Shaping

Easy way to chamfer or round a pin
March 26, 2024

Chuck it into your handheld drill, use a wooden block to hold it, and sand a perfectly chamfered tip.
Ep 26: Rounding the Seat Rail
February 7, 2024

Rounding off the inside of the seat rail and finessing the roundover on the outside of the chair rail, Dan finishes up the shaping of the Queen Anne chair.
Throwback: Making Ogee Bracket Feet Another Way
February 1, 2024

Glue up first, shape afterward.
Ep 25: Final fairing of the transition blocks
January 31, 2024

Moving ever closer to completion of the Queen Anne chair, Dan finesses the shape of the transition blocks to give the chair a lighter look.
Ep 24: Final inspection and fairing of the legs
January 17, 2024

Dan takes one last look at the legs before completing the shaping and scraping.
Ep 23b: Final shaping of the knee
January 10, 2024

Dan continues the shaping of the legs, creating the classic curves we've come to love in Queen Anne furniture.
Ep 23a: Rough shaping the legs and front rail
January 10, 2024

Dan begins the processes of making the cabriole leg look like a cabriole leg.
Ep 19: Cutting curved seat rail rabbets
December 7, 2023

Using hand tools, Dan deftly cuts the curved rabbets that will eventually hold the seat of the Queen Anne chair.
Ep 16b: Finishing the cabriole leg shaping
November 15, 2023

Dan finishes the shaping of the cabriole leg as the chair starts to come to life.
Cutting side beads
November 15, 2023

Bill Pavlak provides four hand-tool approaches to classic molding.

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