Sorry for the delay, but I’ve been on vacation. I should now have more time to dedicate to my chair. Today I was able to complete two more spindles. I again used the angle grinder with a sanding attachment to round over the back. Then I follow up with an orbital sander. Then I hand shape the ends to round them to fit the seat and the headrest. After I had shaped the seat end of the #2 spindle, I noticed that it leaned back quite a bit. I stupidly pulled the spindle forward and then heard a loud “snap”. Doh! I should have spent some time shaping the bottom so that the spindle would move forward with just slight pressure. Instead, I ended up with a big crack. It appears to be along a knot, so the spindle may not have endured the life of the chair anyway. I was not happy to have broken a part, but fortunately I had a spare.
I moved on and completed spindle #3, and then shaped another one that I labeled as #2. The spindles are not in the headrest at this point. They are simply taped to the back.
Two down, two to go.
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