Turn the chair back over, Step Ten. Continue building the back of the chair. so that the front is facing you. Glue another craft stick horizontally 1-1/2" from the bottom. It should partially cover one of the grooves. As always, make sure your angles are ninety degrees. Align the front chair Step Eleven. More work on the two front chair legs. legs on the bold square on the grid. Glue the fourth craft stick horizontally 1-1/2" inch from the bottoms of the legs, exactly matching the position of the craft stick which is laying across the two back chair legs. Make sure your angles are ninety degrees. This is when our chair goes 3-D! Step Twelve. Make the reinforcing slats. Take the skinny ends of two clothespin-halves and position them at right angles to the chair back. They will be directly under that craft stick you glued across the back in Step Ten. The flat sides will be facing outward. I have rotated the photo 90 degrees clockwise so that you can view the chair as if it was standing. Check accuracy from all angles. Ninety degrees! This is how it looks laying down flat: Step Thirteen. Glue the front leg assembly to the back leg/back assembly.
Step Ten. Continue building the back of the chair. Turn the chair back over, so that the front is facing you. Glue another craft stick horizontally 1-1/2" from the bottom. It should partially cover one of the grooves. As always, make sure your angles are ninety degrees. Step Eleven. More work on the two front chair legs. Align the front chair legs on the bold square on the grid. Glue the fourth craft stick horizontally 1-1/2" inch from the bottoms of the legs, exactly matching the position of the craft stick which is laying across the two back chair legs. Make sure your angles are ninety degrees. Step Twelve. Make the reinforcing slats. This is when our chair goes 3-D! Take the skinny ends of two clothespin-halves and position them at right angles to the chair back. They will be directly under that craft stick you glued across the back in Step Ten. The flat sides will be facing outward. I have rotated the photo 90 degrees clockwise so that you can view the chair as if it was standing. Check accuracy from all angles. Ninety degrees! This is how it looks laying down flat: Step Thirteen. Glue the front leg assembly to the back leg/back assembly.
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