Today I was fortunate enough to have @gardengirlcanada out for the day to the shop, to give me a hand in building a few chairs. This post will be a step by step to making a chair. I made the chair out of White Pine. I used wood screw's and a nail gun to put the seat on. I have went ahead and cut most of the pieces out. All the pieces are straight cuts except for the longest piece the legs.
Then I routed the edges of these legs.
So here is the pile of wood I will turn into a few chairs.
Next I will make a jig to keep my pieces together while I screw the pieces together, and make sure they are completely square. I screwed some boards down on my table, following a Metal square first before screwing them down to my table.
Next I will lay the legs and the pieces out.
This piece is the back of the chair, that is the easiest to start with. Laying the 2 pieces.
Now this is where I needed @gardengirlcanada to hold the back up while I install the 2 side pieces of the frame.
Then onto the other side and front.
I use blocks to keep my measurements all even all around the square of the frame pieces. I label each board with the right sides. Middle, back, front etc. I always number my pieces as I need to install them.
I pre-drilled all my holes first then screwed them in. I am installing the last of the straight pieces, for the frame of the chair.
There you now have the frame of the chair complete.
Installing the backs.
Making sure the backs are level and even. Then screwing 2 screws into each piece.
Adding the last pieces for seat. I just used a brad nail gun on top along the edges. I will fill those holes with wood filler and then sand them before I stain, and varnish, them tomorrow.
Then you have a chair to finish the set of the Counter height Table I made last week.
So there you have it. A simple basic chair. Now tomorrow I will stain and varnish the chair. Hope you enjoyed my step by step instructions. Thank you @gardengirlcanada for holding the pieces, having patients with me and being my photographer.
