The Technique of FURNITURE MAKING
Easy or lounge chairs
Figure 482:1 shows a lounge chair of knockdown construction, using tenoned or dowelled side frames and separate back frame and front apron rail connected with suitable slot-headed screws engaging in sunk nuts. There is no seat frame as such, and resilient rubber webbing is used for the suspension, anchored with metal clips as shown at 482:lA, A, top rail 482:2A, A. and front rail 482:2B, B. The front rail (482:2B) should have locating stub dowels either side of the central screw to prevent it twisting. Figure 482:3, 4 is another framed-up chair with finger - jointed arm rests and tenoned or dowelled front, side and back rails, with the back frame screwed from the inside into the arm and lower rails. Here again suspension is with resilient webbing.
Swivel chair
A typical swivel-chair action is shown in 485:1, together with 485:2 swivel metal chair action, and 485:3 matching metal settee support. This type of chair should have a fairly firm seat, and the foam padding can be placed on a plywood base. Sturdy cross-bearers are fixed under the seat to take the swivel arms.
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477 & 478 David Colwell: folding chairs and matching foot stool in steamed and turned ash |
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481 Rod Wales: two-seater settee in figured sycamore with cushions upholstered in cotton chintz |
483 Lounge chair in American black walnut. Designed by T. A. Marsh, Brighton College of Art
484 Easy chair in afrormosia. Designed and made at Brighton College of Art
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485 Swivel chair and metal actions |
