Winging it

Jeff, I'll be the dumb one!  I've been waiting for someone to ask; but so far no one has! Why all the photos? Where is # 13? And what does the degree figure refer to? John McAlister
 
Jeff:
On your chair, what I'll describe as the tall front stile, wide yellow pine piece:  at the bottom it has two long tenons what go into the seat frame.  With the intermediate tenon shoulder forming a gap above the seat rail.  Makes me curious; Why's it built like that?  I stoopid?   Same feature shows up in the frontal rolloid.

JD
 
John, Thank you for the questions. I have posted so many pictures because I would like to see more 360 degree view pictures of other pieces and thought that this might spur on others plus I had the pictures and didn't know what to do with them. I hope I have not taken up to much e-space. What pieces are you working on?
 
Johnny, If I understand your question correctly these are pull strips to wrap your fabric around. If I am confused and I am not understanding your question completely please let me know and I will try again. 
 
Jeff:

Yeah I think I see it.  The series of squarish openings on each side just above the seat frame.  For stuffing fabric into.  OK.

I'm working on an oxbow chest with claw feet, which is near done, but I've been avoiding it lately because it's been a real sphere comminuter.  I work in total isolation and have had no instruction.  Since deciding to do it all by hand (almost), I've really increased my challenges, since I don't know how.  Plus, the proper construction/assembly sequence is not at all obvious to the ignorant.  I still haven't decided how I'd build a next one.

Personally, I love the pics.  Keep 'em comin'.  Do you have to compress the files?

JD
 
The squarish opening above the rail on the wings are more for attaching padding and stuffing and adding a variable in construction on wing height. I hope this sounds convincing.
 
Jeff, Thanks for the clarification! I hesitate to mention my current project: I might be asked to resign from SAPFM; but since you ask, I'm building a tansu style sofa table for a daughter.  That's tansu as in Japanese! It's so ugly it's interesting. American Period stuff it ain't!!  But it is interesting and I'll have to admit it grows on you; slowly, however! I'll send a picture, off forum, when I finish.
Picture # 11 of your wing chair shows the left side of the chair. # 17 shows the right side. Or is it vice-versa?
John McAlister
 
Jeff, I just read about that fire and it breaks my heart to think of what was lost there....  Any idea what started it?
 
Jeff had a fire in his shop in 1967 and he lost many of his chair patterns.  As you know,  some are lost forever. 

Jim Vojcek
 
When I was a Jeff's shop he had an old "catalog" (pictures of completed pieces with a price penciled in next to them) of pieces I believe he said it was from the 40's, that was rescued from the fire.

I tried to order a few of the pieces, but Jeff indicated he wasn't going to honor those prices.

But it was nice to see they were doing quality work since the beginning. And if I rember correctly they did have a wingback in there.
 
Conflagration is quite common amoung furniture shops, both period and modern. Many things don't change over time. My father lost his father's shop in 1967.
Wing chair stretcher and rail.
 

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