tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13215537154544508712024-03-17T20:02:55.738-07:00Woodworking in a Tiny ShopThis is my attempt to record some things I'm doing. It's as much to help me remember some details as it is to share with others.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comBlogger385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-56604841256183623912024-03-12T20:29:00.000-07:002024-03-12T20:29:55.095-07:00Making a Rounder Plane: Part 3<p>OK, so after gaining the experience of my first couple of experiments, I went into the following with a little more confidence. I started with a block of poplar 9" long, 2" thick and 2 3/4" wide. After later adding a 5/8" thick backer, the total thickness came out to be 2 5/8".</p><p>This rounder is for 5/8" dowels, so I bored a 5/8" hole through the thickness and then reamed the hole with a 6 degree tapered reamer. The hole was centered along the length and width of the blank. For the taper, I made sure not to enlarge the exit end of the hole. Then I cut out the throat.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IyMQwMzCn275Uh-myT6mJtktVIT_YiAlj0PHNNmmfB-xqNSxa3DmcgNYzwfl5_yJ9gBb6AmIx6GJ8A7PE9tkVLHOPc4cNvAl8QcrW8vOOe591cMP5dTE9JARBlZKyMENOK3vOPw6iywbLVSDdSqay0iYq5dfgVvCmddlI6jzbfhYvuDGY-XgvlJpX93W/s2592/DSC05693.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IyMQwMzCn275Uh-myT6mJtktVIT_YiAlj0PHNNmmfB-xqNSxa3DmcgNYzwfl5_yJ9gBb6AmIx6GJ8A7PE9tkVLHOPc4cNvAl8QcrW8vOOe591cMP5dTE9JARBlZKyMENOK3vOPw6iywbLVSDdSqay0iYq5dfgVvCmddlI6jzbfhYvuDGY-XgvlJpX93W/s320/DSC05693.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hole reamed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zvlftHcUsJ54FyHAIhrgudIFhX8eTeCJOrr_ieZ2c4ih9fB9nayBnehMgr95lnX58QiBY3bFjavAL7kJZKp5VUZtsiSaAvgiDjNG-rbHs65p63RhTJfe1QBPJL-TihOjZ72ZYEFSGW3YMOW8DBJ7yyuZ9uiNKRPmRhCwEQnoSFxbo0QHa5FR6V12f9-K/s2592/DSC05694.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zvlftHcUsJ54FyHAIhrgudIFhX8eTeCJOrr_ieZ2c4ih9fB9nayBnehMgr95lnX58QiBY3bFjavAL7kJZKp5VUZtsiSaAvgiDjNG-rbHs65p63RhTJfe1QBPJL-TihOjZ72ZYEFSGW3YMOW8DBJ7yyuZ9uiNKRPmRhCwEQnoSFxbo0QHa5FR6V12f9-K/s320/DSC05694.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throat cut out at 30 degrees to a tangent at top of the circle.<br />The second cut here is at 90 degrees to the first.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>You can see from the (roughly) concentric circles drawn on the large end that the tapering did not go as evenly as I'd hoped. It's tough to get that right. If I steer the reamer to have the entry hole centered in those circles, then I get the exit end being wonky. I made pencil marks on the inside of the exit end to gauge progress and to see if I was removing more material on one side than the other. Well, I was. I was getting to one side of the exit hole well before the other side got touched.</p><p>Oh well. I kept going. Next was to bed the iron. I made sure the bed was flat and marked for screws. After affixing the iron, I screwed a backer piece (with a 5/8" hole) to the tool and gave it a test drive.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2jTirytfrg8H2L04NJP9g6jVCOf36RQkHTiwOtX75JUQXzh4HEcF6rP7oRETWjHBQdNPm0w0WtRxmFjvfL9O3menfUgZHkgj733tycU0njd1ahZmYmZowMPtzRUZqeaAVYCZQPAsM2vbZh69ujkUd1SO9y3IqnJaESfqnaSf3fjpLsrKquxSefS1yyv/s2592/DSC05695.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2jTirytfrg8H2L04NJP9g6jVCOf36RQkHTiwOtX75JUQXzh4HEcF6rP7oRETWjHBQdNPm0w0WtRxmFjvfL9O3menfUgZHkgj733tycU0njd1ahZmYmZowMPtzRUZqeaAVYCZQPAsM2vbZh69ujkUd1SO9y3IqnJaESfqnaSf3fjpLsrKquxSefS1yyv/s320/DSC05695.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking for screws to hold the iron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAx-XTCV04U4FFIxjBDwYK45JCK9bKBzXki8bhXZ1YVEdUZZ2sfYYjupFBtC6LflpqpCOaoGC_-jIfJsm4XkYrpOLnFRMR2Cib6h4C3S6wRozzBjV5BXG2TvX-yfeG5J6WB_LZhxIs7usQaoeF2d8qES8ajdqRCp3raqdgaZVDM9y87nKWwdoqNJRe120/s2592/DSC05696.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAx-XTCV04U4FFIxjBDwYK45JCK9bKBzXki8bhXZ1YVEdUZZ2sfYYjupFBtC6LflpqpCOaoGC_-jIfJsm4XkYrpOLnFRMR2Cib6h4C3S6wRozzBjV5BXG2TvX-yfeG5J6WB_LZhxIs7usQaoeF2d8qES8ajdqRCp3raqdgaZVDM9y87nKWwdoqNJRe120/s320/DSC05696.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iron in place and backer attached with screws</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_s7hCpgnJ842pezoUkeCgMzhO3GQFKyPSh5th6_bmTL6ZdwbL1xV4JOqfpgjk5FFzcq8qbDpsKBfZyEeHhef8i9bGWSVX1Iug8Mgl_x3Cqbd1WQHrp5kYxddpvrxtbtpjJg8WovZci7JrhHdwXJa-77ThMGbREfdy0kAoc4ZnmRuK9BykEz0mU267rbE/s2592/DSC05697.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_s7hCpgnJ842pezoUkeCgMzhO3GQFKyPSh5th6_bmTL6ZdwbL1xV4JOqfpgjk5FFzcq8qbDpsKBfZyEeHhef8i9bGWSVX1Iug8Mgl_x3Cqbd1WQHrp5kYxddpvrxtbtpjJg8WovZci7JrhHdwXJa-77ThMGbREfdy0kAoc4ZnmRuK9BykEz0mU267rbE/s320/DSC05697.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A first test. The cut was very rough and I realized the iron was <br />not flat on the bed. (Backer not installed here)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I found that the iron I was using was not flat (not even close); it had a low spot on the top side center (that's the non-beveled side in this bevel down tool). So I fashioned a cap iron out of a 1 3/8" washer. This helped flatten it a lot, but was not perfect.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwezAaRXlt8WJuOm5NtTs0vjaANDMOVmptncJ_OGbGt2cKjrzqJFPwc9ggBKK-mPX7fRXG0bPAxJi0M-HQHyN8RMBmr00S2LtMmzlJhhCo972MJgASc-RL0aAmRaKWeRPLhCWftjBU3CA5PgH-h-2YZNfQ9sANNIMhi1HmQmOW41As7YLk9LATlXlOvL2z/s2592/DSC05698.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwezAaRXlt8WJuOm5NtTs0vjaANDMOVmptncJ_OGbGt2cKjrzqJFPwc9ggBKK-mPX7fRXG0bPAxJi0M-HQHyN8RMBmr00S2LtMmzlJhhCo972MJgASc-RL0aAmRaKWeRPLhCWftjBU3CA5PgH-h-2YZNfQ9sANNIMhi1HmQmOW41As7YLk9LATlXlOvL2z/s320/DSC05698.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "cap iron"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6B4g-O3h2Kyoa5GMHPDLsq-CXRTvQN7VUNGi3r6cPwPGggv-jpOwixpcBE_Uvjm2live7vXwYL7zEZ5STllAZKY_q2Dgrvz_quif0ZQgx9zMIdTr_49CbVyzIOSugbF8SnQJ4Xq0YCAImo208-6kh62427Q4EQcWScH0rMJC-YXv4A-OIKocDQ2QUIMrH/s2592/DSC05699.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6B4g-O3h2Kyoa5GMHPDLsq-CXRTvQN7VUNGi3r6cPwPGggv-jpOwixpcBE_Uvjm2live7vXwYL7zEZ5STllAZKY_q2Dgrvz_quif0ZQgx9zMIdTr_49CbVyzIOSugbF8SnQJ4Xq0YCAImo208-6kh62427Q4EQcWScH0rMJC-YXv4A-OIKocDQ2QUIMrH/s320/DSC05699.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see gap between the iron and bed</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Even with this gap, the tool cut pretty well and I produced some dowels with test runs. I don't have any pictures to show it (though if you look carefully at later pics, you'll see), but I cut sort of a throat in the backer piece too. I didn't go all the way to the hole - I wanted to have 360 degree support for dowels going through there. Next pics are test cuts.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnExO_AEaVL-Mysa1LwKB7OT33-b2XeUR1JkIT5W2b3vqu-5Kc67tVqxWEidqfjG1JInghUiLHlsZeAFdTeGi2ltTBtcDyf_BOFWJHg4YQJORnRb_J91pE5uXZ_jD4_QTYOXjNSNsa-LOHVx_Q1dO2n7pDjd_3XD5aLRkRsN0lGoPIHHQCFasBZU5y72L/s2592/DSC05700.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnExO_AEaVL-Mysa1LwKB7OT33-b2XeUR1JkIT5W2b3vqu-5Kc67tVqxWEidqfjG1JInghUiLHlsZeAFdTeGi2ltTBtcDyf_BOFWJHg4YQJORnRb_J91pE5uXZ_jD4_QTYOXjNSNsa-LOHVx_Q1dO2n7pDjd_3XD5aLRkRsN0lGoPIHHQCFasBZU5y72L/s320/DSC05700.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First stick cut fits nicely in a 5/8" test hole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS47xPgUd5_C9-04MNZPU3KmfCSFQuAbK3p8bWff88fFNbu-JJuV_c238W8YaNJMyaITDUl1EJG6DaTeCeRLjjKJWLo6dCk0Mgyz9Si_M44XvxM2IyTGqmiZF7kDDfpjgCfew7Ziv3fh2QHSfUAWcBgOQUn3l8f7anuPcvUe2HmAJZ0UvWx0l7b-4ed3xP/s2592/DSC05701.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS47xPgUd5_C9-04MNZPU3KmfCSFQuAbK3p8bWff88fFNbu-JJuV_c238W8YaNJMyaITDUl1EJG6DaTeCeRLjjKJWLo6dCk0Mgyz9Si_M44XvxM2IyTGqmiZF7kDDfpjgCfew7Ziv3fh2QHSfUAWcBgOQUn3l8f7anuPcvUe2HmAJZ0UvWx0l7b-4ed3xP/s320/DSC05701.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redwood, pine, maple and oak ready for rounding.<br />All were prepared by making octagonal, then removing facets<br />to make them slightly smaller than the entry hole. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-84GH9dvF88CynO21Wbp5eM_cFzLrHag6JzjH6Z9c0g9W8KDA8xQ9egWKz-ALERPUqUiIjyA43Jk0BDEZsJuilhGxfjisaBowK-GFZ1-_xPBl6MDh9Db86-UrNkgYnPAR9lg-_eK_w7y0K-ogQITJWWhYhtrgUHxO-BOg1q0RyzAS04g09NAusS1R35ac/s2592/DSC05702.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-84GH9dvF88CynO21Wbp5eM_cFzLrHag6JzjH6Z9c0g9W8KDA8xQ9egWKz-ALERPUqUiIjyA43Jk0BDEZsJuilhGxfjisaBowK-GFZ1-_xPBl6MDh9Db86-UrNkgYnPAR9lg-_eK_w7y0K-ogQITJWWhYhtrgUHxO-BOg1q0RyzAS04g09NAusS1R35ac/s320/DSC05702.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting the redwood stick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL0YFoBR8dugMpkvmKlMfqEpo9K7X0qqXIsnNLpIKxd8N-3cClBHiv1zqhI4r2rttDAlBi32J3PnzQXEzfIH63xBh7VMmU3jmBHQ0l3hip2VvKDijGpFCKyol46G-94FZ6N9OmKwrltaoEwq-B68Rm7UNyreVIvx-GL83Z_n9QsriMX8ALnGZflb70QXu/s2592/DSC05703.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL0YFoBR8dugMpkvmKlMfqEpo9K7X0qqXIsnNLpIKxd8N-3cClBHiv1zqhI4r2rttDAlBi32J3PnzQXEzfIH63xBh7VMmU3jmBHQ0l3hip2VvKDijGpFCKyol46G-94FZ6N9OmKwrltaoEwq-B68Rm7UNyreVIvx-GL83Z_n9QsriMX8ALnGZflb70QXu/s320/DSC05703.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the entry side. I think it helps with alignment to<br />have the rough stick just a bit smaller than the entry hole.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1jI3njTDfXQIBaGLXXi2dRFQ6PEaHavGym5DA1qKlXfvnfxW99gEQ7-9WdwjL9Xci1qXaUF5z1Bi7cVEydMwUdcBSySibfFLw386YwP8I59cnS3SJ2NUdc49qeqMOmGjp_vA9Cb45anMgAPmsS2xUThUb73_QviuY4jaFxIfjPyr4dMhmnbWVx2jyndG/s2592/DSC05705.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1jI3njTDfXQIBaGLXXi2dRFQ6PEaHavGym5DA1qKlXfvnfxW99gEQ7-9WdwjL9Xci1qXaUF5z1Bi7cVEydMwUdcBSySibfFLw386YwP8I59cnS3SJ2NUdc49qeqMOmGjp_vA9Cb45anMgAPmsS2xUThUb73_QviuY4jaFxIfjPyr4dMhmnbWVx2jyndG/s320/DSC05705.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maple produces some nice shavings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM5g6LjvH4I7vRhhg5CjWTaS8Px8fyNDXYhq06GrjaF8u7jN_m5vhyTPXNClMxNx3XLs_4Cd6I_xYSWtdLwKjyUsjdPIyEiY2XskAZJVU_2AAgL-FGus5inYE6A1xHYAHonIWEqgHFs1olAqtXQmfSYCaTwzVglgfjxMuntc3SsHyRLnETCyVAULTIr9f/s2592/DSC05706.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM5g6LjvH4I7vRhhg5CjWTaS8Px8fyNDXYhq06GrjaF8u7jN_m5vhyTPXNClMxNx3XLs_4Cd6I_xYSWtdLwKjyUsjdPIyEiY2XskAZJVU_2AAgL-FGus5inYE6A1xHYAHonIWEqgHFs1olAqtXQmfSYCaTwzVglgfjxMuntc3SsHyRLnETCyVAULTIr9f/s320/DSC05706.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is a nice tight fit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvzEav6Pjm8UWQXErhXyrXb4z0twkRWqrxOVZ6-KU0b_UfUSB_sIXhPU3PwcXyiSIECO9cd8IT5sKxQxlYU9FdqiXp7uIc0Qf0OYdXgaDeTlzB7ksnAmOnLYHwEj_TmUfMLi7hW33Vnzq1hkdSvu1mZQ-qyaIQjLmEQYVjAlWvs2x89DByfEBaa6sThHm/s2592/DSC05707.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvzEav6Pjm8UWQXErhXyrXb4z0twkRWqrxOVZ6-KU0b_UfUSB_sIXhPU3PwcXyiSIECO9cd8IT5sKxQxlYU9FdqiXp7uIc0Qf0OYdXgaDeTlzB7ksnAmOnLYHwEj_TmUfMLi7hW33Vnzq1hkdSvu1mZQ-qyaIQjLmEQYVjAlWvs2x89DByfEBaa6sThHm/s320/DSC05707.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's an oak dowel - the shavings are very different from the other woods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RAsdd_byJRD4YkLjGbILdk-vbjckCrtQV-bhp_qn7tX4PuNKo7OZRFa3pYOnjbBAkOae7Im9z6nbgvk7G-cR43P8kfA6SxGQJmqdhkzXI1vhl5fP4eyF6YcxmoQvKg-VYq3CA8DGYoRk2w8gVVIm9bRb1y_LvHO0fDqZ-UxDrdqd35YpWSEBKRUAaNjW/s2592/DSC05708.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RAsdd_byJRD4YkLjGbILdk-vbjckCrtQV-bhp_qn7tX4PuNKo7OZRFa3pYOnjbBAkOae7Im9z6nbgvk7G-cR43P8kfA6SxGQJmqdhkzXI1vhl5fP4eyF6YcxmoQvKg-VYq3CA8DGYoRk2w8gVVIm9bRb1y_LvHO0fDqZ-UxDrdqd35YpWSEBKRUAaNjW/s320/DSC05708.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They all came out at 81/128". Just a tiny nudge to the iron can dial them in.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And here's a key element to this that I mentioned in one of the earlier posts. The iron needs to have it's exit side edge tapered back a little bit to get a smooth cut and a smooth dowel surface.