Chair: Lumber required 12 ft. 1 in. x 4 in., 12 ft. 1 in. x 2 in., 4 ft. 1-2 in. x 2 in., 3 ft. 1 1-2 in. x 1 1-2 in.

First get out the back posts from a piece of 1 in. x 4 in. to dimensions given.

Cut the mortises for the back slats, seat frame and spreaders at positions indicated in sketch.

The upper rail in the back should be about 3-4 of an inch below the top of the side posts and by following the dimensions given in drawing you will get the position of the lower rail.

The three upright slats in the back should be mortised into the top and bottom rail, as indicated by dotted line, but may be mortised full thickness and so save cutting a tenon, though if you do cut a tenon it perhaps saves more time, as you do not have to be so careful in cutting your mortise, which is covered by the shoulder of the tenon.

When you have got out the back posts, next make the front posts, cutting your mortises exactly the same height from the floor as those in the back posts. Then get out the side rails and put these pieces together.

The tenons on the side rail should be as long as possible without going quite through the leg. as they take all the strain when the chair is tipped back.

Having glued the two sides of the chair together next get out the top and bottom rail of the back and fit and glue the three slats into them. Then get out the other rails of the back and front and glue them in one side of the chair.

Then put on the other side of the chair and the frame is complete.

The seat is what is known as a slip seat and is made and upholstered separately, then slipped into the frame of the chair.

The inner frame for this seat is shown at (a) by dotted lines. It is made of the 1 in. x 2 in. stuff firmly mortised and glued at the corners and rests on four brackets at the corners of the frame, as shown by dotted lines. It should be a full l-8th of an inch smaller all around than the frame in order to allow it to slip into the frame after the leather seat has been tacked on.

This leather seat is made by tacking strips of strong webbing or canvas about 3 1-2 in. wide over the top of this inner frame. Interlace these strips like basket work, leaving little or no space between them and stretch tightly over the frame.

With soft cotton, hair or other padding laid evenly over the whole surface, being; careful to leave no hollows and making the center a little thicker than the edges, build up your seat as thick as you want it. Then stretch the leather or other covering tightly over both padding and frame and tack it firmly on the under side of the frame.

To cover the webbing and ends of the leather, tack a piece of black cloth over the whole bottom, then slip the seat into the frame.

Some workmen put a pin through the leg and tenon where the rails are mortised into the legs. This adds strength, but we think is hardly necessary if your tenons fit properly and are strongly glued.