tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post1676669310349320822..comments2024-03-27T12:51:12.930-07:00Comments on Woodworking in a Tiny Shop: Dining Chair - Part 6Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-84465138687710434562016-04-03T10:13:43.961-07:002016-04-03T10:13:43.961-07:00Thanks Bob for the comment. My wife and I both li...Thanks Bob for the comment. My wife and I both like the curved slats. And thanks for the reply about the awl - I'll have to go look for that now.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-6762130040986393732016-04-03T08:32:00.343-07:002016-04-03T08:32:00.343-07:00I really like that shape you added to those back s...I really like that shape you added to those back slats it really transform that chair.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.<br />PS I answered your question about the drilling awl<br /><br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-29221062172235971772016-04-01T08:52:37.850-07:002016-04-01T08:52:37.850-07:00I have never used vertical grain doug fir. All of ...I have never used vertical grain doug fir. All of my experience with is 2x stock and 4x4's. And this stuff ain't knot free.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-67399652576942186092016-04-01T08:00:28.903-07:002016-04-01T08:00:28.903-07:00Ralph, the lumber I got was called "vertical ...Ralph, the lumber I got was called "vertical grain" Douglas fir. It's fairly straight grained with practically zero knots. Maybe that's why it has performed so well. Very little reversing grain. One problem though is that it chips out easily when cross-cutting to length or when spokeshaving the arris of a curved member, so more sanding than I'd like to do is necessary.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-79984294105955210332016-04-01T07:55:08.030-07:002016-04-01T07:55:08.030-07:00Hi Stefan. Thank you for the comment. I experime...Hi Stefan. Thank you for the comment. I experimented with different shapes for the backrest so that the four chairs could all be a little different, but this wavy one was the only form that both my wife and I liked.<br /><br />I've been reading your blog, too. It's good to see the workbench coming together.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-89246409293561339762016-04-01T02:04:38.749-07:002016-04-01T02:04:38.749-07:00I am very impressed with how well you are able to ...I am very impressed with how well you are able to dress this doug fir. Especially so with planing. I've found it to reverse quicker and worse than sapele.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-1889721568303088742016-04-01T01:18:34.866-07:002016-04-01T01:18:34.866-07:00Hi,
I discovered your blog today.
Nice project and...Hi,<br />I discovered your blog today.<br />Nice project and I like the variation you have brought in to that chair. The wavy backrest looks pretty cool.<br />Cheers,<br />StefanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569365598390231433noreply@blogger.com