Brian H.
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I would like to experiment making chairs. I see several contempoary chair designs using a curved panel that acts as both the rear leg(s) and chair back. It seems to me this would have to be fairly strong, since it serves as a structural component. So what kind of substrate makes sense for this. MDF seems not right for the kind of abuse a chair gets. Solid wood seems OK, except I'm wondering about grain direction vs. veneer grain. Would you two layers, both front and back, to keep the veneer grain in the right direction. I guess what I'm asking is, is there a "right" choice, a standard, that chairmakers would choose 9 times out of 10, that would allow for both structural strength (without being bulky) and provide a good substrate for a high-quality quilted maple veneer? Thanks.
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