Someone has asked me about building this chair. The back is straightforward. Not sure about the legs, though. How would you join the legs on this chair?
Yea, I think like rockyT says. It is probably doweled into the seat as well as dovetailed to the extension. It will support the vertical weight alright as long as it is not dragged around too much. The back appear to be tongue and grooved into the seat as well. I am not sure if I like the structure although the design is appealing.
mortise and tenon or multiple dowels, or sliding dovetail to prevent leg rotation. Don't think screws alone, w/o dowel or something connecting leg to extension to take the stress, will work.
I would say dowels on the legs to the seat, and then a screw in the ext into the seat, and maybe one into the leg.I've seen this in dining room chairs and desk chairs just don't have one to ref. I would glue the leg to the ext.
About as good as it gets with a slender, non cross braced design. Not what I expected from looking at the previous pics. It wouldn't last long if tilted up on the back legs a lot, but neither would the back.
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