chairmaking
Crafting sitting furniture
Chairmaking is the craft of constructing chairs by hand, traditionally involving woodworking skills like turning, carving, and joinery.
The term evokes artisanal methods rather than factory production: He learned chairmaking from his grandfather, Windsor chairmaking requires mastering the lathe.
A chairmaker specializes in this work.
Detailed technical drawing
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- formShape or document
- contourBounding line of shape
symmetry · proportions · style · modernism · minimalism · functionalism · ornamentation · motif
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- latheworkShaped on spinning machine
- chiselingCutting with edged tool
sanding · gluing · clamping · dovetailing · mortising · tenoning · planing · routing
Place for sitting
- backrestVertical chair support
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- armrestsHorizontal chair extensions
- spindlesRotating rods for thread
stretchers · splat · stiles · rungs · apron · finials · rockers · footrest
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- formShape or document
contour · symmetry · proportions · style · modernism · minimalism · functionalism · ornamentation · motif · silhouette
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- latheworkShaped on spinning machine
chiseling · sanding · gluing · clamping · dovetailing · mortising · tenoning · planing · routing · boring
seat
Place for sitting
- backrestVertical chair support
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- armrestsHorizontal chair extensions
spindles · stretchers · splat · stiles · rungs · apron · finials · rockers · footrest · joints
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- chiselEdged carving implement
- spokeshaveTool for curving wood
- drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
plane · bandsaw · router · clamps · calipers · gouge · mallet · rasp · scraper · froe
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
maple · ash · cherry · hickory · beech · elm · lumber · timber · veneer · dowels
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