dining room chairs

got the rest of the chair done today. cut the tenons on all of the spindles, and cut the chamfers on the tops and bottoms of the legs. then it was time for a full assembly. now all that is left, is the finishing.
 

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with the framework done, its on to the upholstery. cut the plywood bottoms for the 4 dining chairs, and the 2 living room chairs yesterday. now that i have opened all of the foam for the cushions, need to wait a couple of days for them to fully decompress.
 

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now with everything in place, picked up an old knife at goodwill, and sharpened it in the method of paul sellers. then built his foam compressor the other day. i like the way this guy works.
 

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I'm slightly surprised Sellers used staples instead of tacks being the traditionalist he is.

The compressor setup does look like a real smart idea! Will have to keep that in the mental toolbox.

If you're doing a lot of thin leather or cloth cutting a rotary cutter (available at all the fabric stores and amazon) is the cats meow for doing the straight/square cuts. Well worth the $10. Just keep your fingers shy of the blade.
 
i'll be giving that compressor setup a try in the next couple of days. worked on the cushions for the living room chairs today. cut the foam to size (4 and 2 inch thick, for 6 inches), wrapped in batting, and stapled on the covering fabric. got 2 of them done, and called it a day.
 

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the rest of the pics....
 

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