Comments on: The Moravian Stool Joins the Military

By: bsrlee

bsrlee — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:10:59 +0000

Looks like Nikk is right. I think the cunning baskets have made blind dovetails in both seat boards, open at the inner ends, then slid them over the cross battens which look to have dovetails on the top surface, again not exposed on the outer ends, and then the pegs have been fitted when its all together.

By: Nikk

Nikk — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:36:05 +0000

Hi Chris,

I’m sorry that I have to correct you, but the seat boards are actually fitted with sliding dovetails and pegs! If you take a close look at the 3rd picture at your link, you will see it. Plus my Mom ownes one of these.

Best regards from Germany!
Nikolaus

And keep up your good work!

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:04:47 +0000

Tim,

If you look at the detail photos on the militaria web site, you can see that the legs are wedged into the battens. Then the battens are pegged to the seat.

Pretty smart, all in all.

By: tjhenrik

tjhenrik — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:02:37 +0000

I don’t mind the two board seat but it appears as if the legs are not through morticed and wedged. Is that because of the lack of a single board? Perhaps I am misinterpreting how the battens are pegged.