Eastlake

My Mom recently purchased a couple of chairs at a yard sale.
She just liked the look of them.  It turns out she has a great eye.  The chairs are from the late 1800's and are made by a very prominent English maker by the name of Charles Eastlake.
They are what is known as Ladies parlor chairs.
Below is a little information of Charles and his style.
Way to go mom''

"The Eastlake furniture style as envisioned by its namesake, Charles Lock Eastlake, came about in response to his dislike of the over-the-top Rococo Revival and Renaissance Revival styles popular during the Victorian era. Eastlake was a trend-setting British architect, author, and lecturer.

As a proponent for "careful craftsmanship," he called for the manufacture of "simple sturdy furniture." His book, Hints on Household Taste, published in England in 1868 and the United States in 1872, expounded on these ideals in line with those of the Arts & Crafts Movement.

Although Eastlake furniture is technically considered Victorian, being popular from 1870-1890, it breaks away from the excessive high relief carving, classical elements, and numerous curves of other styles produced during this time frame."

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Steve

Break Time

Break time'

I had a little fun in the garage this weekend. I made a bench using some of the pool cues I had.
I picked up the cues at a local thrift store. I've had them sitting around the place for a while. I took a piece of 2' x 12' spruce and softened the corners by cutting them at 45 degrees. I then laid out four holes, 1 1/8" in diameter and drilled them at an angle of 10 degrees, 7/8 " deep. Ten degrees is the usual angle most table and chair legs are angled at.

I made a jig to hold the pool cue legs at 10 degrees so I could cut them on the miter saw at the exact length I wanted. I could've made a jig for the drill press to help me drill the holes into the spruce board at ten degrees but I just used a bevel gauge and eyeballed it. It worked o-Kay. This was all just experimenting and having fun anyway.
I then cut a slot ( kerf ) in the end of each leg. I put glue in the mortises in the board and I glued a wedge into the kerf in the leg.
When I inserted the leg into the mortises the wedge is driven into the leg, splaying it out and locking it into place.

After the glue dried I cut a piece of foam and took some scrap vinyl I had leftover from a previous project and gave the bench a crude upholstery job.
I had fun and it works' What more can you ask for.
I really like my cut off jig I made, it works very well. i think I will make a jig for the drill press so next time I'm more accurate. I was only using a spruce construction grade board, if I was using a piece of walnut or something it would be different.
Anyways - one thing always leads to another. I have some other ideas now for the rest of the pool cues.

As always - Thanks for following
Be safe and be creative.
Best
Steve