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Chairmaking Process-Shaping the rails
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shaping with a drawknife

planing wood

Shaping the backrail with a drawknife.

Planing the rails.

Shaping the wood.  The split wood is shaved to size on a shaving horse or in a vice using a drawknife before being planed to the sizes needed for the back, arm rail and spindles.

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