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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #16: Fabricating Pivots
Ross Leidy
I decided to try my hand at making custom pivot hardware that's similar to what's on the original chair. I started with a small 150x150x2 plate o...
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Another Danish Modern Chair #10: Finished!
Ross Leidy
Except not "finished." I should say, it's functional. I did the test lacing with the chair on the floor. That was a bit hard on my back. I got ...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #19: Fixing my Mistake
Ross Leidy
After a day to contemplate the error of my ways, I set to removing the finish from the top of the arms in order to sand the scratches. I spent som...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #4: Trimming legs to shape
Ross Leidy
With the leg finger joints complete, I could trim the legs to their final shape. This could have been done more quickly on the table saw with a p...
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Another Danish Modern Chair #1: Introduction
Ross Leidy
On the heels of completing a second deck chair based on Wegner's GE-375 from pressure-treated decking, I still had some scraps left over. Enough f...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #1: Introduction
Ross Leidy
In this project, I'll be building a pair of chairs modeled after Hans Wegner's, "Bukkestolen", which he designed for Johannes Hansen in 1959. Weg...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #11: Seat Frame Shaping and Glue-up
Ross Leidy
Because my seat frame components are probably not quite as thick as those in the original, I compensated by making mine slightly wider an limiting ...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #8: Arm/Legs clamping jig
Ross Leidy
I still need to do some shaping and sanding of the legs and arms before they'll be ready for glue-up, but I took some time to work out how to clamp...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #12: A Start on the Backrest Frame
Ross Leidy
Now that the main chair frame is nearly done, I can move on to the independent backrest frame. I started by creating another template to define th...
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Wegner-Inspired Deck Chair #10: Finished!
Ross Leidy
Well, finished without finish, but structurally complete. Here's the completed chair next to the deck skirting from whence it came. [20221016-1G6X...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #17: Starting to Finish
Ross Leidy
I've had a plan to stain these chairs from the start of the project. Red oak looks very 80's-furniture with just a clear finish, which wasn't the...
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Another Danish Modern Chair #9: Final Glue-Up
Ross Leidy
With all the last minute shaping and sanding complete, everything was ready for the final glue-up. There's not really a whole lot to show here. I...
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