Reitveld Chair
We’ve turned an icon of modern design into a comfortable, easy-to-build outdoor project.
By Tom Caspar
In 1918 the Dutch cabinetmaker Let’s take a new look at it. |
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We’ve painted this demonstration |
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Mark the ends of all the D While you have the drill set up, put |
Assemble the front legs Repeat this operation for the middle |
Flip the leg assembly |
Install the upper rail of the middle |
Butt rail E of the back |
Screw the back leg |
Clamp the middle leg |
Drill pilot holes through Repeat the same process on the other |
Install three corner |
Clamp the front leg |
Add the backboards. Tilt |
Insert a thin spacer Glue and screw the cleat behind This story originally appeared in American Woodworker April 2000, Issue #79. |
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