An elegant set of dining chairs (pix)

[Dave Ray]

John, as the kids would say 'AWESOME" As a woodworker would say you do great work, real "Master Craftsman" type work. Thank you for the detailed tutorial, we all learn from that. We also can share in your frustration by being bored, tired after all the sanding, detailed work. Really nice John, thank you.

[nic obie]

Very, very nice work.

Thank you for the pics.

[John Fry]

Everybody,

Thank you for all the compliments.

Jim Becker,

As to building upholstery frame furniture, I can only recommend doing what I did. I took the prototype to the actual upholsterer that was going to do the fabric work. It turns out that Mr. Ed Lanzetti, of Pasadena CA, is nationally renowned for his antique restoration work. I was a bit intimidated, I was duly impressed, AND I was scared to death that he would critisize my work and laugh at my prototype. But instead, he was very helpful and showed me some chairs in varying stages of re-upholstery. He took the time to not only show me what is needed, but also why, and how the webbing would be attached, and where the springs would be placed, and overall, what an upholsterer's needs are.

Basically it came down to deciding how deep the rabbets would be and explaining the need for the curved bar in the back. The reason it was so beneficial to go, is that the fabric thickness, and the chair's design have a bearing on these decisions. I also think individual upholsterers may do things differently.

When the finished chairs were delivered to Mr Lanzetti to be upholstered, he personally called me and congratulated me on the quality of the work. I was very relieved!!

[Jim Becker]

Thanks, John. Great advise!

[Roy Wall]

John,

Ditto all the above!!

Thank you very much for taking the time to share a tutorial....it is a pleasure and we appreciate your effort!!

Superb work!!