Morris Chair, where have I seen this ?

[Cordy]

I have seen this chair somewhere on the net - saved the photo - but can't find the article etc that it was with

This coming Autumn I fancy having a go at making it

There are dozens of variations of M/chairs I know, but it's this particular one that caught my eye
Any help much appreciated

 

[ColeyS1]

Reverse Google image search found this as a first result
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/morris_chair.
HTH

Coley

Edit. A link to a book with other projects including the morris chair.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Popular-Woodwo ... 1440339716

 

[Cordy]

That's the one

Many thanks Coley

 

[Cordy]

Just ordered that book
£13.90 new - on the Bay

 

[ColeyS1]

Just ordered that book
£13.90 new - on the Bay

Ideal ! Might have a few more interesting projects in there. Did you see the pdf at the bottom of the article, not mega detailed, buy the dimensions are there
Coley

 

[Cordy]

Yes, saw the pdf
I suspect that the book that I ordered will only contain the same info as the article that you found

Found this too which will be a big help

Planning to use my Domino 500

 

[custard]

I've made a few Morris chairs Cordy, they're straightforward and quick, 40-50 hours should see the job done, less if you're batching out two or more. The killer from a commercial perspective was the upholstery, I've always had them covered in leather and that can cost £300-400 per chair for a quality job.

The other thing to bear in mind is that they're not the most comfortable chair in the world, they're a bit low so it's not easy to get out of them, especially as the seat really does need to angle down towards the back to prevent the occupier sliding out when seated.

Finally, if you're making this in Oak, which is the obvious and traditional choice, it's really worth putting some effort into thinking how the quarter sawn faces will align in the finished piece. Nothing looks worse than having one arm showing medullary rays and the other arm not, or something similar with the front faces of the front legs.

Good luck!

 

[Brentingby]

If you use SketchUp, you can download a model of it that appears to be accurate with the dimensions in the article. Both are in imperial units but you could change the model to metric easily enough.