Location: Halifax, NS

Amateur or Pro: Amateur

Finish Used: Sanding to 150 grit. Wipe on poly with paste wax applied with 0000 steel wool and buffed.

Wood Species: Black Walnut / White Ash

Project Description:
This project was inspired by an interesting chair I saw while visiting the Halifax Citadel fort. After doing extensive research on it, I came up with a couple of names including Savonarola chair or Dante chair. I modified the design to suit some different species of wood and modern hardware to go for a more contemporary look.

I have the highest respect for chair makers. Its such a great combination of form and function and its a great test of a woodworker’s abilities in both design and construction. Let’s check out this beautiful chair built by Cameron in North Carolina:

Just finished a chair project I have been working on for the last few weeks. Here are the results. The wood is American Black Walnut. I used loose tenon joinery throughout the chair. I had access to a milling machine so I used it to experiment with cutting a few of the mortises. It worked extremely well and will make it difficult to go back to the router! The back was formed in the vacuum press with 1/16″ walnut veneer I got from Veneersupplies.com per your suggestion on video #17 A Pressing Matter. The finish is an oil/varnish mixture. Thanks for the site. It is a tremendous resource for woodworkers of all skill levels.