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZML95MKDJxn93UaZJhuVzpzdYbMlFcaD0iTXNvjvi4TA34LDP4rnhrXBnL1xXIR82PpAwP5hDsJtnSvtUh6QGkRzXojjIpU4_IBzAgWlnmWMDN5rADFM7ziD6MId1bOf6uyJXSV9X5-YIn4PMhcK4A1C5ie-lz1Hdo1-h6a5aXzNubZMq5QOjzKFnAdUW/s2592/DSC05709.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZML95MKDJxn93UaZJhuVzpzdYbMlFcaD0iTXNvjvi4TA34LDP4rnhrXBnL1xXIR82PpAwP5hDsJtnSvtUh6QGkRzXojjIpU4_IBzAgWlnmWMDN5rADFM7ziD6MId1bOf6uyJXSV9X5-YIn4PMhcK4A1C5ie-lz1Hdo1-h6a5aXzNubZMq5QOjzKFnAdUW/s320/DSC05709.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pencil is pointing to the slightly rounded edge. An even more gentle curve would be better.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Up to that point I had the backer piece screwed to the main body. With the hole aligned very carefully, I glued the backer piece on and cut away the unneeded parts. Then I cut away some extra material on the ends to make rough handles. The bungee lathe was used to finesse the handles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcuZVJMxBxHxIlKpoHXtY-J2T5c3EQj-Rnp74FhnelpVoWqDqXWcxgPlD1BeUe-MeEUnVspt_6I4XK52o63gVb46z1-sfzbw8FG5VP7qLtg_PqqSjCbJoZD8YK4u31Ky2yIreb_ln__7519rrKQYPM-opjzf_dSBHE5EvdfaVn09spXIb9nZj5jUElndY/s2592/DSC05710.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcuZVJMxBxHxIlKpoHXtY-J2T5c3EQj-Rnp74FhnelpVoWqDqXWcxgPlD1BeUe-MeEUnVspt_6I4XK52o63gVb46z1-sfzbw8FG5VP7qLtg_PqqSjCbJoZD8YK4u31Ky2yIreb_ln__7519rrKQYPM-opjzf_dSBHE5EvdfaVn09spXIb9nZj5jUElndY/s320/DSC05710.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut away some material to make handles.<br />Here you can also see how I shaped the backer in the escapement area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw3cjSpAeHW-QmPQw9dUR_Jn7IEfCpTpBevdaW2skIvPmhgxSPPpsjbU9_NMLB3D03yRrD7wRwDaw-Lplsh-prcjzuMPOWNCO6SyDlwW7ivYssiHBd_EvceZSRIZIb5cq6-TWhbV3VQo4VxI9DuN7pIvHLV5_QhFqYGlobBk_bZfrFQb0b4nyh-KwznNY/s2592/DSC05713.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw3cjSpAeHW-QmPQw9dUR_Jn7IEfCpTpBevdaW2skIvPmhgxSPPpsjbU9_NMLB3D03yRrD7wRwDaw-Lplsh-prcjzuMPOWNCO6SyDlwW7ivYssiHBd_EvceZSRIZIb5cq6-TWhbV3VQo4VxI9DuN7pIvHLV5_QhFqYGlobBk_bZfrFQb0b4nyh-KwznNY/s320/DSC05713.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaping on the bungee lathe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZXKnNCspvgUlHHjh9ksHbEN7uAKnvGluApaRe834eoE8pa54jRRGNlMYwNw2scUAM5uD3pIcM3F3Bqubmj-TtoffAh8Xpc5-juANy-XbEgrOkymKluPvZMnnZWjPKLUhWDzZu4dlht2i_nXbDyzaXy0juavlXairXvqZN1P52_t711Bwbzek2kCxMvBv/s2592/DSC05714.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZXKnNCspvgUlHHjh9ksHbEN7uAKnvGluApaRe834eoE8pa54jRRGNlMYwNw2scUAM5uD3pIcM3F3Bqubmj-TtoffAh8Xpc5-juANy-XbEgrOkymKluPvZMnnZWjPKLUhWDzZu4dlht2i_nXbDyzaXy0juavlXairXvqZN1P52_t711Bwbzek2kCxMvBv/s320/DSC05714.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test cut with shaped handles - SO MUCH more comfortable</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrshKmRM-ggUGGowdzua1upKvt0mX1qrhaz_7Ltm3uVcvl38F_WBBHxj4mExAgGH-BICOj3yOJj6dckB0s-QQ3ZbEaRjLTZ1yx1cHoO0kSKXS0P2najy8d8j8zn2TPI9001DlraRxWCMAJgWCN9FnqpLiSCj2p0BA2ybi-0EyiXobdth-lJSVohBXKyYc/s2592/DSC05715.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrshKmRM-ggUGGowdzua1upKvt0mX1qrhaz_7Ltm3uVcvl38F_WBBHxj4mExAgGH-BICOj3yOJj6dckB0s-QQ3ZbEaRjLTZ1yx1cHoO0kSKXS0P2najy8d8j8zn2TPI9001DlraRxWCMAJgWCN9FnqpLiSCj2p0BA2ybi-0EyiXobdth-lJSVohBXKyYc/s320/DSC05715.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Put a size label on the exit hole backer</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This thing performs great. It turned out that the misalignment of the tapered hole didn't have much of an effect on the dowels.</p><p>But with that success, I decided to make one for 1/2" dowels. I ran into problems with the tapered hole being more out of alignment with the backer hole.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjppapaE4xcz5tYKPXoBBux7SGndw291F_SAH0j9ZFTGRCpifNrhqZiLMzb4i1jtJpsOMX4CWbFAtc6f7kzgoJgo8TeMDElgW9OcXYLAYZC4Z1gqx-1FbZBdsrxXkRIJl_EOEQtnSStzvA1H9EeCLtCOYLml5Rb8-GeWV1lS5yQrK5b5ASQJRnrPoYn3po/s2592/DSC05717.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjppapaE4xcz5tYKPXoBBux7SGndw291F_SAH0j9ZFTGRCpifNrhqZiLMzb4i1jtJpsOMX4CWbFAtc6f7kzgoJgo8TeMDElgW9OcXYLAYZC4Z1gqx-1FbZBdsrxXkRIJl_EOEQtnSStzvA1H9EeCLtCOYLml5Rb8-GeWV1lS5yQrK5b5ASQJRnrPoYn3po/s320/DSC05717.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dowel is coming out not square to the tool</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXZcsqQ6o7-s3UffGuGnOJyln-qaKc3JT07tEPns09O1tzCx6UCUMGEFCpaUc5NqNilwOpvA9uYcM8VxTXhnTlxqGYUNdIS_zUCup7gXgEW7PXyYTUTbLFVCWd3HmafF76bTjjpDbSRfVAl9v-I4fF68Ib-b64Gr0SEqeFW-jLG0xTPlbZbizFkDhWjxV/s2592/DSC05718.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXZcsqQ6o7-s3UffGuGnOJyln-qaKc3JT07tEPns09O1tzCx6UCUMGEFCpaUc5NqNilwOpvA9uYcM8VxTXhnTlxqGYUNdIS_zUCup7gXgEW7PXyYTUTbLFVCWd3HmafF76bTjjpDbSRfVAl9v-I4fF68Ib-b64Gr0SEqeFW-jLG0xTPlbZbizFkDhWjxV/s320/DSC05718.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the entry side. I've gotta figure out a way to get the<br />tapered hole and the backer hole in the right alignment.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I'm going to remake the 1/2" rounder and try harder to get the holes to align.</p><p>Last thing here: I wanted to include this just to have it recorded somewhere. When adjusting the bed, I found that the instructions Roy Underhill gave in "The Woodwright's Companion" needed a little tweaking. He calls for a 30 degree bed angle, adjusted for the thickness of the iron. But I found that an angle of more like 33 degrees was better. Although it's possible that if I just made the bed as if the iron was another 1/16" thicker, it would have had the same effect.</p><p>And one more last thing. I found that instead of having the hole centered in the length of the blank, having the hole left of center (for a bed that is angled to the right) by 1/2" would make the throat of the rounder be more centered in the body. I'll make my next one that way.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-45863181415416732672024-03-10T21:35:00.000-07:002024-03-10T21:35:54.333-07:00Making a Rounder Plane: Part 2<p>In Part 1, I found that using a backer piece to guide the stick through the exit of a rounding tool can make a nice difference in getting a straight stick. After rereading a section of Roy Underhill's book "The Woodwright's Companion" on rounder planes, I tried another.</p><p>This time I tried to make a tool with the straight (cylindrical) exit hole integral to the tool. That is, bore a hole through the body of the tool, then taper the hole most of the way through, leaving the last 1/2-5/8" untapered.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwzmiO4AEV2o-49yE40ypyWQWiE0iFrn9iefHGLl440kYoIlkY-Naxs2x9NQR5g_nF5NcDjQXSjuDRQT7u2H2qzSfeWRPIk6uvssRM29RS_XqA00bz4I-SaU8G8ATDL1FgdbDXlj58NiTg3in4hKnGXlpJlP5ojrOW_19W3VD_aImFbgxnOBjLUXuTF9Y/s2592/DSC05688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwzmiO4AEV2o-49yE40ypyWQWiE0iFrn9iefHGLl440kYoIlkY-Naxs2x9NQR5g_nF5NcDjQXSjuDRQT7u2H2qzSfeWRPIk6uvssRM29RS_XqA00bz4I-SaU8G8ATDL1FgdbDXlj58NiTg3in4hKnGXlpJlP5ojrOW_19W3VD_aImFbgxnOBjLUXuTF9Y/s320/DSC05688.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This time I used a pipe deburring tool to make the taper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QByb4khCKwLQsY4ElsuzH5y0eDww3E3PWYCNDstawbSHCzakS0cnT5tCZDvOXVXNoVngKEn-6wekKOtpPKoI3b6F7pApH7RN4CBUZmmb9yevjDbZa1mt2zPHm41tZTJd00cMo8AConiV-xuNE_Fqa_W7N6UoLsOruC4U_2qTi_YGtmh_2g_wdvIDNNaV/s2592/DSC05689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QByb4khCKwLQsY4ElsuzH5y0eDww3E3PWYCNDstawbSHCzakS0cnT5tCZDvOXVXNoVngKEn-6wekKOtpPKoI3b6F7pApH7RN4CBUZmmb9yevjDbZa1mt2zPHm41tZTJd00cMo8AConiV-xuNE_Fqa_W7N6UoLsOruC4U_2qTi_YGtmh_2g_wdvIDNNaV/s320/DSC05689.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Roy suggests bedding the iron at 30 degrees to a tangent at the top of the circle</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In this second experiment in making a rounder plane, I started with a 5/8" hole through a 2" thick piece of poplar. I tapered the hole with a pipe deburring bit. In the above picture, if you look closely down the tapered hole, you can just barely see that the far end of the hole is still cylindrical.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1rYw5egIFGssQagJor3cY7Iw6X1U1DSUqIF6pn0FQmM-X1GBtAjxZSB1QUHjg8ZTuOVRBcMkCScBktd38LtccUslgwuygAnt240LJYld_DrMEzU1CdENO9JI7KxVSpDf8hALXRN2y75vofGM30ufYOSVmaiTuvMZvNbW4YksLz82POLMyuNFUW5W7gJA/s2592/DSC05690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1rYw5egIFGssQagJor3cY7Iw6X1U1DSUqIF6pn0FQmM-X1GBtAjxZSB1QUHjg8ZTuOVRBcMkCScBktd38LtccUslgwuygAnt240LJYld_DrMEzU1CdENO9JI7KxVSpDf8hALXRN2y75vofGM30ufYOSVmaiTuvMZvNbW4YksLz82POLMyuNFUW5W7gJA/s320/DSC05690.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, this is weird and unsafe ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JgJX2COxO5lSXdgLc-N2fhYQuw4XWOtZSzEo-yJAxfZ-YepRrSLhz-DMfOoaa0Uw36W5harYAwzErQR2AQYfsiTy1duiH_RuAdFA9GYELx57jtQWtx_pT1FcRON-7EY_PhAcnkspkEV_FQ_AGvx1W5C4eYqkIgbOLwfHErRFJQnc4wKlSFhkerC_rQBt/s2592/DSC05692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JgJX2COxO5lSXdgLc-N2fhYQuw4XWOtZSzEo-yJAxfZ-YepRrSLhz-DMfOoaa0Uw36W5harYAwzErQR2AQYfsiTy1duiH_RuAdFA9GYELx57jtQWtx_pT1FcRON-7EY_PhAcnkspkEV_FQ_AGvx1W5C4eYqkIgbOLwfHErRFJQnc4wKlSFhkerC_rQBt/s320/DSC05692.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the exit end <br />(can you tell this chuck of poplar was formerly used as a chopping block)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For a number of reasons, I didn't have any success with this at all. First, the iron was hanging about 1/2" over the front end of the tool and that's very unsafe. Second, there were issues trying to incorporate the cylindrical section of the hole into the main block of the tool. I really wanted the entire circumference of the exit hole to be supported - that is, I didn't want the top of the exit hole to be open as seen above.</p><p>The third thing was that this taper just seemed to be too great an angle. It's about 30-35 degrees. This makes it much tougher to get a workpiece started. In theory it should work - it's just quite a lot tougher to work a piece of wood through it. And it's very easy to get the first inch or so of dowel at an extreme angle to the workpiece we're using. I wish I'd taken a picture of that one - it was bizarre!</p><div>After this experiment, I realized that I needed to make the tool with the taper going all the way through a 2" block of wood so that when the bed is cut the entire width of a spokeshave iron would be supported. Also it would be much easier to incorporate a cylindrical section of hole by including a backing piece with a hole the exact target diameter that was glued or screwed to the exit side of the rounder plane. As I'll write about in Part 3, that backing piece's hole needs to be in very good alignment with the central axis of the tapered hole.</div><p>Another thing that took some fiddling was that Roy suggests the 30 degree bed angle and to use the iron bevel down. I had to adjust the bed a few times before it was deep enough for the iron to cut anything.</p><p>So experiment 2 was a failure. But I finally got it right in experiment 3, which I'll write about next time. Using a 6 degree tapered reamer for the hole, using a backer piece with the proper size hole, and getting the bed and iron adjusted just right make a huge difference.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-85237140508794091212024-03-07T19:01:00.000-08:002024-03-07T19:01:49.171-08:00Making a Rounder Plane: Part 1<p>This post is part 1 of a short series on making a rounder plane.</p><p>I've been experimenting with making a rounder plane, something I've wanted to do for quite a while. I've made plenty of round sticks for various projects, typically using hand planes. But there are times when I want more precision. That is, I want more consistent cylindricity, er ... cylinderness, er ... cyl ... (oh, what the hay) roundness.