step one: look at the wood and determine where you are going to get your "parts." parts are the building blocks of any project. In this case, it is legs, stretchers, seat parts (which are completely hidden by the seat fabric (danish cord) so they are not that important from a visual perspective, and the arms, and back rail parts.

much of the projects class first steps consist of "composing" the piece, including making mockups to get an idea of the "space" that the object will consume as well as its visual three-dimensional qualities. in my case, i am doing a reproduction with plans (always approximate) so i am skipping that step.

tomorrow i will be sawing the back legs and have already determined where i will get all my lower stretchers. after that, plane the legs to thickness and fair the faces to get them ready for joinery.

original designs • quality craftsmanship • hand cut dovetails • hand planed and sanded surfaces
hand applied finishes • every piece receives the same fine attention to detail