"An Adventure in Chair building" was the September program presented by WWCH President, Peter Doe.
Peter Doe says that chairs look difficult to
build. To sit comfortably, they need all sorts of curves, angles and
shaping. Peter finally decided to take the plunge and has just finished
building a set of breakfast room chairs for his son. There were problems
of construction and geometry that he decided were too difficult to solve
up front, so he proceeded in stages - making a few parts, then pausing
to plan where to go next. He had a more-or-less detailed sequence of
planned operations when he started, but probably ended up using it less
than on any project he has ever built. The result isn't perfect, but he
is not disappointed. And, by the way, Peter did say that they are
difficult to build.
Download a PDF file of Peter’s, An Adventure in Chair Building, presentation.