</p><p>I have some homemade tapered tenon cutters from projects where a round tapered mortise receives a round tapered tenon. I <a href="https://tinyshopww.blogspot.com/2019/10/making-tapered-tenon-cutter.html" target="_blank">wrote about making these</a> a few years ago. The taper was created using a tapered reamer with 6 degree included angle.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoX2YAes_4o1Y2BxKUhPNL-pAdmzK1sCIsyIdGFdkcqJ_bNISDdvC8YPPmtOSGsOJGl25nGA70oELxG8arlT2bJQFDpIeYmwa9AOJAsiclybm4Exxbj8R9eZYhNykYukMj6wpWjuqnv5tJ0hFvNXatAenjAQSekd7nJ2DAEHLQ_bPUf9TJgxcJuE8UM_l/s2592/DSC05676.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoX2YAes_4o1Y2BxKUhPNL-pAdmzK1sCIsyIdGFdkcqJ_bNISDdvC8YPPmtOSGsOJGl25nGA70oELxG8arlT2bJQFDpIeYmwa9AOJAsiclybm4Exxbj8R9eZYhNykYukMj6wpWjuqnv5tJ0hFvNXatAenjAQSekd7nJ2DAEHLQ_bPUf9TJgxcJuE8UM_l/s320/DSC05676.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one, sans blade, tapers from 15/16" to 11/16"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNJ0mzaYUonkZBCDFvJlFilErh93vI4K9oav1eFVFRg8zrzw89W25MwHCrM_kbdZx84c-F07ww3gJzaTJwyqSwXqhW4CiII5c0pQNFbpZqZCriQeyBkYcD9I0TRsbOFiTsCnC7vWora7cQdmfjSWjMy2IX5e686SJdX-LMUzBUEJaPjC2U41SxnUGOs15/s2592/DSC05677.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNJ0mzaYUonkZBCDFvJlFilErh93vI4K9oav1eFVFRg8zrzw89W25MwHCrM_kbdZx84c-F07ww3gJzaTJwyqSwXqhW4CiII5c0pQNFbpZqZCriQeyBkYcD9I0TRsbOFiTsCnC7vWora7cQdmfjSWjMy2IX5e686SJdX-LMUzBUEJaPjC2U41SxnUGOs15/s320/DSC05677.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another, with iron affixed, with smaller diameter of 3/4"</td></tr></tbody></table><br />You would think that if you keep working a tapered tenon through this cutter, when the stick gets to the small end of the tapered hole, it'll come out the other end a cylinder, and you'd be right. But that cylinder is not anywhere near as nice as I would like. The surface can be very rough and the stick might not come out straight.<p></p><p>There are some things you can do to help this along. The first is to feather out the far end of the iron. In the top-view picture below, the iron is bedded bevel up. The arrow points to where the edge starts to angle back. This makes a HUGE difference in the smoothness of the dowel being made.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuxk3PQ6FV6Lp-d7ICL5tG9cmXxURGL1vUF-C-rYaTqdvTWefhahX2HgiqmCyjK_BdQ6tiYSEfFyU3OwgY6yBIWfL6UKLgqdYr2tgxj22839UjSH88KavdoIGWEhu4lqYTxLdpDUyFifVa3aSanbzF68wPgtrMwRSCpaWRbl1le8SZLch7qQUOy_jSkAP/s2592/DSC05687.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuxk3PQ6FV6Lp-d7ICL5tG9cmXxURGL1vUF-C-rYaTqdvTWefhahX2HgiqmCyjK_BdQ6tiYSEfFyU3OwgY6yBIWfL6UKLgqdYr2tgxj22839UjSH88KavdoIGWEhu4lqYTxLdpDUyFifVa3aSanbzF68wPgtrMwRSCpaWRbl1le8SZLch7qQUOy_jSkAP/s320/DSC05687.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrow points to where the edge starts feathering out</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The second thing that helps is to have a backing piece with a hole the diameter you want your stick to be. In the photo above, the red oak piece on the left is attached to the tapered tenon cutter with screws. Its 3/4" hole is aligned with the conical hole in the main tool.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDOM7CxKSmgoHXnXjIncEzuAe0fBNa4yiVj54ptLkSrlrM5m8gL78vUawCrRORx4Ui6uC6QzESBt-TRb_EMTUK6t9uuN4d23F3jC9yosMCKYvdKi1gMgyp61pxQ0_eHiTmBve0rsEJIef3yEQT3oLvhetxYMCfrrqB-jKT4lH61zrNLdBrLGugqtdg8IL/s2592/DSC05678.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDOM7CxKSmgoHXnXjIncEzuAe0fBNa4yiVj54ptLkSrlrM5m8gL78vUawCrRORx4Ui6uC6QzESBt-TRb_EMTUK6t9uuN4d23F3jC9yosMCKYvdKi1gMgyp61pxQ0_eHiTmBve0rsEJIef3yEQT3oLvhetxYMCfrrqB-jKT4lH61zrNLdBrLGugqtdg8IL/s320/DSC05678.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the backing piece from a different angle</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This backing piece helps form a straight stick. In some other experiments, I created a round end on a stick, but the round end was at an angle to the rest of the stick. Because the entrance hole to the tool is larger than the exit hole, it's easy for the stick to be aligned at an angle to the central axis of the tool. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaIPEybDcEO0AbP_tZnukk5hryNhVamUxh16lKEmai3d-Wx7DoiqPaM6QSi3BPaaBxuCNE4VDUVgNIhvmo2BwQQU64rpF6yDLuB_Z-lILUC2akmlQMVNIU8Di-s22oMqdd_x8YO2rKDFut7MkItJXl_H6aaWldAzhT_PJZE8nlx7zr4a7THiY5o6_QPy/s2592/DSC05679.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaIPEybDcEO0AbP_tZnukk5hryNhVamUxh16lKEmai3d-Wx7DoiqPaM6QSi3BPaaBxuCNE4VDUVgNIhvmo2BwQQU64rpF6yDLuB_Z-lILUC2akmlQMVNIU8Di-s22oMqdd_x8YO2rKDFut7MkItJXl_H6aaWldAzhT_PJZE8nlx7zr4a7THiY5o6_QPy/s320/DSC05679.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This entrance hole is nearly 1" diameter.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When the tool is used on a stick that is held in a vice, you can't see whether or not the stick is aligned with the central axis of the tool. Without the backer piece, it would be especially easy to angle the beginning of the stick.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmtOd6p7MGVLp7I2TZXT9HWUW3Lqo8boV7PlNVJaoqVCkcZ-kB38pIyG7JaScVlA59K8GgEilUc6tTVGGhsRP5vTlrTNH4TBiMJTpz22CcIDSuGJQ6Qp0qN1p6L_mX2K1aufErcW8IV2ypDD1G7hD3dLQQpmIbhQvCfg0Ef1uUoWvhj3RIi8pix20ebQJ/s2592/DSC05684.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmtOd6p7MGVLp7I2TZXT9HWUW3Lqo8boV7PlNVJaoqVCkcZ-kB38pIyG7JaScVlA59K8GgEilUc6tTVGGhsRP5vTlrTNH4TBiMJTpz22CcIDSuGJQ6Qp0qN1p6L_mX2K1aufErcW8IV2ypDD1G7hD3dLQQpmIbhQvCfg0Ef1uUoWvhj3RIi8pix20ebQJ/s320/DSC05684.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounding a stick that is held in a vice</td></tr></tbody></table><p>But when the stick starts getting through the backer piece, it helps it stay in proper alignment.</p><p>Finally, it helps to start with a stick close to (but smaller than) the diameter of the entrance side of the tool. This helps to keep the stick aligned with the conical axis so that you get a straight stick of consistent diameter.</p><p>Having figured out a few of these things, I made several 3/4" sticks from various woods. They all came out at exactly 3/4" diameter (within 1/128" - the resolution of my digital caliper when in fractional inches mode).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMHDuBWv9ZoifU8L9GcHp-BfvfExrRzc7LYPsn6lhPkWobG_Oy68GjZMMykYErmkJ1j1Degs7XGLR-KPjxW1qGldXhCIkEHN0OKVv5QlqdVOUUZDF_qiRnDgosxIjD6NgQ9GL1X39DGmqnsUbd71rpSXiEeN1eZmck2qfhj27CaBP-XbxLpwWouVPutQx/s2592/DSC05680.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMHDuBWv9ZoifU8L9GcHp-BfvfExrRzc7LYPsn6lhPkWobG_Oy68GjZMMykYErmkJ1j1Degs7XGLR-KPjxW1qGldXhCIkEHN0OKVv5QlqdVOUUZDF_qiRnDgosxIjD6NgQ9GL1X39DGmqnsUbd71rpSXiEeN1eZmck2qfhj27CaBP-XbxLpwWouVPutQx/s320/DSC05680.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A maple stick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqp2moS0-jFGOXycTtmhM7_a2vlO4f3EfnePgvymve_xG8cjgdD5XCdrVcK2Fpw3XPr5ResSUR5UEG4C5k0Q-1MDrv0Kflu4120oMl0CzfNJKvhGyJ8nSCsS3ZcWJydhK1dP6RGZYSLA86Wofb60r77n7jEFRr_kQlBk11nACpWv2nIxtj662s8NlzAkr/s2592/DSC05683.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqp2moS0-jFGOXycTtmhM7_a2vlO4f3EfnePgvymve_xG8cjgdD5XCdrVcK2Fpw3XPr5ResSUR5UEG4C5k0Q-1MDrv0Kflu4120oMl0CzfNJKvhGyJ8nSCsS3ZcWJydhK1dP6RGZYSLA86Wofb60r77n7jEFRr_kQlBk11nACpWv2nIxtj662s8NlzAkr/s320/DSC05683.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine stick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnIk_DlQTylrsiULCROZwEeW8eakI65_LAwAyS1Yn_RlSsNn0dwej8ajrYwlYk3AgAgtuq2YnnfxKM6YzwBFXgJqEFxLV_AhATsQR2kP5DK05Sl8pFKdwscLECHhawa-Q3JRgcNUbSQPhkcXnJ9OctthmziGjh5Mf4EwcX6RV-u3zhWR_PDTz_h1biNmy/s2592/DSC05686.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnIk_DlQTylrsiULCROZwEeW8eakI65_LAwAyS1Yn_RlSsNn0dwej8ajrYwlYk3AgAgtuq2YnnfxKM6YzwBFXgJqEFxLV_AhATsQR2kP5DK05Sl8pFKdwscLECHhawa-Q3JRgcNUbSQPhkcXnJ9OctthmziGjh5Mf4EwcX6RV-u3zhWR_PDTz_h1biNmy/s320/DSC05686.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unknown hardwood stick<br />Yowzah! And it measured 3/4" everywhere I tested it!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>They all fit nice and snug in a 3/4" hole bored into a test piece. I'm not thrilled with the surface finish that it leaves. I can always scrape it smooth, but I'll have to be careful not to reduce the size of areas that fit into holes.</p><p>One thing to note. When using the rounder with the backer piece, the resulting stick is a tight fit in the backer and it can make a dog-awful squeak in use. Make sure to wax the inside of the holes to ease that a bit (and sometimes wax doesn't seem to help).</p><p>More on rounder planes coming soon.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-55573227389435377212024-02-08T20:50:00.000-08:002024-02-08T20:50:11.828-08:00Another Shaker Two-Step Stool<p>Some neighbors in my development are moving into a new unit soon and they're renovating the kitchen (among other things), so they offered me the wood from the old kitchen cabinets. Seems like lots of places built in the '80s used red oak for the cabinets. I got the cabinet face frames, as well as the rails and stiles from all the cabinet doors. And a few drawer fronts.</p><p>It's good juju to make something for those who give me free wood, so I'm making them this Shaker two-step stool. I've made a few of these before, so this project is nothing new for me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GD8X6TaTZ6eLZ_6L9HlFFVZTy_cnPJLYP-S9Z5IO3u7eAro-4aBpvFewokcqCGuNls1dqzMQM-8mHoTzTlqtHxuBuKPav9ZwlrBEI_3qLvH9wtEgJO_h28mpNFN5R1VQcTnxPe96Jh8WMjEiz2ufaMWNYXOI0bkxjwiH4uhmPm0hquKGJxgWXpkbEYsc/s2592/DSC05655.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GD8X6TaTZ6eLZ_6L9HlFFVZTy_cnPJLYP-S9Z5IO3u7eAro-4aBpvFewokcqCGuNls1dqzMQM-8mHoTzTlqtHxuBuKPav9ZwlrBEI_3qLvH9wtEgJO_h28mpNFN5R1VQcTnxPe96Jh8WMjEiz2ufaMWNYXOI0bkxjwiH4uhmPm0hquKGJxgWXpkbEYsc/s320/DSC05655.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small selection of the face frame wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cYYeM2Y6sOfELCUCL7UNEIZ9njTXtP3YhrZ5ZbCFc9EAKYPwdCJRLa0uNaH1LGYt36baoCZxMlt6Lt_0n9MWqhxArxd-B_2bIRl50LG3fTP-nKY0EaAvuS288CZbAXGVERwSO2Kob5KiT1djhv1i6rxq5EErYMGSY0rwj36o-Bws5cqsjcwFJMue2cvX/s2592/DSC05657.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cYYeM2Y6sOfELCUCL7UNEIZ9njTXtP3YhrZ5ZbCFc9EAKYPwdCJRLa0uNaH1LGYt36baoCZxMlt6Lt_0n9MWqhxArxd-B_2bIRl50LG3fTP-nKY0EaAvuS288CZbAXGVERwSO2Kob5KiT1djhv1i6rxq5EErYMGSY0rwj36o-Bws5cqsjcwFJMue2cvX/s320/DSC05657.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's parts for the stool - the wider panels were glued up from smaller sticks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTYp_S09kl1i_qWSuq0XC5GTEsmeMYIDLbnc-r-PcQ-nWzSf5ziYpsTl4sYqTxt8C1F4CihKDV_gLQea_sGZovrXkA9UQpyKMDLx_eZOfkZWV7knJWbtdyKL2Ln28hui-SCLUVN8F-ko-hXqAhQRSfThDMlu-k3q6PNLEDPxpkDQcpjFwFbWz_MCztynQ/s2592/DSC05658.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTYp_S09kl1i_qWSuq0XC5GTEsmeMYIDLbnc-r-PcQ-nWzSf5ziYpsTl4sYqTxt8C1F4CihKDV_gLQea_sGZovrXkA9UQpyKMDLx_eZOfkZWV7knJWbtdyKL2Ln28hui-SCLUVN8F-ko-hXqAhQRSfThDMlu-k3q6PNLEDPxpkDQcpjFwFbWz_MCztynQ/s320/DSC05658.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying out the dovetails</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G5-RIxV-bKZPEArhXyrOwP0KcnLg72apTDrisKOZE3n6kQ9MOMDqpMbiitmhHl4zzxId0NMLIG29fBABoabCs_y91lUAW-VgMVcR6kXduLLdKpc9YmF2anslkIDQSUWTcM2Tab3KQcPJ6jyrsLEKpwmj22FY2V4oNcms8xKiwseQb-p8Eu5Y-4mhtTvV/s2592/DSC05659.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G5-RIxV-bKZPEArhXyrOwP0KcnLg72apTDrisKOZE3n6kQ9MOMDqpMbiitmhHl4zzxId0NMLIG29fBABoabCs_y91lUAW-VgMVcR6kXduLLdKpc9YmF2anslkIDQSUWTcM2Tab3KQcPJ6jyrsLEKpwmj22FY2V4oNcms8xKiwseQb-p8Eu5Y-4mhtTvV/s320/DSC05659.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry assembling the first corner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmsusHejw_ZvjUb7tndd7FlcHZoUO8puJhwMU33u8MJQ3bnq4XCDyCC-Ilqrit2MaFGhrPnQeME0XwbcUBHotcgzWjENo8CxyLwWVUdPMygxdPNZUnRWpBXu0k_VIN7mjsbynboDAuEizK-dinpIibHB9ACmTskJKsQ-7715z7TBee4D3pmEYibV345it/s2592/DSC05661.