Contemporary Dining Chair

Beauty, comfort, and strength come together in this chair designed by Michael Fortune. In traditional chairmaking the legs, rails, seat, and back are part of a single unit. This design throws all that out the window. By separating the seat and back from the legs and rails, you can build the base first. Because the legs and rails are square to one another, the joinery is much simpler. The seat and back are attached to the base with screws after they've been shaped for comfort. Handy jigs take care of the multiple mortises in this chair and make it easy to create an identical set to fit around a dining table.

SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:
Size: 19-1/2 in. deep by 21-1/2 in. wide by 32-1/2 in. tall

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