Over the holidays I went to a friend's house for dinner who had some dining chairs quite similar to these, albeit a little different (did not have the vertical "slats" between the lower part of the legs, and the legs rotated / splayed out from top to bottom):
Questions: The rear legs have a curve to them of about 3.5". What is the preferred / strongest way to make these? Just get a big ole thick slab (or glue up) and cut the curved piece out of it? Or is this something to be done with a steambox (which I don't have and never tried)?
The rails across the back between the 2 rear legs are also curved. Also the vertical slats between the rails are curved. Same question - can I "get away" with taking a thick piece (or glued up pieces) to make this curve, or does it require steam bending?
The chair I saw was actually made with what looked like table hardware underneath the seat. Those corner bracket things diagonally across the aprons, but with wood instead of metal. Is this an ok way of doing it?
I took several pictures of the chair, but don't have the SD card handy, and will post them if needed.
Cheers!