Civil War Chair

[phil_o]

The latest issue of Woodworker's Journal has an article with plans for a Civil War Chair. This is a folding chair that looks like a nice piece of furniture and is comfortable. I made one out of cherry. I decided to use my Shopbot for the mortises on the curved back pieces for accuracy and perfect alignment.
I also did the upper back concave curve on the Shopbot so I could add the "1862" to the part. I really like the chair. When I make another one I will do the other parts on the Shopbot too.
The picture shows the chair ready for the cloth seat.

Phil

[steve_g]

Phil:
I saw those plans also and was intrigued... I plan to make a "modern" version out of Baltic birch ply. What are you going to use for the seat material?

SG

P.S. Oh, and nice job!

[genek]

Would you sale or share the plans... I have a hatfield and mccoy run going on in my area... The chamber of tourism is starving for items..could make this as a period chair... The feud started partly over the civil war.
Would need it in dxf file.

[phil_o]

Steve,
thanks for the compliment. My wife has fairly heavy woven material that I think will work well.
Gene,
the plans are not mine to share, they are in the latest issue of Woodworker's journal. Also, the only parts I did on the Bot are the curved back parts.

Phil

[steve_g]

"the plans are not mine to share, they are in the latest issue of Woodworker's journal"

Interesting... The author copied an antique chair 200 + years old and I didn't see a copyright claim in the article. He published them with the intent that copies would be made! When I get my files together I'll not have any compunction about sharing...

SG

[Doug Smith]

Steve,

I am of the conclusion that you have a cavalier attitude towards authors’ work. I am specifically referring to the hard work put into publishing a copyrighted magazine, from which these authors/editors earn their living.

You stated, “The author copied an antique chair 200 + years old” This is correct, and the plans derived are his work.

You stated,” and I didn't see a copyright claim in the article.” The magazine Woodworkers Journal is copyrighted.

You stated, “When I get my files together I'll not have any compunction about sharing...” Here is an abbreviated definition of compunction from Dictionary.com “a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong…” Phil introduced the thought of doing wrong by saying the plans were not his to share, and then pointing to the resource from which to purchase the plans. The fact that there is a smell test involved, that you claim you will choose to ignore, leads me to the conclusion stated above.

You stated, “He published them with the intent that copies would be made!” If you are referring to copies of the chair, then yes that would be true. If you are referring to copies of the plan, to be disseminated by you, then I would reach the conclusion that you are WAY out of bounds, and that your sense of compunction is adrift.

Here is a quote from Rob Johnstone –Editor in Chief of Woodworkers Journal that I discovered on the internet. Rob Johnstone: "Speaking for the Woodworker's Journal, if you build one or a hundred of our projects, feel free to sell them. If I catch you selling our plans & hoo-boy, then you are in trouble!"

I am not saying that you have scheme to sell someone else’s plans. I’m saying that I think you should feel compunction about sharing, and should not distribute others’ hard work, in this particular case A.J. Hamler’s copyrighted plan.

Doug