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   MBerger | Sep 27, 2006 05:49pm | #1

   Hi Gina,

   Those are great chairs. Good technique practice but not too challenging that you can't complete a full set. For reference, below is a photo and link to the article:

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   Building a Chair, Arts and Crafts Style

   Modifying with a slip seat
   The good news is I don't think you will have to modify the plans much to accommodate an upholstered slip seat vs. the woven seat used in the article. Because the author didn't make the woven seat with traditional means, he actually made it easy to swap it out.

   This article provides a lesson on how to produce a comfortable slip seat that can fit right in to this chair without any modifications to the support. Just like Alexander's article, this slip seat features a plywood base that can fit into the rabbets of the seat rails.

   I'm not even sure you need to adjust the height of the chairs, depending on the thickness of your slip seat. If you did decide to reduce the height slightly, adjust the section between the seat rails and the bottom stretchers.

   Hope that helps,

   Matt Berger
   Fine Woodworking

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   GinaS | Sep 28, 2006 07:41pm | #2

   Thanks for your help --

   I had found & read the article on making a slipcover seat; In "test driving" several chairs in furniture stores, I found I preferred the chairs with the padded seat covering the front rail and posts (I'm short, and otherwise they cut into the back of my legs)!  This is why I'm wondering about the overall height...

   Thanks again --

   Gina