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmsusHejw_ZvjUb7tndd7FlcHZoUO8puJhwMU33u8MJQ3bnq4XCDyCC-Ilqrit2MaFGhrPnQeME0XwbcUBHotcgzWjENo8CxyLwWVUdPMygxdPNZUnRWpBXu0k_VIN7mjsbynboDAuEizK-dinpIibHB9ACmTskJKsQ-7715z7TBee4D3pmEYibV345it/s320/DSC05661.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute curls from relieved edges that ease the DTs into the pins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HAfyjt4ZoUBGAPs2ipLVHyJfmMFaCb5q_KM1F4jZsp-b070VzY6m5PYmEiH_Hjv_nQU_Mx73QrvIJIyjJ1_P41VLx4qgoSQhaHBQOBaQOtrijFeuEF3VGwGCdDn775VJ9kWl2NeNRLYwkhPTw3SWo6njsCgrWFpPU-6zRsh506f0fK2Rq9u3SYsOjZcG/s2592/DSC05662.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HAfyjt4ZoUBGAPs2ipLVHyJfmMFaCb5q_KM1F4jZsp-b070VzY6m5PYmEiH_Hjv_nQU_Mx73QrvIJIyjJ1_P41VLx4qgoSQhaHBQOBaQOtrijFeuEF3VGwGCdDn775VJ9kWl2NeNRLYwkhPTw3SWo6njsCgrWFpPU-6zRsh506f0fK2Rq9u3SYsOjZcG/s320/DSC05662.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower step and upper step dry-fitted separately</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I dovetailed the steps to their respective sides before gluing up the sides because it's easier to do it this way. When I was satisfied with the fit, I sawed and planed the angles on the front and back. Then I moved on to fitting the rails.</p><p>Because the front of the lower step is angled back, it's a little more complicated to fit the lower front rail. The rail has a half-dovetail, and its upper edge has to be planed at an angle to match the baseline of the tail board. I made sure to make the part proud of the tail board baseline so that I could plane down to it later.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQitTKtRCHoIJQ5rmji_8DcwxE0Bjk3YafMEsqqtEzyuTpAAWlqUw2kU2UiWzK2uEoGk7O97ews6SvvTw3xg8PB1UEqWdYEnm6FauQvrNdegRUlVmOE290GtT3LGmy4P_fCj7QEjrgiLaYoi9_CwbuEw6WObB05x_5Po5GogSuIrrhyiZy1vM6GtJNbon/s2592/DSC05663.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQitTKtRCHoIJQ5rmji_8DcwxE0Bjk3YafMEsqqtEzyuTpAAWlqUw2kU2UiWzK2uEoGk7O97ews6SvvTw3xg8PB1UEqWdYEnm6FauQvrNdegRUlVmOE290GtT3LGmy4P_fCj7QEjrgiLaYoi9_CwbuEw6WObB05x_5Po5GogSuIrrhyiZy1vM6GtJNbon/s320/DSC05663.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rail will be recessed into the front edge of the side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3nikwm1o2oZ8saGi3nnjVh0Af3UIRbdxcMG1FJx1Knmz49nYHxarvcXPZR4EN4pqaSaMsLMxtNAFofyNrpKCZwnJfVvK571Yhagp7L-YCEfO0GpxG0nqsznKLuY1i-PzGCjmPW-pKO8NlSSOUSpE7XXHHOoWf4RWh7EkceJxtVWqpPf-rh8XxuRe8yFB/s2592/DSC05664.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3nikwm1o2oZ8saGi3nnjVh0Af3UIRbdxcMG1FJx1Knmz49nYHxarvcXPZR4EN4pqaSaMsLMxtNAFofyNrpKCZwnJfVvK571Yhagp7L-YCEfO0GpxG0nqsznKLuY1i-PzGCjmPW-pKO8NlSSOUSpE7XXHHOoWf4RWh7EkceJxtVWqpPf-rh8XxuRe8yFB/s320/DSC05664.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top edge of that rail must have an angle to allow<br /> the step to sit flush with the side</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The front rail for the upper step is much easier - there is no angle to deal with.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrBiqJfTwDJtM2FfrYzf6ePgRU5jbLfb4rA0QwDyxFlG4yxnRyHjBTZQ1dDESuF3XDXRFf4e3-mU2WX8L5o41-oDD40edYYdH95IggNuIkfvNTt4HWkriEjRmOXNCNjlN9dlrAMRqon3OslLZi4D898QslUgteF2Nph6X7U0_MwKkAnyWGKcwyiAoO07r/s2592/DSC05666.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrBiqJfTwDJtM2FfrYzf6ePgRU5jbLfb4rA0QwDyxFlG4yxnRyHjBTZQ1dDESuF3XDXRFf4e3-mU2WX8L5o41-oDD40edYYdH95IggNuIkfvNTt4HWkriEjRmOXNCNjlN9dlrAMRqon3OslLZi4D898QslUgteF2Nph6X7U0_MwKkAnyWGKcwyiAoO07r/s320/DSC05666.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the upper front rail in its position</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGilJXg7pWqQl7x-ChW5p4y4toxcejDllMnmjempA_pkrOHxZ7InFS0gyLi-JGFcKpBFK9zeWxIgtsitI4RtrCuwT5WZ3T6Mc35WF8RKEZqMgS_RRuKKv6CoIso3QuzU02SrHuWDqAi41jXROvcQbqXKLF5yuZvLK6KTLs0HO9IFRpZjy7zPhypCA6wCyS/s2592/DSC05667.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGilJXg7pWqQl7x-ChW5p4y4toxcejDllMnmjempA_pkrOHxZ7InFS0gyLi-JGFcKpBFK9zeWxIgtsitI4RtrCuwT5WZ3T6Mc35WF8RKEZqMgS_RRuKKv6CoIso3QuzU02SrHuWDqAi41jXROvcQbqXKLF5yuZvLK6KTLs0HO9IFRpZjy7zPhypCA6wCyS/s320/DSC05667.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The upper edge of that rail must be in the same plane as the baseline of the pin board</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfswhplyeoK-_Ca3_Lcnp3kpv1cwl5mJ0JPOyeTCEFsDuDhIElN4Zj9PVeoUq-duAgz_XXr5_tUTkSQdUuu1YNZt9bFHF2XDIzhQLEDwtV6tNXU29ssxMJdEa5pCkKHC7Mkaoa1wgs0IpkBJj-lALcILLhRgTsw1500S2VmXTooGplaDZsApRuhfamarU2/s2592/DSC05669.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfswhplyeoK-_Ca3_Lcnp3kpv1cwl5mJ0JPOyeTCEFsDuDhIElN4Zj9PVeoUq-duAgz_XXr5_tUTkSQdUuu1YNZt9bFHF2XDIzhQLEDwtV6tNXU29ssxMJdEa5pCkKHC7Mkaoa1wgs0IpkBJj-lALcILLhRgTsw1500S2VmXTooGplaDZsApRuhfamarU2/s320/DSC05669.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the back rail fitted into it sockets. This one is much easier to cut and fit.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>With those things done, I could finally glue up the sides. After the glue dried, I cut out the part-circle on the bottom to create feet.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOiEFTljv20fnWyN_hIUjZ75rK6YAytjFYiNLj1inuBFSDz0qKfeU8a5N09KUDosGGh4q_7GlKo0trv7iums-in93E6reWyt5QNOuzf8j2meXdJR_A8qqKs6P2bwH8XBhAGM4R0eDjnveBxXeArAenQTbHBsZXvywRCoYtKvMIiZc5EZIkVl_bZhekD7F/s2592/DSC05670.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOiEFTljv20fnWyN_hIUjZ75rK6YAytjFYiNLj1inuBFSDz0qKfeU8a5N09KUDosGGh4q_7GlKo0trv7iums-in93E6reWyt5QNOuzf8j2meXdJR_A8qqKs6P2bwH8XBhAGM4R0eDjnveBxXeArAenQTbHBsZXvywRCoYtKvMIiZc5EZIkVl_bZhekD7F/s320/DSC05670.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing up one side</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Before the overall glue-up, I needed to do some shaping. The front rails got a curve in their lower edge. The rear rail got curves on upper and lower edges.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeYt8qWklyshpNCInC_BthiiKZLYcfvcfLJpWR29l9pcjGj26j7TNwqkyEYxeG2giAVQG5vA_Qxsb-qb87IdJtcjFFpa4GB8E5f7V1KWduSfOqA8Gn13RGUZ7aJgmRTUpHnhCO81mRs1SOwfdaaak-bjm5jDGMaT0nP5iqVqft78tFAk2Ty-hxrgt_kLf/s2592/DSC05671.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeYt8qWklyshpNCInC_BthiiKZLYcfvcfLJpWR29l9pcjGj26j7TNwqkyEYxeG2giAVQG5vA_Qxsb-qb87IdJtcjFFpa4GB8E5f7V1KWduSfOqA8Gn13RGUZ7aJgmRTUpHnhCO81mRs1SOwfdaaak-bjm5jDGMaT0nP5iqVqft78tFAk2Ty-hxrgt_kLf/s320/DSC05671.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glue-up went in two stages. First, the lower step and lower front rail<br />were done. Then (shown here) the upper step, upper front rail and back rail were glued.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwNmf0iazcVyhZlaDs15VRUPdNcDeRIvT5v6_4p859YIVfVu6HI27K29uwHopIpMS1eHBAg4hWywUE1negz7SNo8l-33t_5SlUR586LEW7GqssCiZwDVH4lY27Z41JLgtemwZ3dpjfa1Qv_tppPz1GlLJXHM0I2jVvCLG_awJyzBAZFSXB9upXobsd2d6/s2592/DSC05672.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwNmf0iazcVyhZlaDs15VRUPdNcDeRIvT5v6_4p859YIVfVu6HI27K29uwHopIpMS1eHBAg4hWywUE1negz7SNo8l-33t_5SlUR586LEW7GqssCiZwDVH4lY27Z41JLgtemwZ3dpjfa1Qv_tppPz1GlLJXHM0I2jVvCLG_awJyzBAZFSXB9upXobsd2d6/s320/DSC05672.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of the clamps and in need of some joint clean-up</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmEYiKmyMOEzXKdDUi-odpsAUysDtjQ-d_Aq4xKJGXHWYgYUlJxWJUOSowz9042vBtsCjKXkhK2f0gpojgcTbROsYnXeTKoCPjnG5GIMbc5gfud6LzQD4UwcKxHCQc8EvOw1IOCmGdTxu7mP-IWr0VtUrslIQZP6VUOIdDqmzURWb-37Dqmh8JC7wpxcv/s2592/DSC05673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmEYiKmyMOEzXKdDUi-odpsAUysDtjQ-d_Aq4xKJGXHWYgYUlJxWJUOSowz9042vBtsCjKXkhK2f0gpojgcTbROsYnXeTKoCPjnG5GIMbc5gfud6LzQD4UwcKxHCQc8EvOw1IOCmGdTxu7mP-IWr0VtUrslIQZP6VUOIdDqmzURWb-37Dqmh8JC7wpxcv/s320/DSC05673.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It takes some creative clamping to be able to clean up the joints</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTQ0CToeDizI_DiJC2yb425Myw_RnnXGiAbsqkWFmOrlv_Z5rkrEv1ojGqcBKskanWwiqnwo_wHH1NtDePqlPPKt26Uz4or9GuuspSXQiVaeAF5oCq1dxNPSEuAaJFkpS4YuQmPx4kElz8LD8etTIZFillramxQ58Pp-g_-bGj7dfxSA5EWntQpHEj6ch/s2592/DSC05675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTQ0CToeDizI_DiJC2yb425Myw_RnnXGiAbsqkWFmOrlv_Z5rkrEv1ojGqcBKskanWwiqnwo_wHH1NtDePqlPPKt26Uz4or9GuuspSXQiVaeAF5oCq1dxNPSEuAaJFkpS4YuQmPx4kElz8LD8etTIZFillramxQ58Pp-g_-bGj7dfxSA5EWntQpHEj6ch/s320/DSC05675.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the upper left corner - very pleased with how it came out</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I gave the stool three coats of shellac (two on the underside), sanding between coats. And here's the finished product.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi6F6cjLV7DAM0Bieey9NIvDoIoWLtFggKvbvtQc-C6cLbcQ1hN7ZJL4Gas6ylVVy3eI-9_aCui_iG5YZ6ARODL4evOs8mJ85AIP7Z5loMBQ892sgX7MswCNOKgQFVnBjuD8hUfsNWXapwey34U8erKN7fFc0k6xozr1bnqgzvIFvuhBo3bva3nF30xac/s2592/DSC05674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi6F6cjLV7DAM0Bieey9NIvDoIoWLtFggKvbvtQc-C6cLbcQ1hN7ZJL4Gas6ylVVy3eI-9_aCui_iG5YZ6ARODL4evOs8mJ85AIP7Z5loMBQ892sgX7MswCNOKgQFVnBjuD8hUfsNWXapwey34U8erKN7fFc0k6xozr1bnqgzvIFvuhBo3bva3nF30xac/s320/DSC05674.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glamour shot</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-75609026248994094262024-01-18T20:38:00.000-08:002024-01-18T20:38:52.974-08:002023 Review<p>I'm a little late with this post. Let's see what I accomplished last year. As usual feel like I didn't do enough.</p><p><b><u>Tool Rehab or Making</u></b></p><p>J. Kellogg wooden jack plane. This plane needed a lot of restoration - new base of handle (tote), new wedge, new-to-this-plane double iron fitted, strike button added, mouth closed with an insert.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWpAsPxGgJTEYFo9xGe0_Nj9J4F12bNUgtG7YR90E1erwI_HUPvb1CrmGmApaLvOFMYE59tYRwQXi8dxux-NG2LOQF0B5Xzy3ravCvNLAHBtlGcV0X6IGSwjysqMdu0hNypnWRvkoZPfl6-D_iXf5wVdgRYMgejzNLpzr_EhgCuPT7UshPohoPgDk9p-/s2592/DSC05654.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWpAsPxGgJTEYFo9xGe0_Nj9J4F12bNUgtG7YR90E1erwI_HUPvb1CrmGmApaLvOFMYE59tYRwQXi8dxux-NG2LOQF0B5Xzy3ravCvNLAHBtlGcV0X6IGSwjysqMdu0hNypnWRvkoZPfl6-D_iXf5wVdgRYMgejzNLpzr_EhgCuPT7UshPohoPgDk9p-/s320/DSC05654.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J. Kellogg 16" jack</td></tr></tbody></table><p>W. Tyzack Sons & Turner backsaw</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwXrpkabLbIqZvrihI97IyzJdB1o3Er2jfUNp7cYrhEfyeb82V126LcHHOcAQe93cz2pNPQIUJNtRvfZfSKnQUkv_U1BW5DnjQ3tnbhOa7GupHfcbBxk5NpkQqSErz_mgTKGbZOBB9y6NEIAVN2ngC7TpIur700SG5PesUyBXQNM0R0g4BBGp10vBeIp0/s2592/DSC05318.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwXrpkabLbIqZvrihI97IyzJdB1o3Er2jfUNp7cYrhEfyeb82V126LcHHOcAQe93cz2pNPQIUJNtRvfZfSKnQUkv_U1BW5DnjQ3tnbhOa7GupHfcbBxk5NpkQqSErz_mgTKGbZOBB9y6NEIAVN2ngC7TpIur700SG5PesUyBXQNM0R0g4BBGp10vBeIp0/s320/DSC05318.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much restoration needed, but I did reshape the handle</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Made a travisher, though I've not had any chair seats to hollow out to test how well it works.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSQwznt6jLTqE8BOS5V5aAEyx-RlEE90jE2Gb9z1oO00xDSW6GBVspvVQiOK4rgnkR-O90AEOjpVpesMQx8PTk5ZqNhUkdDSiiSNd0IUI5yhF7-P6n6byfGB647BAHCWNas0Ji4olh4QgXWdo4Yurj-aYL8dNGiq3qFKGIN6tqYIHhLslWGxrXEyVaD4w/s2592/DSC05505.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSQwznt6jLTqE8BOS5V5aAEyx-RlEE90jE2Gb9z1oO00xDSW6GBVspvVQiOK4rgnkR-O90AEOjpVpesMQx8PTk5ZqNhUkdDSiiSNd0IUI5yhF7-P6n6byfGB647BAHCWNas0Ji4olh4QgXWdo4Yurj-aYL8dNGiq3qFKGIN6tqYIHhLslWGxrXEyVaD4w/s320/DSC05505.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This makeshift travisher uses the blade from a heel shave</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Disston #70 dovetail saw</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkDSpKswbadbecr-Ba3qpxkxH_U8gkPkOCbleQ_Y1B3JWMhpptJuBfvnP7XmVWi1FZoRixH3cuKoZp7GsMjX6YPPCYvP-XLl2qX3Cv6SM-RIg1ortqNDqceI8ZiVGHTZiYrkoWrY2iMtZmpM4gyTKgzwkl-zRab42GyBw6CRk8ZgI6wWM6yyUIn0OFdTc/s2592/DSC05589.