Williamsburg Pic

1/27/06, 1:00 AM #1

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Williamsburg Pic

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>Thought I'd post a pic and see how it comes out. This picture is of the chair that Kaare Loftheim discussed. The original upon which it was based was made by Williamsburg cabinetmaker Peter Scott, IIRC. There were several variants in various stages of construction on display over the three days, with alternate splats and crest rails. Lots of subtle details and curious construction details. I really like the design, and really like the ones with carved splats.

This particular photo shows the chair with the joinery complete and dry fit, ready for detailing, carving etc.

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1/27/06, 1:09 AM #2

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Carving Detail

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>Here's a detail of a carved splat on another one of the Scott chairs.

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1/27/06, 1:20 AM #3

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Rail Detail

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>Here's a picture of the side rail. I could not get my camera to pick up the two distinct facets of the side rail. The rail is planed so it twists along the length- the back (right in this pic) echos the angle of the back stile/leg. If you saw it in person, you would see the arris along its length, from lower front to upper rear in a straight line. Clear as mud?

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1/27/06, 1:34 AM #4

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>just look at that joinery. Narry a crack to be seen.

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1/27/06, 1:45 AM #5

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Not too shabby for a dry fit, eh?

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1/27/06, 7:29 PM #6

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Thanks for sharing!

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>Wow, that's nice hand work. If that's a dry fit, holy cow...

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1/27/06, 10:02 PM #7

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>It was great to see you again at Williamsburg John. Believe it or not, I didn't take a single picture this year. Getting jaded I guess, or is it lazy?

My trip down to the event was truly a woodworking odessey. I stopped at a friends house and scored a K-1 Emmert vise complete with the tilting jaw for $200 and two of my awls. (Beep, Beep) Had breakfast Saturday morning with Skip, Sir William, Jim Crammond, Jamey, Dave Schultz, Joe Rogers,Paul Mosteller, and someone else--- I forget now.

I particularly enjoyed the contrast between the methodology of David Sawyer and Peter G in their approach to making Windsors. I picked up a lot of new techniques which should improve the quality of any future Windsors I make.

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