Milling rung stock and turning rungs

Tools and custom accessories used for turning rungs

Final shaping of the slats using a round bottom spokeshave

Shape the rear legs using a drawknife, spokeshave and scraper

Shape the front legs using a drawknife, spokeshave and scraper

Drawknives, spokeshaves, card scrapers, and the shaving horse

Fit each slat tenon to it’s mortise  |  Evaluate the relationship of the components of the rear panel assembly  |  Adjust slats for a perfect rear panel  |  Dry fit the rear panel assembly

Precise hand-fitting of a slat tenon to it’s mortise

How to use the holding and measuring jigs  |  Transfer dimensions from the measuring jig to the slat blank  |  Layout the slat profile  |  Saw out the finished slat blank

Get the holding jig measurements and angles from known dimensions of the rear legs and rungs  |  Build the holding jig  |  Build the measuring jig

Align the leg in the slat mortising jig  |  Cut the slat mortises with a router

Layout the template  |  Build the slat mortising jig

Issues in laying out the slat mortises  |  Improved method of laying out the slat mortises

Two views of the side chair

Final milling steps prior to slat mortising  |  Relief cut  |  Taper