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Post by jfc on Nov 23, 2008 9:25:36 GMT
For a dining table and chairs . Does any one know ?
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 23, 2008 9:34:33 GMT
For a dining table and chairs . Does any one know ? table 29 to 30" with 24" minimum knee room under apron. Chair about 18". |
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Post by jfc on Nov 23, 2008 9:38:55 GMT
Hmmm i was thinking about 500mm 19 3/4 for the chair .
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 23, 2008 10:00:38 GMT
Hmmm i was thinking about 500mm 19 3/4 for the chair . Feel free you can do it how you like, but it might be unfamiliar to the punter. You can have a 40" high counter with tall bar stools frinstance. Or you can sit on cushions around a 15" high table. Take a tape measure to your own furniture. |
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Post by paulchapman on Nov 23, 2008 10:05:18 GMT
Joyce suggests 29" for a table top and 17" - 17 1/2" for chair seat height. However, he suggests also that all "accepted" heights should be approached with caution because, obviously, not all people are the same size ;D The above heights are approximately the same heights as my (bought) dining table and chairs. Hope this helps. Cheers  Paul |
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 23, 2008 10:36:33 GMT
Table & chair I'm at, as we speak, 30" 18" seems OK. Knee space is 23" which is only just enough. 17 1/2 chair would be better in these circs.
Anyway how do we know that Joyce wasn't a tiny little dwarf?
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Post by jfc on Nov 23, 2008 10:56:57 GMT
I cant , i havnt made it yet  I did check a few chairs and they range from 470 x 500 . |
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Post by andy on Nov 23, 2008 11:11:48 GMT
Make them to your taller sizes You can always trim the height to suit once you have made them ;D |
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Post by jfc on Nov 23, 2008 11:16:56 GMT
how do you trim a window seat then ;D
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Post by stevep on Nov 23, 2008 11:37:39 GMT
See if your local library has a copy of the Metric Data Handbook. They have drawings of ergonomes with tables of body measurements giving 50th, and 5th and 95th percentiles (in other words the average and the likely variation). The important dimensions are the heights from the floor to the underside of the thigh and to the elbow of a seated person, with the knee and the elbow at 90.
In my case, the knee height is about 17.5" and my dining chairs are around 18.5". Elbow height is about 28" and table height is 29". Both seem about right for me.
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 23, 2008 11:37:48 GMT
how do you trim a window seat then ;D Thicker floor boards. 2 short planks? |
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Post by paulchapman on Nov 23, 2008 11:55:14 GMT
Why not go into a furniture shop with a tape measure. Find a table and chairs that you are comfortable with and measure them ;D Cheers Paul |
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Post by engineerone on Nov 23, 2008 13:05:53 GMT
garth graves. "woodworker's guide to furniture design" talks about dining table heights as to the surface 29-30 inches however, i would guess a lot depends on the rail depth you are using. dining chairs are booked at 17-18 and benches 16-18 inches. knew i'd find one use for that book other than as a table stand ;D paul |
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Post by tusses on Nov 29, 2008 10:20:57 GMT
I always thought 30 / 18
remember - 'we' are all getting taller too, so an heir loom piece might be made on the taller side.
Just look at the 'standard door height' in an old cottage ;D
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