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Creating a Stitching Ponyby Elmer Andujar-Barbosa

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First, I CNC’d a template from a CAD file.

This shows the size of the Baltic Birch plywood core in comparison to the totalsize of the seat.

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Secondly, I selected walnut boards and veneer that matched. I sketched out thedifferent parts on the boards using a China maker.

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I then joined the edging to thecore with biscuits, careful toposition them in areas that wouldnot be in the path of the router.

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Next, I glued the assembly together.

The glued-up assembly.

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I then cut the assembly to about 1/8” to final size in preparation for routing it tothe final shape.

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The assembly after being routed to the final shape. The template was used toguide the bearing on a pattern bit.

Gluing together the jaw parts.

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Afterwards, I first glued the support block to the stationary jaw, and then I gluedthe parts to the seat.

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After some sanding, a thin layer of wax and installing hardware, the project wascomplete!