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This is a child sized morris chair that I built with my 7 year old son. I had always wanted to build one, and had actually begun milling some white oak to start one for myself. But my son was interested in building his own chair, so I put mine on hold and seized the opportunity to have some father/ son time. We simplified the design a bit for his chair. The arms are flat, no angles on the sides, and no through tenons in the arms. We used red oak on this one, and the dimensions were decreased to fit his size for the next few years (though my 2 year old daughter sits in it more than anyone). He did as much of the work as possible, and did most of the finish himself.

on a side note, it ended up being a great practice project for building my own morris chair. Hopefully I can get back to building it soon. Thanks for looking!

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Great looking Morris chair! And sounds like fun getting some shop time with the son. Gotta get the daughter going soon!
 

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Nice looking chair and a great family project. I love Morris chairs.
Any opportunity to spend quality time with your son should be cherished.
 

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He's 7? Thats so cool. Both of you did a fantastic job. Now Dad you need to finish yours so the two of you can have a seat and smoke bubble gum cigars together. (Do they still make those?)
 

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Surprisingly they DO still make those, Dan. I just happened to see some at the cigar shop a couple days ago.

And thanks to everyone for the kind words. This project will always mean a lot to me.
 

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What a great little chair you have made, and your apprentice is not so shabby either.
A doubly-pleasurable project by any standard.
 

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Great job. One of these has been on my to-do list forever. I like your design.
 

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Very nice!! I just finished one for myself. I hadn't thought about it, but I have an 8 year old grandson that would fit one that size nicely.

Thanks for the idea.

And again…..an outstanding job!

Andy
 

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Nice morris chair.
 
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