I'd like to direct your attention to a Morris Chair that was recently completed by Will Sampson of CabinetMakerFDM. What a great piece of furniture!!!

Click on the link Morris Chair to take you to our gallery of member photos.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops and Wounded Warriors Project

Very nice!

This is on my short list to build. I want to make 2 for my family room.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

That's a great looking piece - looks easy to make, but that's they way is should be - HOWEVER - when one consideres everything that went into it, from board choice (1/4 sawn Oak - wow), to cutting sheet, to actual cutting, to construction, to finish - - - - - - FANTASTIC job, Will.

Thanks for pointing it out, John

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

What a beautiful chair. To me the beauty comes from the clean and simple lines and the well executed joinery. I love these chairs and would like to build one of my own some day. Thanks for posting!

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www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops

Thanks, Fred! The devil is indeed in the details. For example, the legs are made of of four pieces so the quartersawn ray figure shows on all four faces. The "bend" in the arms is not a bend at all but accomplished by removing some wood from the top and adding wood on the underside. The ammonia fuming is fairly dangerous, since it requires putting the chair in an ammonia filled atmosphere to infuse the wood with ammonia, which is quite toxic. The ammonia reacts with the tannin in the oak and darkens it to a depth of about 1/8 inch. I've tried stains, but nothing equals the look and effect of ammonia. I use household ammonia, which takes a bit longer than the industrial ammonia Stickley used, but it's a bit safer to handle. Coupled with amber shellac, it really gives that classic "golden oak" look that draws me to all the original Stickley pieces.

Fred Wilson said:

That's a great looking piece - looks easy to make, but that's they way is should be - HOWEVER - when one consideres everything that went into it, from board choice (1/4 sawn Oak - wow), to cutting sheet, to actual cutting, to construction, to finish - - - - - - FANTASTIC job, Will.

Thanks for pointing it out, John

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'