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After finishing my kitchen table I thought I would just buy chairs. After looking around they want almost 200 dollars a chair. So I thought I would try to build them the cost of the lumber is 400 dollars for six chairs. If anyone has any helpful hints let me know

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Have you thought of buying unfinished chairs and finished them yourself? There are several companies that sell unfinished furniture. I haven't looked at the cost for some time, though.

Ana-White is quite talented and has great ideas for making furniture.  Check out this parsons chair.

http://ana-white.com/2010/11/plans/parson-chair-plans

Perhaps check-out some used furniture places, that can be refinished to suit what will suffice.

Todd,

The plans from the Ana white website provide a basic chair plan that could be modified to suit the style of the table you built.  I have one comment though.  I have two sets of dining room chairs, six that came with the table and four of a different style we bought for holidays when extra seating is required.  All the chairs i own have the back legs and the backrest made of one piece of wood. I wonder about the strength of the backrest as shown in the plans, especially if somebody should lean back in the chair.  OK, one other comment.  Ana's plans call for a seat height of 16" which would probably be fine for the padded chair, all my reading indicates typical dining room chair seat height to be 18", so if you don't plan on upholstering the seats, something else to consider.

Don



Don Foley said:

Todd,

The plans from the Ana white website provide a basic chair plan that could be modified to suit the style of the table you built.  I have one comment though.  I have two sets of dining room chairs, six that came with the table and four of a different style we bought for holidays when extra seating is required.  All the chairs i own have the back legs and the backrest made of one piece of wood. I wonder about the strength of the backrest as shown in the plans, especially if somebody should lean back in the chair.  OK, one other comment.  Ana's plans call for a seat height of 16" which would probably be fine for the padded chair, all my reading indicates typical dining room chair seat height to be 18", so if you don't plan on upholstering the seats, something else to consider.

Don

That may be the way to go.thanks for the idea.

Ken Darga said:

Perhaps check-out some used furniture places, that can be refinished to suit what will suffice.

Todd,

I was searching my woodworking bookmarked pages and came across some free plans including for dining room chairs.  Here are some links to peruse:

http://www.americanwoodworker.com/blogs/projects/archive/2010/01/22...

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22113/free-plan-arts-and-crafts...

http://vintageinternetplans.com/diningchair.htm

Hopefully you can use these plans and instructions to develop a design to compliment your table.

Don

Thanks Don sorry for the late response my computer has been acting up. I like the chairs and my wife loves them so i will give it a shot.

Don Foley said:

Todd,

I was searching my woodworking bookmarked pages and came across some free plans including for dining room chairs.  Here are some links to peruse:

http://www.americanwoodworker.com/blogs/projects/archive/2010/01/22...

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22113/free-plan-arts-and-crafts...

http://vintageinternetplans.com/diningchair.htm

Hopefully you can use these plans and instructions to develop a design to compliment your table.

Don

Todd,

Chairs take lots of abuse, lots of stress on some of the joints. 

Making chairs takes skill.

Material selection and grain is very important. 

Joinery methods are critical.

I've seen collapsed chairs.

Weak and poor joinery.

Simple slats in chair backs that fractured from little pressure.

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