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Ep 13: Blending the outside of the crest rail
October 25, 2023

Dan continues with the task of shaping every surface of the chair back.
Ep 11: Blending the crest rail with the back splat
October 12, 2023

Dan shapes the crest rail until it looks like one unified piece with the back splat and then glues up the final back assembly of the chair.
Ep 10: Sculpting the back splat
October 4, 2023

Dan wields his trusty chisel to sculpt and chamfer the back splat of the Queen Anne side chair.
Ep 3: Mortising and tapering the back posts
August 16, 2023

In this episode, Dan mortises the back posts at the hollow chisel mortiser and discusses the subtleties of the tapers before cutting them on the bandsaw and cleaning them up with hand tools.
Ep 2: Laying out back post joinery
August 9, 2023

With the shaping done, Dan lays out the complex joinery on the back posts.
Ep 1: Starting with the back posts
August 9, 2023

In the first episode of this Queen Anne side chair build series, Dan Faia starts working on the back posts—starting with accurate layout, moving on to the bandsaw, and fairing with hand tools.
Ep 2: Creating story sticks from a piece
August 1, 2023

Dan creates story sticks referencing directly off of the original chair, ensuring that there are no measurement errors in his drawings.
Compress round tenons before gluing them in
May 8, 2023

They swell up and make the joints tighter.
Inspiring heritage
April 28, 2023

Through his work, Jomu Tariku hopes to change the world's perception of African design.
Build a classic kitchen stool
April 10, 2023

Windsor construction and modern tooling give a timeless result.

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