The Settee is an extension of the Low Back Chair Project. It is an elegant double Low Back Chair. First you need to know how to build the Low Back Seat, Arms and Front and Back Legs. Watch the complete Low Back Series. Then watch the special Settee Videos to Learn how to craft the elegant 9 board seat and carve the back rest from one piece of stock.
Videos – All of the Videos for this Project are Streaming for FREE on YouTube at Charlesbrock the Rocknchairman. Go to Playlist on the Channel and find the entire Project Video Series. Watch all of the project’s videos and decide if you want to build it, then purchase the full-size paper patterns from this webpage. I will ship them to you with FREE shipping in the USA and at my cost internationally.
Low Back Chair Book – Online under Companion Books. Do not use seat dimensions!
These videos and the full-size patterns provide everything you need to complete your sculptured low back settee.
Working with Full- Size Paper Patterns
Make a set of permanent patterns from the paper patterns. Do not try to use the paper patterns on your stock. Glue (a Glue Stick is a good adhesive for this) them to whatever material you want to use realizing some patterns need to bend and some can be rigid. Leave a little margin around the black line when cutting them apart. After gluing, use a bandsaw to cut on or slightly to the black line, then sand away the black line, leaving the correct size of the pattern for tracing your parts.
To use your permanent pattern set, trace the patterns on the candidate boards. Trace around the pattern carefully with a Sharpie. When deciding suitability for chair parts, look for clarity (knots, bark inclusions, voids), grain flow, and color. Each factor should weigh into the pattern placement decision. If you have doubts concerning an overall part measurement, trust the pattern size. Use the video instructions to lay out joint measurements.
Wood Choices
American hardwoods are best. I like Walnut, Maple and Cherry. Oak is too stringy for this project. Some exotics are good, especially Rosewood and Bocote’. Requires approximately 35 board feet
Buillder’s Notes:
IMPORTANT!!! This project is not a beginner or intermediate project. You will have to cut, fit and shape parts using your problem solving skills. Things like length of seat and backrest are approximations only.
- Because of this sculptural project’s nature, a cut list is not practical. If possible, lay the patterns on the candidate stock to check not only size but also color and especially grain patterns to validate the stock’s usefulness.
- The full-size paper patterns we are shipping to you make a 20” deep seat. Do not make the 22” seat. Patterns will yield parts that provide ample stock to cut and fit joints, and shape the chair.
Please!
NEVER TEACH OTHERS FROM MY VIDEOS OR PATTERNS. YOU WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS AND SUBJECT TO PENALTY.
CHARLES BROCK
