Church santuary chairs

[brianh]

Made some oak chairs for a church I had designed this style of chair for another church ten years ago with a few size modifications just made these.

The upholstery was done by a new shop that just opened up near me I am very happy with their work.

Had a deadline so I forgot to take many in process pictures.

 

[bigguns69]

Nice work. Look very sturdy.

 

[brianh]

Nice work. Look very sturdy.

Thank you, I hope most of what I make will still be in use long after I am gone.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Nice!

 

[Jayman17]

Yes those do look stout. You do nice work.

Jay

 

[Bodj Built]

Those look great! Please give us some info on the processes used. I know how I would go about building them, but I'm sure you have better/proper tooling. It's always fun to learn

 

[akalian]

Beautiful work, very fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Those will be used for many years, if not decades.

.

 

[MoonRise]

What, no pocket screws?

Looks nice.

Oak? What stain and finish did you use? Because it looks pretty nice to me.

Functional pegged stub mortise and tenon joints. You didn't want to go all Arts-and-Crafts with contrasting pegs?

The chair backs are solid wood? Did you do a tenon on the back panels to go into a groove in the back frame ala typical frame-and-panel construction?

 

[landlord30]

Wow!

 

[The Cobbler]

Nice !

 

[brianh]

Bodj Built

I start by designing them in CAD, the joinery mortise ant tenons I now do on a CNC router utilizing the cad information. The shaped parts like the legs and aprons are done on a pin router the patterns for them were cut on the CNC.

The back components are cut on the CNC router.

MoonRise

Yes the backs are solid wood I resawed oak for the inner panels.
The back frame is slotted for the panel insert.

The stain is Varathane golden oak to match the rest of the church.

Topcoat finish is Varathane waterbase floor finish been using it for several years with good results, it is harder to spray than the catalyzed lacquer I used to use but is as durable or better.

I found some example pictures of some chairs made for another church several years ago.

 

[36truck]

Very nice work they look great. Well done.

 

[turbowoodworker]

Beautifully done. Thanks for sharing.

 

[captain14]

As always, you have shown another great project from your wood shop.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

You sir are an artist. Great job

 

[Ton ton]

Beautiful work.

 

[purplezr2]

Am I the only one that can't see the pictures

 

[Stuart in MN]

Thank you, I hope most of what I make will still be in use long after I am gone.

Just curious, do you put a maker's mark (and date) on the bottom of your work? 100 years from now, someone may wonder who built those chairs.

 

[brianh]

Just curious, do you put a maker's mark (and date) on the bottom of your work? 100 years from now, someone may wonder who built those chairs.

Yes, I engrave a chair apron on the inside with my name and date.

 

[dffay]

Looks like they will be good for generations.

I’m impressed that you have both CAD capability and the saltiest table saw I’ve ever seen in the same shop. Bravo!

 

[johno]

Very nice, like the shop too.
Is santuary the right word, or is it sanctuary?
Not a church goer so I don't know.

 

[brianh]

Very nice, like the shop too.
Is santuary the right word, or is it sanctuary?
Not a church goer so I don't know.

You are correct I misspelled it, not a church goer either I just do a lot of work for them. I do enjoy going on-site looking at the architecture and matching a design. Since arches are a common theme so are this style of chair.

 

[Ancient Iron]

Wow beautiful work!! You couldn't buy quality like that today.

 

[johno]

You are correct I misspelled it, not a church goer either I just do a lot of work for them. I do enjoy going on-site looking at the architecture and matching a design. Since arches are a common theme so are this style of chair.

Yes there is some pretty impressive work in many churches.

 

[DPG]

Beautiful work like the rest of those that you have shared with us.
How’s the chain saw carving these days?

 

[brianh]

Beautiful work like the rest of those that you have shared with us.
How’s the chain saw carving these days?

I am doing commission work all art shows were cancelled, so I have not been making a ton of inventory. Just got commissioned to do a large crucifixion the wood to make the corpus and cross is from old church pews nice white oak.

 

[38Chevy454]

Very beautiful work.

Sent from dumb operator on a smart phone

 

[pepi]

Thank you, I hope most of what I make will still be in use long after I am gone.

I would say these will, very nice..