48 ■ POPULAR WOODWORKING
Limbert Side Chair
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the bit depth is greater than^1 / 4 ", it
will spoil your newly formed tenons.
The corbels are quite small, so
it’s best to start with an extra-long
blank. That way you can mill the
stub tenon on the blank before cut-
ting the corbels to length.Rest Your Arms
The armrests are up next, so you’ll
need a pair of^7 / 8 " boards that net
out at 25" long x 4^1 / 2 " wide. Start by
marking the mortise location where
the front leg will pierce the armrest.
Using a mortiser, cut close to the
layout marks but leave some material
for hand trimming.
Make up a few sanding sticks that
13 have self-adhesive sandpaper on two13 Use a sanding stick to slightly
undercut the mortise as you work up
to the layout line. Test fi t the armrest
180° from its intended position to
isolate the mortise fi t from the notch
joinery that hasn’t been cut yet.
Once the mortise seats fully onto
the shoulders mark the protrusion
directly on the tenon.14 A scrap board supports the armrest at the
correct height for determining the notch location.
Place a spacer between the rear leg and armrest,
and transfer the notch location to the armrest.Cut List
No. Item Dimensions (inches)
T W L
2 A Rear Leg Blanks 13 / 4 41 / 2 41
2 B Front Legs 13 / 4 13 / 4 271 / 4
1 C Crest Rail 13 / 4 4 223 / 4
1 D Belt Rail 13 / 4 3 223 / 4
1 F Wide Slat^5 / 8 5 177 / 32
2 G Narrow Slats^5 / 8 21 / 2 177 / 32
2 H Side Seat Rails^7 / 8 4 2049 / 64
2 I Side Lower Rails^7 / 8 21 / 4 2049 / 64
1 J Front Seat Rail^7 / 8 4 243 / 64
1 K Front Lower Rail^7 / 8 21 / 4 243 / 64
1 L Rear Seat Rail^7 / 8 4 223 / 4
1 M Rear Lower Rail^7 / 8 2 223 / 4
2 N Armrests^7 / 8 41 / 2 25
2 O Corbels 1 21 / 16 21 / 8
4 P Corner Blocks 11 / 4 4 4
1 Q Front Ledger Board * 11 / 2 11 / 2 1443 / 64
1 R Rear Ledger Board * 11 / 2 11 / 2 1323 / 64
2 S Seat Frame Sides **^7 / 8 25 / 8 187 / 8
2 T Seat Frame Front/Rear **^7 / 8 2 223 / 16
1 U Template^3 / 4 41 / 2 42NOTE: All materials are oak with the exception of the template.
* Size length of the ledger boards to fi t between corner blocks.
** Allow for 1/4” gap on all sides of seat frame pieces.