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Ep16a: Roughing out the cabriole legs
November 15, 2023

In the first of this two-part episode, Dan Faia begins the systematic shaping of the Queen Anne chair legs.
Ep 14: Finishing the chair back
November 1, 2023

The chair back gets the last of the chamfers and Dan perfectly carves a return on a round over with his trusty chisel.
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 12: Blending the crest rail with the back posts
October 19, 2023

At this point in the Queen Anne chair construction, it becomes just as much about the negative of the finished shape as the positive.
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.
The ABCs of CNC
October 11, 2023

Despite initial doubts, the CNC has quickly become an indispensable tool in the Fine Woodworking shop.
Ep 5: Adding molding to the back seat rail
August 30, 2023

In this episode, Dan creates the shoe molding for the Queen Anne chair using a jack plane and a vintage molding plane.
Ep 4: Chamfering the back posts
August 23, 2023

Dan lays out the iconic chamfers to the Queen Anne chair and then cuts them using little more than a chisel.
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 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.

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