most detailed, article I ever saw about carving a chair bottom
was from an old FWW article about bow backed Windsor Chairs.

FWW 109, Nov/Dec 1994.

"Bowback Windsor Step by Step"
by Harriet Hodges

You will probalby have to join to get the article from Taunton, but I
wouldn't want to carve a chair seat without taking another look at it. With
the exception of the chair back, the legs and seat are almost identical to
the Shaker chair and probably attach in the same manner.

If you can't get it, e-mail and I'll scan the applicable part for you.

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