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkDSpKswbadbecr-Ba3qpxkxH_U8gkPkOCbleQ_Y1B3JWMhpptJuBfvnP7XmVWi1FZoRixH3cuKoZp7GsMjX6YPPCYvP-XLl2qX3Cv6SM-RIg1ortqNDqceI8ZiVGHTZiYrkoWrY2iMtZmpM4gyTKgzwkl-zRab42GyBw6CRk8ZgI6wWM6yyUIn0OFdTc/s320/DSC05589.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little saw was a raffle prize at a tool show. It cleaned up<br />nicely and has become my dovetail saw of choice.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Projects</u></b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcTEHdUaCcNeQB5HAMSxug3FjAtSQKchsNAuchLeF43cW6AsgPcoRMoILjtfAKhDJLnF3ZKni9xB44Gn8jexjkOtPSekKcTzh4j_7O1GkNowBXzRius8xPOxsM5ZbjC72D_bS87di4u4rwNSZC8xi4a7vKlJ0YX3PolwD3fE4WDVGHZh5icxs3dvuct00/s2592/DSC05128.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcTEHdUaCcNeQB5HAMSxug3FjAtSQKchsNAuchLeF43cW6AsgPcoRMoILjtfAKhDJLnF3ZKni9xB44Gn8jexjkOtPSekKcTzh4j_7O1GkNowBXzRius8xPOxsM5ZbjC72D_bS87di4u4rwNSZC8xi4a7vKlJ0YX3PolwD3fE4WDVGHZh5icxs3dvuct00/s320/DSC05128.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wreath was made up of 66 (nearly) identical interlocking pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LFqWg61MJIWBhsO1ee03QiYR4Dbx9l2yTMlgvbPJcy_HHoyKRpYyPd5FKgTRm2UX85RBxMSk8MBeun7QXuYrYBH_QtL73ptno2GOF1go2VzGBvcU1Hwirtu7wkd6cugGg1dqN7UZfWAxxLOxTL_LU9asSCK2fESU9m2Wy5Lr0CG67QK_cNXVQeqw5Cwz/s2592/DSC05199.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LFqWg61MJIWBhsO1ee03QiYR4Dbx9l2yTMlgvbPJcy_HHoyKRpYyPd5FKgTRm2UX85RBxMSk8MBeun7QXuYrYBH_QtL73ptno2GOF1go2VzGBvcU1Hwirtu7wkd6cugGg1dqN7UZfWAxxLOxTL_LU9asSCK2fESU9m2Wy5Lr0CG67QK_cNXVQeqw5Cwz/s320/DSC05199.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added some carving after building this Shaker two-step stool</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic7y1RJS-CGQ3ka882_geSW0Nl7BSqQK4VFowXBCxoFEDFXLeHxSnpuame6w1xkjTAfZfalIComG5vNtqLKNluzpXMg0cy9o_5ec4jBqRMkxY2v9xPbXwqLAIEpFsiVhytVr2VUJ3wlONbtwCsyOiY1Ij3zY321PjY4QAu20ntkZtsxHYJ09ZgE42yJRV/s259/internet%20pic%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic7y1RJS-CGQ3ka882_geSW0Nl7BSqQK4VFowXBCxoFEDFXLeHxSnpuame6w1xkjTAfZfalIComG5vNtqLKNluzpXMg0cy9o_5ec4jBqRMkxY2v9xPbXwqLAIEpFsiVhytVr2VUJ3wlONbtwCsyOiY1Ij3zY321PjY4QAu20ntkZtsxHYJ09ZgE42yJRV/s1600/internet%20pic%201.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rustic post and rung stool was made from a local tree that had<br />fallen in a storm. It has a Danish paper cord seat.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIJyQQsUh-GeBC3CoNG9hW2E7HVTxCXUwwHo_qthtz549LuYShZIhkYPtM1gGkHi1cZiPPRfI4TY-oiteAXTXAIb4huEoqKgbMnejOwqIfJKga5Hhk4P5VRxDzQZ_2Vf-A1I4kjMTPNa97nDu1I6xKpy6jm3ZJPeZyY8ct_ro3jlYCDxwcxlnsX3FaVD_/s2592/DSC05169.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIJyQQsUh-GeBC3CoNG9hW2E7HVTxCXUwwHo_qthtz549LuYShZIhkYPtM1gGkHi1cZiPPRfI4TY-oiteAXTXAIb4huEoqKgbMnejOwqIfJKga5Hhk4P5VRxDzQZ_2Vf-A1I4kjMTPNa97nDu1I6xKpy6jm3ZJPeZyY8ct_ro3jlYCDxwcxlnsX3FaVD_/s320/DSC05169.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This and a couple more "Roubo" phone stands featured a bit of carving</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusZbUb9pTgIb2ro0KadlrIOecZt_vE0qWoc5eoMI9EmW194W2uTNCNOrw4qYmpo4dNfQI8rdDcCPiylf1Eo-whKvouiXvA24heIEHPfCT5e4M8Gg6mXbzzYv8tln0NDyIeNh6IWvZogpN7DVMDzn_8QiY1Pw4S5PuSt3tKIlu_xH11qA4LfwCbz-Bkntu/s2592/DSC05367.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusZbUb9pTgIb2ro0KadlrIOecZt_vE0qWoc5eoMI9EmW194W2uTNCNOrw4qYmpo4dNfQI8rdDcCPiylf1Eo-whKvouiXvA24heIEHPfCT5e4M8Gg6mXbzzYv8tln0NDyIeNh6IWvZogpN7DVMDzn_8QiY1Pw4S5PuSt3tKIlu_xH11qA4LfwCbz-Bkntu/s320/DSC05367.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This garden bench was made from an old table top</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooiGDPNeNhuWQFVWUJriBaD_4hS4QebUO2y_oQQQ5LXQjxxu9etbJub7nt9mHZ23p71C4YE7IOJQCAhn8ThrUpibHOAke3Z4OJBFY59A2zl7s4g3LXo4tzHrauGpg1x8TrPBGMtYgvkKbCRZTZ4ipf1ha7OI_Qtdn4Urxe0_toiIXWFmo5_yZj-HPt4Q_/s2592/DSC05484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooiGDPNeNhuWQFVWUJriBaD_4hS4QebUO2y_oQQQ5LXQjxxu9etbJub7nt9mHZ23p71C4YE7IOJQCAhn8ThrUpibHOAke3Z4OJBFY59A2zl7s4g3LXo4tzHrauGpg1x8TrPBGMtYgvkKbCRZTZ4ipf1ha7OI_Qtdn4Urxe0_toiIXWFmo5_yZj-HPt4Q_/s320/DSC05484.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The democratic armchair was the highlight project of the year for me.<br />It was made from kiln-dried red oak (except the seat) using interesting<br />techniques to get straight grained pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHOy81d0bkKnHAU8qY9MeENJSLkJFTAtrmjQuAydJHEi57RMJg1yAx9hntqFO2imYUrL80AOmgaG7ogO3cHr0EGHaNmlVf6ZysWpq7dedX7W7axC4cCKLB9rN168nnCsIUDNm8HQ-wB5cbHvf3Pt4C6Xh7qELamf-8jsWiJeXn2JUOy4CYe04y5HffL2v/s2592/DSC05507.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHOy81d0bkKnHAU8qY9MeENJSLkJFTAtrmjQuAydJHEi57RMJg1yAx9hntqFO2imYUrL80AOmgaG7ogO3cHr0EGHaNmlVf6ZysWpq7dedX7W7axC4cCKLB9rN168nnCsIUDNm8HQ-wB5cbHvf3Pt4C6Xh7qELamf-8jsWiJeXn2JUOy4CYe04y5HffL2v/s320/DSC05507.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This scrap-wood project was a simple but fun one</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eJ0CQEhazSqa-58RmYI2u1E2-irTDCxMhlAiSclPOl1XhMfiT8VEmk9yHgvf6VTixkBCUWCrF5HBEcGbwV5cgyV0uO0McoGRYD2wqqX_Zh4KiBsvDduJwoHuZKsFj1OIVR-dzIAjHUWY3AB61ciwuporX4DNWw-1aoX4mr79Ik7sfl3Kb9Dlv8k_lGuX/s2592/DSC05517.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eJ0CQEhazSqa-58RmYI2u1E2-irTDCxMhlAiSclPOl1XhMfiT8VEmk9yHgvf6VTixkBCUWCrF5HBEcGbwV5cgyV0uO0McoGRYD2wqqX_Zh4KiBsvDduJwoHuZKsFj1OIVR-dzIAjHUWY3AB61ciwuporX4DNWw-1aoX4mr79Ik7sfl3Kb9Dlv8k_lGuX/s320/DSC05517.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dovetailed and lidded box is fairly simple, but just came out so nice</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEw37aPNJ5tNB0U6y6rBf4T-JWjojw29nB14hUaCkUAcguIN7jBUMXokfvh5BPfpXfnaa6uc-5TKVOBKJKECO8SRk0FKv-vxuwqlyKP1G95k5j5ZEFpIWonfMiIPV7vZcD7h208N0gVitYc5hOOC3TxZTZsT7ersV4GU6G5SEsqWuQc3oiXvAM455trua/s2592/DSC05576.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEw37aPNJ5tNB0U6y6rBf4T-JWjojw29nB14hUaCkUAcguIN7jBUMXokfvh5BPfpXfnaa6uc-5TKVOBKJKECO8SRk0FKv-vxuwqlyKP1G95k5j5ZEFpIWonfMiIPV7vZcD7h208N0gVitYc5hOOC3TxZTZsT7ersV4GU6G5SEsqWuQc3oiXvAM455trua/s320/DSC05576.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interesting little stool uses no glue. The through cross-wedged<br />tenons keep it very rigid.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgzjItJz3tWngTxfsWCCbZKL2LfbPvfpCIGk3jT0O1ReSNn_yeYmyIoSN_mMpOOM4SK-n6oaT5Zba17YVyDvnwbpUYo8nGCiLSdtbUl2ZeWyy-TJ_deWhBew3GmV1xjV6a7rf0f6ZaQPFFbi9VJkwO12Mg_Q8oM3GGGuk7LIRgwMtxvS7I-OabaOrdFLV/s2592/DSC05614.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgzjItJz3tWngTxfsWCCbZKL2LfbPvfpCIGk3jT0O1ReSNn_yeYmyIoSN_mMpOOM4SK-n6oaT5Zba17YVyDvnwbpUYo8nGCiLSdtbUl2ZeWyy-TJ_deWhBew3GmV1xjV6a7rf0f6ZaQPFFbi9VJkwO12Mg_Q8oM3GGGuk7LIRgwMtxvS7I-OabaOrdFLV/s320/DSC05614.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carved sign for my wife's daughter and SIL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></p><p>After waffling a little, I bit the bullet and got a flight to Amana, IA to attend the Handworks event oput on by the people at Benchcrafted. The show was fantastic. It was so great to be among so many people with like interests.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM5lVdcl1Omsew7-T2OlTlOL0faH5JxKM8CnUr2Vze-NXphgEhbGbP3JSnk5ZPyd6W1JVqS3dmCk6jsqQH3OBTU493VJ5fMP0Kikob4R00yOZNqiROjOy8COjwqAHa_sNbeTtxwAmd-06zR9cKff2veoMazWW8tq0zYcLo9GUDqlYEccoc4__f0DpE2FM/s4032/IMG_2301.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM5lVdcl1Omsew7-T2OlTlOL0faH5JxKM8CnUr2Vze-NXphgEhbGbP3JSnk5ZPyd6W1JVqS3dmCk6jsqQH3OBTU493VJ5fMP0Kikob4R00yOZNqiROjOy8COjwqAHa_sNbeTtxwAmd-06zR9cKff2veoMazWW8tq0zYcLo9GUDqlYEccoc4__f0DpE2FM/s320/IMG_2301.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy Underhill giving the keynote address / comedy hour</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And on a personal note, the highlight of 2023 was becoming a grandfather for the first time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11amw2gLZN6XglJ7xX6YLRjlUTRNfsMr312FnoztDSl6NfNLfZ1WiJrYt_pKvf-S6HrrV_GAiuHxSnA4vfzWmuu3n1OiXvQbg2sntvjRDIaU8QtSz3IKIZltl-RGoo8YwnYxAjxVPIdE-bjQ-oLpouZ4_p_oP8CK2qcTDptCLAC22Fcg1DYUihhC5rRGi/s4032/IMG_1881.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11amw2gLZN6XglJ7xX6YLRjlUTRNfsMr312FnoztDSl6NfNLfZ1WiJrYt_pKvf-S6HrrV_GAiuHxSnA4vfzWmuu3n1OiXvQbg2sntvjRDIaU8QtSz3IKIZltl-RGoo8YwnYxAjxVPIdE-bjQ-oLpouZ4_p_oP8CK2qcTDptCLAC22Fcg1DYUihhC5rRGi/s320/IMG_1881.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a tiny little bundle of joy</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Well, after looking at this, I guess the year wasn't so bad after all. Heavier on the projects and lighter on tool making / restoring, the way it should be.</p><p>Wishing you all a 2024 filled with woodworking goodness.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-82332855341948098582024-01-15T12:38:00.000-08:002024-01-15T12:38:07.282-08:00A Tea Box<p>My wife wanted a box for tea bags - something that could keep the different teas separated. Each tea bag is in a little envelope and these were each about 2 3/4" wide and 3" tall. I didn't know what might work well, so I made a couple of prototypes from scrap wood. The design I settled on is my take on a Paul Sellers box from a few years ago.</p><p>I wanted this box to be more special, so I used some mahogany (previously used, of course) that I've had for quite a while. I'll tell the story of the build in pictures and captions.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktcPeqq4sXcnwdYIUITqGfuS1dqfoB3O7bA-AR8Cf4MoqGaaeVHEvPPpWALOHXNp57zM_kz0mXQyz7GlryFfu1k7iaMGIXw8W5sSg3XXlXmI6oDED_NuVk64zYZk5WePBpXm-DsClr8gCnHZ_sMOPZRq_oaTV1QOFEurOWqaz3jwQ3M8infhDTzIu2KFA/s2592/DSC05615.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktcPeqq4sXcnwdYIUITqGfuS1dqfoB3O7bA-AR8Cf4MoqGaaeVHEvPPpWALOHXNp57zM_kz0mXQyz7GlryFfu1k7iaMGIXw8W5sSg3XXlXmI6oDED_NuVk64zYZk5WePBpXm-DsClr8gCnHZ_sMOPZRq_oaTV1QOFEurOWqaz3jwQ3M8infhDTzIu2KFA/s320/DSC05615.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This glued-up plank had been the side of a cabinet someone gave away.<br />It was pretty warped, with an ugly finish on front and green "stuff" on the back.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLWMbhtXtgBhOttZ3hVN5MFC7Nfc_1aU3vcR11E-o21_S-ciqkNS46udQAjIWlngOrMORsX01yfISyFAKZv0v88ocmK-aWWE7-xsc_66oLjZatfTUj7sLXk4SYQIzQqdnEVNDhiiRsq8tYGp-0w6ZM3Xjwx4_K3Cuu_1UOKCvJuihtoErfqbO1kk0yGyA/s2592/DSC05616.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLWMbhtXtgBhOttZ3hVN5MFC7Nfc_1aU3vcR11E-o21_S-ciqkNS46udQAjIWlngOrMORsX01yfISyFAKZv0v88ocmK-aWWE7-xsc_66oLjZatfTUj7sLXk4SYQIzQqdnEVNDhiiRsq8tYGp-0w6ZM3Xjwx4_K3Cuu_1UOKCvJuihtoErfqbO1kk0yGyA/s320/DSC05616.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the parts roughed out</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm_MjykTYq5_r7PlbcJ14LGf60-ONfEAfLv7OQcB_LH-YRr5K8MsZ0k86G6gd33mYP-mF0o77Re_y8QWgxogHHgyXGk2BE9b8z9Geo0LlSOq4rEoHfWP3ptpDehYXQNQ7OrIbCT_KkvKbTXhNdpE2FFUEkc6uYOG18CAw3VqbY3MCskLtJaVxNL7RIbQb/s2592/DSC05617.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm_MjykTYq5_r7PlbcJ14LGf60-ONfEAfLv7OQcB_LH-YRr5K8MsZ0k86G6gd33mYP-mF0o77Re_y8QWgxogHHgyXGk2BE9b8z9Geo0LlSOq4rEoHfWP3ptpDehYXQNQ7OrIbCT_KkvKbTXhNdpE2FFUEkc6uYOG18CAw3VqbY3MCskLtJaVxNL7RIbQb/s320/DSC05617.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the front and back are marked with the triangle to denote position.<br />The sides, as well as the top and bottom were similarly marked.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37cCH3b2GH9XuMRgpCJ36Bh7aiB2DpA8Ne3FTad3uR1ogz8B6d__hKP3AG6zztruKc_HfpFoR87XPo5wj1ZvpXf0xxgjDQzLFd9zYyBzR1JtYRqpCIE0FQS0Ww2ICwTyma02RnFBmcqoUIqvB7eXe24EHT1Qh3aJxQchgIg9lo4j-JZPSQBV3eu7SYChz/s2592/DSC05620.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37cCH3b2GH9XuMRgpCJ36Bh7aiB2DpA8Ne3FTad3uR1ogz8B6d__hKP3AG6zztruKc_HfpFoR87XPo5wj1ZvpXf0xxgjDQzLFd9zYyBzR1JtYRqpCIE0FQS0Ww2ICwTyma02RnFBmcqoUIqvB7eXe24EHT1Qh3aJxQchgIg9lo4j-JZPSQBV3eu7SYChz/s320/DSC05620.