The Making of a Forged Iron Chair

A finished Café Chair

the making of a forged chair: A finished Café Chair the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Original design sketch

the making of a forged chair: Original design sketch the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Full-scale shop drawing

the making of a forged chair: Full-scale shop drawing the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Chris Shea at the power hammer

the making of a forged chair: Chris Shea at the power hammer the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Steel pipe will become a chair leg

the making of a forged chair: Steel pipe will become a chair leg the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Partially forged pipe

the making of a forged chair: Partially forged pipe the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Shaping hot metal under mechanical hammer blows

the making of a forged chair: Shaping hot metal under mechanical hammer blows the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Partially forged chair leg

the making of a forged chair: Partially forged chair leg the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Steel bar for back frame of chair

the making of a forged chair: Steel bar for back frame of chair the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The first chisel mark of a mortise and tenon joint

the making of a forged chair: The first chisel mark of a mortise and tenon joint the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Heating the steel in a coal fire

the making of a forged chair: Heating the steel in a coal fire the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Chiseling through hot steel

the making of a forged chair: Chiseling through hot steel the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The hammer drives the chisel

the making of a forged chair: The hammer drives the chisel the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The steel bar pierced through

the making of a forged chair: The steel bar pierced through the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Driving in a round drift

the making of a forged chair: Driving in a round drift the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The drift shapes the mortise to accept a round tenon

the making of a forged chair: The drift shapes the mortise to accept a round tenon the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The hot mortise ready for refining

the making of a forged chair: The hot mortise ready for refining the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Refining by hammer on the anvil

the making of a forged chair: Refining by hammer on the anvil the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

A mortise completed

the making of a forged chair: A mortise completed the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Mortised bar is bent to shape hot against a steel jig

the making of a forged chair: Mortised bar is bent to shape hot against a steel jig the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The chair-back frame bent to shape and cooled

the making of a forged chair: The chair-back frame bent to shape and cooled the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The central spine of the chair-back completely forged

the making of a forged chair: The central spine of the chair-back completely forged the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Frame and spine ready for steel ribs to be forged and fitted

the making of a forged chair: Frame and spine ready for steel ribs to be forged and fitted the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Trial assembly with ribs in place

the making of a forged chai:r Trial assembly with ribs in place the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

All pieces ready for final assembly

the making of a forged chair: All pieces ready for final assembly the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

Heating a tenon with an oxygen/acetylene torch

the making of a forged chair: Heating a tenon with an oxygen/acetylene torch the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

All tenons and rivets must be hammered down hot to set each joint

the making of a forged chair: All tenons and rivets must be hammered down hot to set each joint the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image

The finished chair

the making of a forged chair: The finished chair the making of a forged chair: click to get larger image
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