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   UncleDunc | Aug 21, 2002 08:09am | #1

   Is this your missing thread?

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages/?msg=7459.1

   I found it with the advanced search, at the top of the left frame.

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   dhpascoe | Aug 21, 2002 04:45pm | #3

   Hmmm, wonder why it ends up in archives only two days later?When the going gets tough . . . it's tough going!

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   cherryjohn | Aug 21, 2002 01:34pm | #2

   Cherry is strong enough for chairs in my opinion.  Heck of a lot of people make them!  Just go look in any furniture store and what will you see....lotsa cherry.  I make windsor chairs almost exclusively out of cherry...including the legs.  Oak or maple would be stronger but it just doesnt have the look that people want today.  I'd just be carefull to watch the grain of the wood very carefully.  The cherry that I use is New Hampshire black cherry, all air dried and the grain can go all over the place.  It looks good but in the wrong part it will be very weak.  I'd post a pic of one of my chairs but I cant see how to do it in this forum

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   TimSams | Aug 21, 2002 10:40pm | #4

   There's nothing wrong with cherry for chairs. Check out:

   http://www.brianboggschairs.com

   Of course, even the strongest wood can be compromised by a bad design and bad joinery.

   Tim

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