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before dovetailing, marked the mating parts</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIob9qrzywXMU5EGr-7S3r8M2gVFGDiK7hhmC_GD9tltpFw3JEo8e62X7vs0eleKorFisxDYeouA-Bc8TZtXbM8XebtqEKAsrqz9Opmc21e-TW2A_Ff8kJIU8zzMwogtEU53Tbyzdpfvzp3fV3t_XMR50Y6Ym5hdTO1-rquJhyBfu5KWKbzbKURenNDA2i/s2592/DSC05621.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIob9qrzywXMU5EGr-7S3r8M2gVFGDiK7hhmC_GD9tltpFw3JEo8e62X7vs0eleKorFisxDYeouA-Bc8TZtXbM8XebtqEKAsrqz9Opmc21e-TW2A_Ff8kJIU8zzMwogtEU53Tbyzdpfvzp3fV3t_XMR50Y6Ym5hdTO1-rquJhyBfu5KWKbzbKURenNDA2i/s320/DSC05621.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dovetails are on the box sides, and the tails are first rabbeted by 3/16"<br />to hide the 3/16" grooves that will come later to house the top and bottom.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJzMXa-5hyphenhyphenchPouNOy7GEP1UhLUZ2i6y6bdAsRecdFcy0RShAghhWVZk0TBw-NrM9oMKA0tmKJDcK8Yz70DL_frS-7SZ-Fdt9EiDSyCYPrL33g3NJw2CKdf8hR6bj_kQOEoIvUbgZ2E4BC5M3_AASNSJpl6a2_CFu_eOnjIJAxsx6WrhqP-SBXW4kb2TK/s2592/DSC05622.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJzMXa-5hyphenhyphenchPouNOy7GEP1UhLUZ2i6y6bdAsRecdFcy0RShAghhWVZk0TBw-NrM9oMKA0tmKJDcK8Yz70DL_frS-7SZ-Fdt9EiDSyCYPrL33g3NJw2CKdf8hR6bj_kQOEoIvUbgZ2E4BC5M3_AASNSJpl6a2_CFu_eOnjIJAxsx6WrhqP-SBXW4kb2TK/s320/DSC05622.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dry fit was encouraging</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoi6Vb6kdURBUsK-QZehIua1LamFsCVP2f2IIZG6MhoYbQgPikFrVQ1IGqUODB5lmqdh1-09b4v8v1S1-FsdJpTYm-FhM-bYis6sXz3-oQ-pAmFmpEL5oCmA2O9fzZPMnaYGPgBMSAuy5i3ENNEafTtiQ6uAi_fovzhNrFPl61jJmqQWhygOFmHOfzI4O/s2592/DSC05623.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoi6Vb6kdURBUsK-QZehIua1LamFsCVP2f2IIZG6MhoYbQgPikFrVQ1IGqUODB5lmqdh1-09b4v8v1S1-FsdJpTYm-FhM-bYis6sXz3-oQ-pAmFmpEL5oCmA2O9fzZPMnaYGPgBMSAuy5i3ENNEafTtiQ6uAi_fovzhNrFPl61jJmqQWhygOFmHOfzI4O/s320/DSC05623.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leveling the top and bottom prior to ploughing grooves</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwPNG0oBGfdbWYAkoVAJJWBv3De70Z_VVPNaIllvNNH0DypgGLcEdVFH1J2ExeJm7gbnPJSwXPpJY6cIuDlZdSEO7tdsPaCyRvfB_l-8aEl3rvq39MhokW2BWObytkr289Q3spCUipsNNsipAHmw-UdcZCTaFaP4ZTuBN0TvZ4BR-n46vQRwiUTRra9tB/s2592/DSC05625.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwPNG0oBGfdbWYAkoVAJJWBv3De70Z_VVPNaIllvNNH0DypgGLcEdVFH1J2ExeJm7gbnPJSwXPpJY6cIuDlZdSEO7tdsPaCyRvfB_l-8aEl3rvq39MhokW2BWObytkr289Q3spCUipsNNsipAHmw-UdcZCTaFaP4ZTuBN0TvZ4BR-n46vQRwiUTRra9tB/s320/DSC05625.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any day I can use this old plough plane is a good day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlaYQSmh5pBuolL0rYkJ6a8RLpSu_rQt7S8IX1f8jmb_Y8fmh6fzObkrimXLj7t8DUvRdaWERCD_c8GHsU0U92dqp-UQA5IIMqcjFJWc3egBGaHgfDJuOH4t0g6BW11DAi5-BwM_XZCRxer_dsq6OVI2fPwuGfXehT7XbcfpEDBYEb8GYKdWJvD1vOXEh/s2592/DSC05627.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlaYQSmh5pBuolL0rYkJ6a8RLpSu_rQt7S8IX1f8jmb_Y8fmh6fzObkrimXLj7t8DUvRdaWERCD_c8GHsU0U92dqp-UQA5IIMqcjFJWc3egBGaHgfDJuOH4t0g6BW11DAi5-BwM_XZCRxer_dsq6OVI2fPwuGfXehT7XbcfpEDBYEb8GYKdWJvD1vOXEh/s320/DSC05627.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grooves completed</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The top and bottom are of an interesting, if not way-too-complicated design. They each have grooves on both edges and both ends. Then the inside "lips" formed by the grooves are shortened to fit into the grooved box sides and front/back, while the outside lip stays a bit longer for aesthetic reasons of the finished box.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm4v5l1KfjzAGmrW6UHtQHSSeLm0bzmCQx8nFZx5RKIrSofp9kyCOvsu2zidEGVUzig7C4-61elC5hNa24GcH4oaKSfS1CR8jfNYOjkAflF8EdSDPHVyke4YAI3wlU3-Oa62Y6RRb9cLX3qwAbGJ15b_QmCKwAc-3gaovzMWwNVpq5uzGKmJiaZBQotgt/s2592/DSC05629.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm4v5l1KfjzAGmrW6UHtQHSSeLm0bzmCQx8nFZx5RKIrSofp9kyCOvsu2zidEGVUzig7C4-61elC5hNa24GcH4oaKSfS1CR8jfNYOjkAflF8EdSDPHVyke4YAI3wlU3-Oa62Y6RRb9cLX3qwAbGJ15b_QmCKwAc-3gaovzMWwNVpq5uzGKmJiaZBQotgt/s320/DSC05629.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The box top has grooves ploughed on the long grain edges and I've<br />taken one or two passes with the plough plane on the end grain.<br />This gave the gents' saw guide lines to saw down the walls of the groove<br />to make it easier. Ploughing end grain can be tough; sharpening really helped.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNYmV_0XmWkGNX6F-gkXZwAYp4Dbtr9TMsXimPYpA1jzPZddjUEhGlKtm6hQ0sRk3Z9fhSWc7cADHUQ8-wisSE8QnJ_Bzyr_yAxrtZJnRlvGGnVZjXcs5Q-PFOM_w0ufMWNhAJTCltkXZRmC6xlvH-U7oym2fZrre3EqB7M83ubKam08SblXaKipjhBVv/s2592/DSC05630.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNYmV_0XmWkGNX6F-gkXZwAYp4Dbtr9TMsXimPYpA1jzPZddjUEhGlKtm6hQ0sRk3Z9fhSWc7cADHUQ8-wisSE8QnJ_Bzyr_yAxrtZJnRlvGGnVZjXcs5Q-PFOM_w0ufMWNhAJTCltkXZRmC6xlvH-U7oym2fZrre3EqB7M83ubKam08SblXaKipjhBVv/s320/DSC05630.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the top grooved all around</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz88tWL03oqLaSLNEt1BrEtTEKVaIa5UGH8fMpzo-nLKOdTgDUW0UhIYfn-1NsA3kenD8hcd8uxvx1hdWJ54lL-Opq4UKr3nbMocaqrvmv2jsA0cPDKVqZJ16G_ei_qpkbvVHFwouayNT5zeVZeNyr3fzhHdN6imq4mK4grBRhtlTPY8RVcF6sonT9DZgn/s2592/DSC05632.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz88tWL03oqLaSLNEt1BrEtTEKVaIa5UGH8fMpzo-nLKOdTgDUW0UhIYfn-1NsA3kenD8hcd8uxvx1hdWJ54lL-Opq4UKr3nbMocaqrvmv2jsA0cPDKVqZJ16G_ei_qpkbvVHFwouayNT5zeVZeNyr3fzhHdN6imq4mK4grBRhtlTPY8RVcF6sonT9DZgn/s320/DSC05632.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I removed 3/16" from the inside lip using saw and rabbet plane</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCVQINUM3Yoo9rE5UYX93kQv3tgaRhtqvJHbHq-D8MfmyJXExDTM0sWykKuMLAk7GnC2omsofHwjUTEeXRpOWwSioBZEGYFVmp2UKbi_JAcZ7NFhpxWl0L7LLN95lKPquTE-2WXhy-7uAQig1nk0wYcxU6pRIobMr8rovtybCbUAMYtRJlG6S4S054k3L/s2592/DSC05631.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCVQINUM3Yoo9rE5UYX93kQv3tgaRhtqvJHbHq-D8MfmyJXExDTM0sWykKuMLAk7GnC2omsofHwjUTEeXRpOWwSioBZEGYFVmp2UKbi_JAcZ7NFhpxWl0L7LLN95lKPquTE-2WXhy-7uAQig1nk0wYcxU6pRIobMr8rovtybCbUAMYtRJlG6S4S054k3L/s320/DSC05631.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the bottom being fitted into the grooves in the box</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHNwD0gCESZZk5-v7AjspF3ARgPNf6LytSb5px0gLQmixuGot57IDj1rjUav6u8Z9QvpiX5SPTRgqthZBaq8iwbLIrnT5r_JLj1BSCiXhdShAebEhjFDRbY3u13YexJ5jBakcAmdO5ll9aEQlDrf6tf8BtlEdLnDeK17iYDcoJHUhfhLghh2cXv6D_Szk/s2592/DSC05633.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHNwD0gCESZZk5-v7AjspF3ARgPNf6LytSb5px0gLQmixuGot57IDj1rjUav6u8Z9QvpiX5SPTRgqthZBaq8iwbLIrnT5r_JLj1BSCiXhdShAebEhjFDRbY3u13YexJ5jBakcAmdO5ll9aEQlDrf6tf8BtlEdLnDeK17iYDcoJHUhfhLghh2cXv6D_Szk/s320/DSC05633.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The box was to have dividers, so dadoes were cut into the front and back</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH5ya4nQKzJ3yPSibUL-al_fCIGpOSth03lSUhULe-b8yXjpb4yolLzxZGP1wqtr2kqGOpmLmt5zhTkwPZzqu4_pSrhq0Lo9mwl6_1Ca4uAy5AXn2vm5z4mpZ1KufH5uR8s6JQS3Q9vCKYG0ECJeJTJ7b8q5-qgEbStzP-9cTIO1NHebVRI-XL11mhnp5/s2592/DSC05634.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH5ya4nQKzJ3yPSibUL-al_fCIGpOSth03lSUhULe-b8yXjpb4yolLzxZGP1wqtr2kqGOpmLmt5zhTkwPZzqu4_pSrhq0Lo9mwl6_1Ca4uAy5AXn2vm5z4mpZ1KufH5uR8s6JQS3Q9vCKYG0ECJeJTJ7b8q5-qgEbStzP-9cTIO1NHebVRI-XL11mhnp5/s320/DSC05634.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the divider was a cinch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWgw6U17ZBbcOYGQHCTO8DoypPKQAUKfABlAqP1pTVTqhzKLhE7jfnXeFVp991V3ppp8mwAoxWHAP2B_q8FSJ8vQkaPAxu7o88awm467pecy8TCZpsbSBvxNcQpchJD51XD4dParEv7c9jJpkpHtJd30K8gq9JecgKMZonwYm2BvgfkWABnepZybBh674/s2592/DSC05635.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWgw6U17ZBbcOYGQHCTO8DoypPKQAUKfABlAqP1pTVTqhzKLhE7jfnXeFVp991V3ppp8mwAoxWHAP2B_q8FSJ8vQkaPAxu7o88awm467pecy8TCZpsbSBvxNcQpchJD51XD4dParEv7c9jJpkpHtJd30K8gq9JecgKMZonwYm2BvgfkWABnepZybBh674/s320/DSC05635.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The longer divider is half-lapped with the shorter one. But it is not <br />dadoed into the box ends - that would cause glue-up nightmares. It can be<br />installed after the box is glued-up and the lid sawn off.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu95k35NrRJuZkryQrKNHnFl-rJRfYl4e2zzuVbSeZEqGP9JfAvrlurzmgEclevCcKqCKaUaFmYFV0sicXD11AZj60NPHEvLJ2FSyQbKp5MhigFSDf66lV_zz3N6wfCdxMw_7jecksFDIWRebkipzqfPLIqCztzLAfhhgUp5ikOUEnAhTklkBALIm0Tom0/s2592/DSC05636.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu95k35NrRJuZkryQrKNHnFl-rJRfYl4e2zzuVbSeZEqGP9JfAvrlurzmgEclevCcKqCKaUaFmYFV0sicXD11AZj60NPHEvLJ2FSyQbKp5MhigFSDf66lV_zz3N6wfCdxMw_7jecksFDIWRebkipzqfPLIqCztzLAfhhgUp5ikOUEnAhTklkBALIm0Tom0/s320/DSC05636.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before glue-up, I pre-finished some components, especially<br />those that would be tough to reach on the inside.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyj-uOKYl-citvwA94fx2DSfXahNyCa54L7Lo8H8A0QdoKMv31pjOa_Vt19YgzAnDftVSaaKcqEegBt_Uu5kvV1kQDFyBjwS_kKxihdRzlfLtD9CVIy4N6vPx_dw5dgV6yK3KmYVMebReKhXBoLD-DlGjjkaXKN8z28gi8lS-d-BOBWfvrSx-dxj5l8VK/s2592/DSC05637.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyj-uOKYl-citvwA94fx2DSfXahNyCa54L7Lo8H8A0QdoKMv31pjOa_Vt19YgzAnDftVSaaKcqEegBt_Uu5kvV1kQDFyBjwS_kKxihdRzlfLtD9CVIy4N6vPx_dw5dgV6yK3KmYVMebReKhXBoLD-DlGjjkaXKN8z28gi8lS-d-BOBWfvrSx-dxj5l8VK/s320/DSC05637.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also before glue-up, the front/back and sides were curved.<br />Here I'm checking progress using a template with a 10 3/4" radius.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep-WQ4XsRaOkDhJsb6wAESgs_1ViWA1kb00nDRrBpulswR1Z2YoDKsZs-1BHyc5u2oaG-CtuzdDTj_Lqxw6AWLEDx9TAe-y3zkDv7D1y-yZs2DIOZrlOytBGoi_EoN8ywCoMRJebEx7IafEs-oEMnKUsmPlc9SEeVg4rfj5MQATu8k0jna7e3a8J6_3aY/s2592/DSC05638.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep-WQ4XsRaOkDhJsb6wAESgs_1ViWA1kb00nDRrBpulswR1Z2YoDKsZs-1BHyc5u2oaG-CtuzdDTj_Lqxw6AWLEDx9TAe-y3zkDv7D1y-yZs2DIOZrlOytBGoi_EoN8ywCoMRJebEx7IafEs-oEMnKUsmPlc9SEeVg4rfj5MQATu8k0jna7e3a8J6_3aY/s320/DSC05638.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glue-up went better than expected. I made curved clamping<br />cauls to even out the pressure.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_ZG-b32boxMx6dUaI6FKyfK4FaatbBGcvcFesxUW4Vq11606ENrvNy_Mgigx4aUCgifSPBbyVJ39mls3UF97OwyBct-Au-xKPcuxJiDDX26xqilSfMT0_5zE4jDJszKyQHeLuRBNa4PQTEtRYsW7x1DmGAzsSIbhInT9xcAlq8jzTREgjsO2bZZZKbbQ/s2592/DSC05639.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_ZG-b32boxMx6dUaI6FKyfK4FaatbBGcvcFesxUW4Vq11606ENrvNy_Mgigx4aUCgifSPBbyVJ39mls3UF97OwyBct-Au-xKPcuxJiDDX26xqilSfMT0_5zE4jDJszKyQHeLuRBNa4PQTEtRYsW7x1DmGAzsSIbhInT9xcAlq8jzTREgjsO2bZZZKbbQ/s320/DSC05639.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the glue had dried, sawed apart the top from bottom</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeXLseELCQCfa8p3YjllHUGGKW_sYes2C1kGOqu1c1307ejqUsI7j-RqQtUG-FGr1ff52JPSv5RB3vQynoi0kd8pLgzr-skZ3LTw_jx0aSRJYL0FX-iQmIcckN9Enebqz9GHTXO1N2v5A0UtG4HraaQgvdTzlD5SqUKrxdPp0ZSIid3IWcxM-flrZmpRp/s2592/DSC05640.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeXLseELCQCfa8p3YjllHUGGKW_sYes2C1kGOqu1c1307ejqUsI7j-RqQtUG-FGr1ff52JPSv5RB3vQynoi0kd8pLgzr-skZ3LTw_jx0aSRJYL0FX-iQmIcckN9Enebqz9GHTXO1N2v5A0UtG4HraaQgvdTzlD5SqUKrxdPp0ZSIid3IWcxM-flrZmpRp/s320/DSC05640.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then planed up the rims</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIItpdgBeWoPqiFE7NGoW-pud5P-6kRiEO3yNDKvPYeaO1JfnJUVDjwAUjEWobCaOrr0EeGCBX1Q8o2YAkYl1f9Q3VII8m61X939rMXJqBJXywLpZfDlgZKQLIz-SKa7eRfQSpNE8Xjf3UuWE8RypYvC_U3ZKmbBItOK1eKbV-ezRZ0gnQ2oSg8lz0WpS/s2592/DSC05641.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIItpdgBeWoPqiFE7NGoW-pud5P-6kRiEO3yNDKvPYeaO1JfnJUVDjwAUjEWobCaOrr0EeGCBX1Q8o2YAkYl1f9Q3VII8m61X939rMXJqBJXywLpZfDlgZKQLIz-SKa7eRfQSpNE8Xjf3UuWE8RypYvC_U3ZKmbBItOK1eKbV-ezRZ0gnQ2oSg8lz0WpS/s320/DSC05641.