Reproduction Queen Anne Side Chairs
Handmade by Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers
Original Queen Anne Rush Seat Side Chair attributed to William Savery of Pennsylvania circa 1750
Original Queen Anne Rush Seat Side Chair attributed to William Savery of Pennsylvania circa 1750
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| Original William Savery Side Chair 1750 |
Reproduction Queen Anne Side Chairs pictured with the original chair front left
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| Reproduction Side Chair with original Savery Chair (front left) |
First, full scale drawings and patterns are made from the original chair
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| Original Queen Anne Side Chair |
Lightly figured tiger maple is selected for the set of chairs we are making. The rough materials are selected to match throughout the set of chairs.
The Legs partially shaped and ready for joinery
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| Chair Legs |
The legs are shaped and detailed entirely by hand
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| Hand shaping the legs |
Legs with rear seat rails fit
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| Chair Process |
The chairs with back splats and crest rails fit, shaping is next
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| Original Pennsylvania Chair with Reproductions |
Chairs with the shaping of the crest rails and back splats
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| Reproduction Chair Process |
Final shaping and clean up of the chair backs
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| Chair back after shaping |
Chair detail of the back of the crest rail and back splat
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| Back Splat and Crest Rail Detail |
Laying out the rough maple blanks for the legs. A pattern is made off the original chair and transferred onto the square blanks.
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| leg blanks |
The legs after rough cutting on the bandsaw
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| chair legs |
Final shaping of the legs is done by hand
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| Shaped Chair Legs |
Turning the side and back stretchers is next
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| Lathe after turning chair stretchers |
Stretchers turned, fitting the joinery is next
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| Stretchers |
Chairs with stretchers fit
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| Leg and Front Stretcher Detail |
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| Side Chair |
Chairs completed and ready for finish and natural rush seats. The shaped aprons are applied after the rush seat is complete
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| Reproduction Side Chairs |
Comparison pics of the original chair and reproductions.
(The original chair had a repaired back leg where the side and back stretcher met. The joinery was too close together weakening the leg, so we raised the lower back stretcher to avoid this on the reproductions)
Chairs with a majority of the finishing completed. Now we will take them to get the natural cat tail rush seats before the final coats of finish are applied.
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| Reproduction Chairs |
These chairs are currently in the finishing process, we will have updated photos soon.
