Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Another chair question????
Barry Irby
Building chairs for my son and DIL. They have oak frames with top rails and rails near the floor with a stretcher across the middle.
They seem pretty sturdy but these chairs have a lifetime guarantee. (Mine, not theirs)
Would you beef up the frames with angle braces across the corners under the seat? Would you add angle braces between the legs and rails, like a decorative bracket?
Re: Another chair question????
Jack Guzman from Maine
No. The stretchers job is to stiffen up the lower end of the chair. As long as your joints are solid you shouldn't need bracing.
Re: Another chair question????
JL
Not really necessary (IMO).
Some Windsor style chairs have been around for over 100 years 
They often just have side stretchers and a center stretcher.