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing the rim for twist</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLgVPHJB9uBprwzCd5ddb2eCIiGDQfpbM4Ityz_dNupb31BZgL-Qi5PsHbuJ7arbAYpoZ1Wfca7cwBuBFo_HBDmR-X0GJnvmzVC1yRy2uLm5K3vK_A9Y4EJgpo5p57gack7p7GEfoEuq5jCxRvTKrZfCbVSIiyLRGxKaAuYHTfiz1ja5kDGpHRALt-SmK/s2592/DSC05642.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLgVPHJB9uBprwzCd5ddb2eCIiGDQfpbM4Ityz_dNupb31BZgL-Qi5PsHbuJ7arbAYpoZ1Wfca7cwBuBFo_HBDmR-X0GJnvmzVC1yRy2uLm5K3vK_A9Y4EJgpo5p57gack7p7GEfoEuq5jCxRvTKrZfCbVSIiyLRGxKaAuYHTfiz1ja5kDGpHRALt-SmK/s320/DSC05642.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And got excellent mating surfaces</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp-hhQWAaZbJCawYj6UPhqXqcatd-oou885GIHB8Ppgub5VilVQnezakKHzhe5_rvmRAcB7SxZ5XxCt4eO9hc99VfiH0u9v4eAPUM-O-2ewGadyjeP2zpm8cWnNn2NUT_DaeV7R4A1GDKV0zbWg60wmUoQHDdQdmmr7UqdGJegVc9UGl3jxAzoIpsjXSK/s2592/DSC05643.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp-hhQWAaZbJCawYj6UPhqXqcatd-oou885GIHB8Ppgub5VilVQnezakKHzhe5_rvmRAcB7SxZ5XxCt4eO9hc99VfiH0u9v4eAPUM-O-2ewGadyjeP2zpm8cWnNn2NUT_DaeV7R4A1GDKV0zbWg60wmUoQHDdQdmmr7UqdGJegVc9UGl3jxAzoIpsjXSK/s320/DSC05643.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortised for the hinges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4KF3aOh72KDleQH6f8KAqengGcC53N6wKSEdC40fDwXcQ_D5x6t0_yn3ViZ5Tc16WNIFPIkTuKmeFvHr86eNzUDmTaqUzBbyRbDEHCP7krquin13a3MsDgidzMZk_MiUMiK-0FQJkPZNgtHcSlB0gQC0SLXovaTqk8OHUGK8BUgY6hyphenhyphenhJ7Xey_KDSn5L/s2592/DSC05647.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4KF3aOh72KDleQH6f8KAqengGcC53N6wKSEdC40fDwXcQ_D5x6t0_yn3ViZ5Tc16WNIFPIkTuKmeFvHr86eNzUDmTaqUzBbyRbDEHCP7krquin13a3MsDgidzMZk_MiUMiK-0FQJkPZNgtHcSlB0gQC0SLXovaTqk8OHUGK8BUgY6hyphenhyphenhJ7Xey_KDSn5L/s320/DSC05647.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The screws for the hinges are #2 and require a 3/64" pilot hole. I had to order<br />the bit - my smallest was 1/16". My battery-drill's chuck couldn't tighten on the 3/64"<br />bit, so I broke out the original "cordless" drill, which had no such problem.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMNSTEvoG5SSNDjqUi3_wFCJoAunX6XHtYEcOBqyHRjyZRZpsJW0_mtWINMXWx-h7kf39guO9Mti7zmkwi6RtQA53Q51Cr5o5G-3Gj1CwHhKCBkA2xrDR_Ky9BaaPcbBUtr6nC83rME-6v0hluyODJcG2x3UM8DeSMVm8Pq1UYGTN0RKpsvNoLp1tzUAG/s2592/DSC05649.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMNSTEvoG5SSNDjqUi3_wFCJoAunX6XHtYEcOBqyHRjyZRZpsJW0_mtWINMXWx-h7kf39guO9Mti7zmkwi6RtQA53Q51Cr5o5G-3Gj1CwHhKCBkA2xrDR_Ky9BaaPcbBUtr6nC83rME-6v0hluyODJcG2x3UM8DeSMVm8Pq1UYGTN0RKpsvNoLp1tzUAG/s320/DSC05649.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hinges installed</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOkUSFCyqUYtZ55tm3M9asud1sfLTU6OD3bBdbO-OYx5bdweTL9r0vI-8G6rEzVPXmP4e3Sztg7w71Va08QRY54qHnu1UCobNCFhZ0zuCMKBb11jp8rtowJ6RCuwIAGu6dhIdmRhU3O3FQ54XzrogTNQsg7dxYLwjEEbKKxiQKQtRHhC5DpyPLeA_nxzE/s2592/DSC05651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOkUSFCyqUYtZ55tm3M9asud1sfLTU6OD3bBdbO-OYx5bdweTL9r0vI-8G6rEzVPXmP4e3Sztg7w71Va08QRY54qHnu1UCobNCFhZ0zuCMKBb11jp8rtowJ6RCuwIAGu6dhIdmRhU3O3FQ54XzrogTNQsg7dxYLwjEEbKKxiQKQtRHhC5DpyPLeA_nxzE/s320/DSC05651.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally I added a small handle, mortised into the top.<br />Then 3-4 coats of shellac, some 0000 steel wool and waxing.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEgNGrtPmW3WmcNzdbghqi9I3O7lz9F8_m9wNK2cP7zQrcEqcg8xNFC6kNdsA4lGGzoA14pd5ydNo5AjYxSauT-c1oQHv9g0_whCl0cWAG0VtmaDc2cYCJBaVBzCR1HhJnH9n2YO6zi0KNMKlMfQP8ngD8IZ-QxSfwPxs1TSE3npYWckXB-fIF2ti6ylQ/s2592/DSC05652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEgNGrtPmW3WmcNzdbghqi9I3O7lz9F8_m9wNK2cP7zQrcEqcg8xNFC6kNdsA4lGGzoA14pd5ydNo5AjYxSauT-c1oQHv9g0_whCl0cWAG0VtmaDc2cYCJBaVBzCR1HhJnH9n2YO6zi0KNMKlMfQP8ngD8IZ-QxSfwPxs1TSE3npYWckXB-fIF2ti6ylQ/s320/DSC05652.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here she is all gussied up!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A nice build, for sure. I'm so glad I made a prototype - that really helped me avoid some mistakes. The wife loves it, so live is good.</p><br /><p><br /></p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-43734368558665598762023-12-21T17:30:00.000-08:002023-12-21T17:30:20.737-08:00A Sign for a House<p>I'm a horrible gifter, rarely knowing what to get for people. Heck, I never want anything for myself! How would I know what other people might want? But I got a little inspiration this year. My wife's daughter had a baby in May and we became grandparents for the first time. Now that they have a little family, I thought maybe their house needed a sign.</p><p>So off to the internet I went, first looking at images of signs people have on their houses, then looking at videos of letter carving. I had a nice chunk of redwood lying around that would be easy to carve. And there was enough to cut off a bit to practice on first.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPai_9L29pv-lyU-tAk2sTh65tsXZA3uvudQBjpQIfgptm_8GanqO_yLf-Hx7fn-M9mknyqxsNhKPiv4u0b0Y-Lw1zNKLiAboJLwoqntRYbrbdtc6Xah9-xk9NAB9uF9dRbH3SNdok6vWFXycW9TO_vOZK-zxQxD3KhatbgwsIms9GoWRVax4F9O3f6BJf/s2592/DSC05602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPai_9L29pv-lyU-tAk2sTh65tsXZA3uvudQBjpQIfgptm_8GanqO_yLf-Hx7fn-M9mknyqxsNhKPiv4u0b0Y-Lw1zNKLiAboJLwoqntRYbrbdtc6Xah9-xk9NAB9uF9dRbH3SNdok6vWFXycW9TO_vOZK-zxQxD3KhatbgwsIms9GoWRVax4F9O3f6BJf/s320/DSC05602.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some practice letters and a border</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJa_rZGf2lxVvpQ7GlckPnBpcr8bfYlAgtkarzHqzo-Rw_nH3uyzGp-4oe6yBGE_81uH37ouhqRLPUQRl2pwgXeziSthldNxeoivchl65KX8wWd1jp8BOna4YIUcNC96iMmVIhyphenhyphenViS3rw9E-LZVR64BSVs3CPvhme17KG1P7OUNrlRYbO-2TE4JPiwoRd/s2592/DSC05603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJa_rZGf2lxVvpQ7GlckPnBpcr8bfYlAgtkarzHqzo-Rw_nH3uyzGp-4oe6yBGE_81uH37ouhqRLPUQRl2pwgXeziSthldNxeoivchl65KX8wWd1jp8BOna4YIUcNC96iMmVIhyphenhyphenViS3rw9E-LZVR64BSVs3CPvhme17KG1P7OUNrlRYbO-2TE4JPiwoRd/s320/DSC05603.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quarter-circle at the corner of the border was a challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AT4zqiXO33LMERAwMjkNoOV-RmPOy6B71OsRejClroB7IeIJtCSg_9NQTfj-ETbgdVBgnNXFtNk70PwG-KbzieUZf-eLfGsTG_4jqAf6n1VyZi91Y4avxOD8O4ub0LgHuSACqZdygVbqrKCHmX4QyrJvqDZPhhbmqbD2JxmzF2sS8NFBd_8dhrTZHZEx/s2592/DSC05604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AT4zqiXO33LMERAwMjkNoOV-RmPOy6B71OsRejClroB7IeIJtCSg_9NQTfj-ETbgdVBgnNXFtNk70PwG-KbzieUZf-eLfGsTG_4jqAf6n1VyZi91Y4avxOD8O4ub0LgHuSACqZdygVbqrKCHmX4QyrJvqDZPhhbmqbD2JxmzF2sS8NFBd_8dhrTZHZEx/s320/DSC05604.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But practice makes better</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I was pleased with how the letters came out, but thought they were a bit too tall at 4" on a 6" tall board. So I did some drawing in Sketchup to get a feel for proportions and decided on about 3 1/8" tall for the larger letters and 1 5/8" tall for the smaller letters. The practice border was too narrow to make with a 1/8" chisel, especially those curved areas in the corners. So I chose them to be just shy of 3/16" wide and 1/8" deep. The corners were drawn with the help of 1" and 1 1/4" diameter circle templates. The circles were centered at a point 1/2" from the end and 1/2" from the edge.</p><p>The practice letters had been printed from a Word document and then cut out of the paper with a sharp knife. For the final version, I got my wife to help me by printing on her Cricut, which she uses when scrapbooking. The Cricut is basically a CNC paper cutter. It's really cool and does a great job making letters (or shapes of any kind). She can use any font that is loaded on her computer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiard6buwzPP9qsfdsIXZo7bT4957NjFSBf8QXNOv2jse59xVSp1D7Ryf2sWrJX7q5hVm1AT1Eu_FR7QddssArzRd7GCq3jolRVYWCz-iIRk6VAIP4U-K9iv5KVYf4kxn8vv5SbBLmQ5r1Q4RKsFm8jJu6kPhuiuO3qBdydJePCYp-UY1a47bXo3fC-zF47/s2592/DSC05605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiard6buwzPP9qsfdsIXZo7bT4957NjFSBf8QXNOv2jse59xVSp1D7Ryf2sWrJX7q5hVm1AT1Eu_FR7QddssArzRd7GCq3jolRVYWCz-iIRk6VAIP4U-K9iv5KVYf4kxn8vv5SbBLmQ5r1Q4RKsFm8jJu6kPhuiuO3qBdydJePCYp-UY1a47bXo3fC-zF47/s320/DSC05605.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The templates taped to the workpiece were used to draw the letters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NHSnuOkPnnXKcuMt1WI2oOny_1SsvwV88yrrFlhmmOtVkpTvHc8to4UFcLkxRPgJBR5CtIeKyoRq5JAuUAQ5efGURNlyPB1qnO9ws3CUX37sVQt56Ba0FfT3rnnFaasCEnANU3imrLw59RPHDWVlXxbb9B5OPE0g1tzUWcktMGQXf_n4qASfGp-DjdDr/s2592/DSC05607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NHSnuOkPnnXKcuMt1WI2oOny_1SsvwV88yrrFlhmmOtVkpTvHc8to4UFcLkxRPgJBR5CtIeKyoRq5JAuUAQ5efGURNlyPB1qnO9ws3CUX37sVQt56Ba0FfT3rnnFaasCEnANU3imrLw59RPHDWVlXxbb9B5OPE0g1tzUWcktMGQXf_n4qASfGp-DjdDr/s320/DSC05607.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the carving done</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I'm not an experienced carver. I'm sure it takes me at least 4-5 times as long to do the lettering as it does for someone who does it a lot. But I've got the time and patience - and it takes a lot of patience.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96olSnbYVNcKwPBR4r3KaX89ALPgu8c2RP6J_K-lLrwY9eo-It5Oex5eFQBku181FMDigIwL4S8hwqkg2DzfPZTV3OuVvbuywqiC8IoUYS4Vtgk7cLMPlwNm1ghVzAZDRkobbLJWgymi7cEdsXPNXm7tkwUxxuoDtL-cu4e2D1BETakMk_oNPxRYpOIPS/s2592/DSC05608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96olSnbYVNcKwPBR4r3KaX89ALPgu8c2RP6J_K-lLrwY9eo-It5Oex5eFQBku181FMDigIwL4S8hwqkg2DzfPZTV3OuVvbuywqiC8IoUYS4Vtgk7cLMPlwNm1ghVzAZDRkobbLJWgymi7cEdsXPNXm7tkwUxxuoDtL-cu4e2D1BETakMk_oNPxRYpOIPS/s320/DSC05608.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some "stop cuts" aid in the removal of material</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">A couple really useful tips I got from Bill Schenher's (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/schenher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy's Little Bench YouTube channel</a>) video on letter carving was first to draw (and chisel) center lines in the letters and second, make stop cuts where transitions occur.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHj0jON-kWNJXagfN1nP4K4If4Vlebtv1E3t1nB5egU0_OZDZ6L7moUGU6pACAtRM8wI0Y-ztXuDOnWEB7nVsHtm4hqU10MZZ8LTvCaU5kg9lM0bn7EWfpWP9UyWrMnnqnSiVVIYaTR2oI8z_cpBaCG8odO2eb122dHVPkstKiNqSoou_LEwvxg5qAfN/s2592/DSC05609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHj0jON-kWNJXagfN1nP4K4If4Vlebtv1E3t1nB5egU0_OZDZ6L7moUGU6pACAtRM8wI0Y-ztXuDOnWEB7nVsHtm4hqU10MZZ8LTvCaU5kg9lM0bn7EWfpWP9UyWrMnnqnSiVVIYaTR2oI8z_cpBaCG8odO2eb122dHVPkstKiNqSoou_LEwvxg5qAfN/s320/DSC05609.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stop cuts end up making the little triangles at the ends of the straight sections</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The letter carving came out great. I did it with the workpiece in a vice, so it was about 36" high. My back ached at the end of the days I carved. I can handle that with the amount of carving I do.</p><p>I thought I'd paint the letters for extra visibility. The practice piece was used to evaluate colors. My wife had the brilliant idea of using purple and teal, the giftees' favorite colors. I first painted the border purple and the letters teal, but that looked horrible. Then I tried some white in the border and that still didn't look good. In the end, both letters and border were painted teal.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6EzG_W6JoybXniVLlW1XkVEJ1kwAE2qfj210bqYSBWIS3W_pcuJuTGIyeEbX6DqBPSpxT84U2SDJTWy-ow0JgcupFDGkafBtlxArqszbMXRLc47b7Uzn2RhMSszKXJy6vJaW31Z_z5Yd0Hp1B3htWa3MRm9PVVDMvoGrW41YMYeNrKsOSvmDYhFrQjoJ/s2592/DSC05611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6EzG_W6JoybXniVLlW1XkVEJ1kwAE2qfj210bqYSBWIS3W_pcuJuTGIyeEbX6DqBPSpxT84U2SDJTWy-ow0JgcupFDGkafBtlxArqszbMXRLc47b7Uzn2RhMSszKXJy6vJaW31Z_z5Yd0Hp1B3htWa3MRm9PVVDMvoGrW41YMYeNrKsOSvmDYhFrQjoJ/s320/DSC05611.