Best method for making seat blanks

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08-29-2018 10:37 PM

Posted a few months ago about how to scoop seats and got some good advice, but due to wrapping up a PhD dissertation I am just getting started. So my question is what’s the best way to build the blank for the seat? Should I just glue and clamp, or pockethole glue screw and clamp?

What are the best methods? Please let me know? The wood is 5/4 red oak

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bondogaposis home \| projects \| blog 5569 posts in 2910 days #1 posted 08-29-2018 10:47 PM	Just glue and clamp. Pocket screws would not be a good option. What if you hit a screw while hollowing out the seat? You are not really going to know where the ends of those screws are. They won’t add any strength beyond what you will get with just glue and clamps. -- Bondo Gaposis
wuddoc home \| projects \| blog 353 posts in 4277 days #2 posted 08-30-2018 04:27 AM	We offset dowels closer to the bottom side of the chair seat to allow for the scooped out sections not exposing a fastener. -- Wuddoc
AlaskaGuy home \| projects \| blog 5421 posts in 2868 days #3 posted 08-30-2018 05:42 AM	A properly glued joint is all you need. -- Alaskan's for Global warming!

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