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The practice piece with some test painting.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The nice thing about painting is that if there is some spill-over onto the wood plank, I could just plane it off, and that's what I did. A few plane strokes really made the letters crisp.</p><p>I also tested some finish techniques on the practice piece. In the picture above, the "R" and surrounding wood have a couple coats of shellac. The "A" and "HEA" are raw wood. There was no seepage or creep of the paint on either section, so I didn't think it would be necessary to use shellac as a sealer. In the end, I coated everything (paint and wood) with BLO for a little protection.</p><p>And here's the finished sign. I hope they like it!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqtLT-WkkYq2ZOKvrpTGFQDR2YwjzPQ9eh1TeTS5kBM1pP9_5gNVyqUAt_LFFtpbX6cM3E5P7k0GINltUmVJf4CEGAkEBoaJI4xBzAOHALyRCb_u1B-fXXApvUu7mOcH_iMJ-U5a0hgv5FDIMTboTk-V6H7ycT10g2KAHHORY787sAddPXlNRIH0_PNg6/s2592/DSC05612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqtLT-WkkYq2ZOKvrpTGFQDR2YwjzPQ9eh1TeTS5kBM1pP9_5gNVyqUAt_LFFtpbX6cM3E5P7k0GINltUmVJf4CEGAkEBoaJI4xBzAOHALyRCb_u1B-fXXApvUu7mOcH_iMJ-U5a0hgv5FDIMTboTk-V6H7ycT10g2KAHHORY787sAddPXlNRIH0_PNg6/s320/DSC05612.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glamour shot #1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ25oRyiT8g9cXaI7YbY6EBHn8nwNHw43mXDldBz3R2dWqNosRNU8twjhajiGWh5_SyoyJ5vQ7GUYAB1lCYSjCSPsOxoyod5qeQAn2knYhPJn42J7Atf1spyCsg1M3sQpSyeqPjh7MvNSUUcEBBRj4A3-pH6kcp3Pa7cp-B2-ZCLTuygl7wMX3C8E2O1c/s2592/DSC05614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ25oRyiT8g9cXaI7YbY6EBHn8nwNHw43mXDldBz3R2dWqNosRNU8twjhajiGWh5_SyoyJ5vQ7GUYAB1lCYSjCSPsOxoyod5qeQAn2knYhPJn42J7Atf1spyCsg1M3sQpSyeqPjh7MvNSUUcEBBRj4A3-pH6kcp3Pa7cp-B2-ZCLTuygl7wMX3C8E2O1c/s320/DSC05614.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And with raking light</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-1372247158400478092023-11-30T12:45:00.000-08:002023-11-30T20:15:42.636-08:00On Using Used Wood<p>When a neighbor offered me the old wood from the kitchen they're remodeling, the masochist I am, I jumped at it. These townhouses were built in the 80's and oak was generally what was used then. I have a hard time turning down free wood, but maybe those days are numbered.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWKC0wjHnG_n4V9aLSDNZ53LuH1nqUjBJmvuJOOxtH9l8mvl6UqSNHUtXc8TrD6k7makK21iIXSIyE8s8o8uYO3C1k7TofOuqzRPeRJAw53ZoXdALhS0E6hPd7kjHgjKDujhv5Z4si0mPSBv6hLyF8bHF4i1mNOBuRDKD0Cx2N1lFYgldYOy5T_O4CEw4D" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWKC0wjHnG_n4V9aLSDNZ53LuH1nqUjBJmvuJOOxtH9l8mvl6UqSNHUtXc8TrD6k7makK21iIXSIyE8s8o8uYO3C1k7TofOuqzRPeRJAw53ZoXdALhS0E6hPd7kjHgjKDujhv5Z4si0mPSBv6hLyF8bHF4i1mNOBuRDKD0Cx2N1lFYgldYOy5T_O4CEw4D" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rails and stiles from 15 doors</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTG4wgMTOVXsx228jscD6X8FBCU_DtqZT7DRQs94GTcsuPhJN5NDe4-zRlzddCKqC0zz5p1u5RfNFdxztg44iLf9eJ6b2uGDdawES7HyOk0o6GSB2cIQ0aHyIBeuPZkmAq1gKyIHYQkAftAP29snP1pf27OZpcH2BXnxQiCwvm10E7zexYf5zhZ5bFZ0K7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTG4wgMTOVXsx228jscD6X8FBCU_DtqZT7DRQs94GTcsuPhJN5NDe4-zRlzddCKqC0zz5p1u5RfNFdxztg44iLf9eJ6b2uGDdawES7HyOk0o6GSB2cIQ0aHyIBeuPZkmAq1gKyIHYQkAftAP29snP1pf27OZpcH2BXnxQiCwvm10E7zexYf5zhZ5bFZ0K7" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Face frame rails and stiles from three cabinets</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>There were also a couple of drawer fronts. This is a lot of wood to clean up. All the door rails and stiles have molded outer edges, as well as molded & grooved inner edges. Many of the face frame rails have pocket holes at the ends where they mate with stiles. And all these things need to be removed.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhevePKNs2b26o8xTHpRsn-BAGz_-RUHupkCWJTrN0oSWkMrHqyJT3bHtGyYP2O6NBtMvp5VDH9jq4EUAC5iTOfxGHjJZBHB_fai9HK3-7dnQK6T50MKQSrl8Cs95bFILqZO_nRj3hOKt3y_43937PX_gI6MFoTxZrwoXMPs7_ZeQCBQxVIbAXvrfJVD1Gv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhevePKNs2b26o8xTHpRsn-BAGz_-RUHupkCWJTrN0oSWkMrHqyJT3bHtGyYP2O6NBtMvp5VDH9jq4EUAC5iTOfxGHjJZBHB_fai9HK3-7dnQK6T50MKQSrl8Cs95bFILqZO_nRj3hOKt3y_43937PX_gI6MFoTxZrwoXMPs7_ZeQCBQxVIbAXvrfJVD1Gv" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molded end and groove shown</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I woke up this morning thinking how best to cut the ends efficiently. In December of 2020 I wrote about my Stanley #2358A miter box and saw. Since being refurbished, it has sat on a high shelf in the shop.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hk2ozYvLemNM1K9kmCj1PcWlnb-a5Qzra9p8nsklQ_vWIxQEmRgKI94JvRT1VJFsqKURwn9UPAfDYrFnLH0V8MetxSTZq2luPOFLBI8oZnF_Bmaaj5e04oHxO4FdprxCP8EqXIVH1HBPqKR60fy7TvTgtLAJQXSfMb8HkeSnCSt14H219MS4Nx2_miG_/s2592/DSC05598.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hk2ozYvLemNM1K9kmCj1PcWlnb-a5Qzra9p8nsklQ_vWIxQEmRgKI94JvRT1VJFsqKURwn9UPAfDYrFnLH0V8MetxSTZq2luPOFLBI8oZnF_Bmaaj5e04oHxO4FdprxCP8EqXIVH1HBPqKR60fy7TvTgtLAJQXSfMb8HkeSnCSt14H219MS4Nx2_miG_/s320/DSC05598.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So lonely up there all by itself</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqc2iLLTsq7f7hOAVPGEfQYLMz4g7rN8BE4nwyqmbKH4QWAWiq61Xkpp26ahdRl-NzH5VT25ajiQd5MnTU3tUOr_fWQdBeWlEJOnU_g1A_umUIMhC08Xaff97T9sJzX30vGmeYgq_UowgT526-wuEStoLffHkCZFkN4ZT_Jj9Tz8okgXAh_u-fuVj9vES/s2592/DSC05599.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqc2iLLTsq7f7hOAVPGEfQYLMz4g7rN8BE4nwyqmbKH4QWAWiq61Xkpp26ahdRl-NzH5VT25ajiQd5MnTU3tUOr_fWQdBeWlEJOnU_g1A_umUIMhC08Xaff97T9sJzX30vGmeYgq_UowgT526-wuEStoLffHkCZFkN4ZT_Jj9Tz8okgXAh_u-fuVj9vES/s320/DSC05599.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the saw has been hanging on the wall since then.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I'd give it a permanent location in the shop if I had more space, but I don't. Finally I have a good use for the thing where it's worth the trouble to take it down from the shelf!</p><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VRfhFaizHvn6PeYu39-7o5kGiWeuM_0qlkhF4bRJyTzLoqgGSPZL-m0i-QUB9s6dPGDohEpxVRTCcrlqh23T60VrJv5E0JjLFxpsI3kAuMoY-6PYxE-6ClMCWCG-b1I5_1ioBiFVtn3UVrgmA3dOdg3m4wiQf8xZMlFVgGARZxfckKXHJqPbD2I64fsE/s2592/DSC05594.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VRfhFaizHvn6PeYu39-7o5kGiWeuM_0qlkhF4bRJyTzLoqgGSPZL-m0i-QUB9s6dPGDohEpxVRTCcrlqh23T60VrJv5E0JjLFxpsI3kAuMoY-6PYxE-6ClMCWCG-b1I5_1ioBiFVtn3UVrgmA3dOdg3m4wiQf8xZMlFVgGARZxfckKXHJqPbD2I64fsE/s320/DSC05594.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stanley #2358A ready to make a cut</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWKhxEXw7nzAKqnfE5A8atCMwwz4IT2OBs9oBEc6mP1mJXCGTTXdo-jWXAflyvv3DTfQCFEDyR-uwMctAqOWcfhmHBbOAGkDJ_XDfTJ-GAU5WGjCmendjzg2Y-FGm0GjgLXRDE7z2ffGtyZ_I3uBlVvfDAr4Klgld4D-BzhyIJxJB1bOe0G9PPov-dRKP/s2592/DSC05595.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWKhxEXw7nzAKqnfE5A8atCMwwz4IT2OBs9oBEc6mP1mJXCGTTXdo-jWXAflyvv3DTfQCFEDyR-uwMctAqOWcfhmHBbOAGkDJ_XDfTJ-GAU5WGjCmendjzg2Y-FGm0GjgLXRDE7z2ffGtyZ_I3uBlVvfDAr4Klgld4D-BzhyIJxJB1bOe0G9PPov-dRKP/s320/DSC05595.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half way through</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">What a joy this thing is to use. Each cut took about 15-18 strokes of the 30" saw. It was still perfectly sharp from when I fixed it up.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhVrun7XQlBmcWDtVb50J_AZy9qXoBVPnW49xu5bJDId0u_x8ezVEFQ-siWFKKRgwJOo7FZczP381LApkcLLqzhX7-E4qbjFJBiWbZ2wyRUftSsJmXmAlYsocJl2yKTeA-7u0DARxB46hfQMYchhIzdpO2lSgrmN0AjkS_PHQISbDhFa2hrunnZEurDh8d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhVrun7XQlBmcWDtVb50J_AZy9qXoBVPnW49xu5bJDId0u_x8ezVEFQ-siWFKKRgwJOo7FZczP381LApkcLLqzhX7-E4qbjFJBiWbZ2wyRUftSsJmXmAlYsocJl2yKTeA-7u0DARxB46hfQMYchhIzdpO2lSgrmN0AjkS_PHQISbDhFa2hrunnZEurDh8d" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molded end cut off<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Now I just have to clean up the grooved and molded edges of all these pieces. A bandsaw sure would be handy for this. Anybody out there have any suggestions on how to efficiently clean up those long edges? I've tried the hatchet, followed by scrub plane and smoother, and that works, but takes a bit of time. Anything I'm not thinking of while using hand tools only?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>UPDATE</b>: Someone from the facebook unplugged woodworkers group suggested using a drawknife and that really did the trick. I followed the drawknife with a scrub plane and smoother. It still takes some time, but it's more fun and does a nice job.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcj51zXqiEqj3G52toHcxJIf87zna2nrlubmF8TWJnw2Ka_amRBsb9crNU07dkj8S6SdCsdbv_gwTPrFiGBxe5jOaaBU0ZFC86yL9Q4zjxHwWqidFFzDIhg1ZVtM_xoNnbpPFyWa9e2hds4g_9F-a9v1mUEGPpsK_8hBEY_5w0Pj0U0Et2wY8olAP7FK1/s2592/DSC05601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcj51zXqiEqj3G52toHcxJIf87zna2nrlubmF8TWJnw2Ka_amRBsb9crNU07dkj8S6SdCsdbv_gwTPrFiGBxe5jOaaBU0ZFC86yL9Q4zjxHwWqidFFzDIhg1ZVtM_xoNnbpPFyWa9e2hds4g_9F-a9v1mUEGPpsK_8hBEY_5w0Pj0U0Et2wY8olAP7FK1/s320/DSC05601.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawknife with workpiece in the vise. Later I brought down my vise-mounted<br />shave pony and that worked great.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-15233912319432458202023-11-17T12:32:00.000-08:002023-11-17T12:32:10.629-08:00The Cutest Little Saw<p>At a tool collectors' show a couple weeks ago my raffle ticket was called and I won my choice of 5 or 6 tools. I couldn't even tell you what the other tools were, because my eyes were immediately drawn to this small 8" dovetail saw.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56q1dn1y9WiNnCVXV8xCRnmFVg2YKgZ1txanU8-k5-pZ6nRAgVvYAF5F86I-9PpoOL5xlygmliqm9vVicDsCL3iueL11tXl93HoM7Pv1qPUfGB7LHc3hldb-oEF8XfkTtu4Sbz6kBwd0mNSaw-NoJgxeY75VcyRXUtmj4yc1GU5uJs6vtKAN6WEjXViv5/s2592/DSC05567.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56q1dn1y9WiNnCVXV8xCRnmFVg2YKgZ1txanU8-k5-pZ6nRAgVvYAF5F86I-9PpoOL5xlygmliqm9vVicDsCL3iueL11tXl93HoM7Pv1qPUfGB7LHc3hldb-oEF8XfkTtu4Sbz6kBwd0mNSaw-NoJgxeY75VcyRXUtmj4yc1GU5uJs6vtKAN6WEjXViv5/s320/DSC05567.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't she cute?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0AS-fb-v3wMR3ghS_uZ6ZKo33_n6cZKUxMVcw796tDVIOOuiePgylnUn6dcPLp1j0AncU43-F8Lte-RcN0o2nthkFGtMdSRllGLSDLf3ZBkK4wfhoUNPCMZYiP9HrJraE8N1jjrt7oDx5zs_ustgSy27OhN0bQFKQFmSWxjwrkAKLn5e-AzMPSD0RBeC/s2592/DSC05568.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0AS-fb-v3wMR3ghS_uZ6ZKo33_n6cZKUxMVcw796tDVIOOuiePgylnUn6dcPLp1j0AncU43-F8Lte-RcN0o2nthkFGtMdSRllGLSDLf3ZBkK4wfhoUNPCMZYiP9HrJraE8N1jjrt7oDx5zs_ustgSy27OhN0bQFKQFmSWxjwrkAKLn5e-AzMPSD0RBeC/s320/DSC05568.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side view</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDs0018hqe0H35pxanpZEpCURirZBO68PBI-mvnouzNjRqENF8X65UeRFVFckvXjCrVhNeM0vucfB5Iz3DDU0fvMix8P-TcxP_2IEnA6V3H_nZ4e9ChE5nz7tAZKYB9-VNrNiPS6DzP65XEprJe8q9zhEJDxi9BO7ZuDta60K-foJaBy_gt5kPzjO4BuR/s2592/DSC05577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDs0018hqe0H35pxanpZEpCURirZBO68PBI-mvnouzNjRqENF8X65UeRFVFckvXjCrVhNeM0vucfB5Iz3DDU0fvMix8P-TcxP_2IEnA6V3H_nZ4e9ChE5nz7tAZKYB9-VNrNiPS6DzP65XEprJe8q9zhEJDxi9BO7ZuDta60K-foJaBy_gt5kPzjO4BuR/s320/DSC05577.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get an idea of the size, here it is with a 26" Disston D-115</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>It's very difficult to see and much more difficult to photograph, but I saw on the left side of the plate that it's a Disston. Below is an enlargement of the saw plate in the first photo above.</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmQ3qUWqtyQrc_k0Tp6oOgy1oV47n40NhNG5V-XzQJjitrYyDg_7MClZzi1Jm9Xcd6U2ZO_wt3lpqNHI9N0QLrY6rjagfxYgvSWh9w3JgMTkodG0q_I0yDnF6eLcKexAWcC_ER00J9l9RUjBUYeObXg4OlEfwctNk-Xo4nhtDgLV79vjVSJZRin36Glrt/s303/DSC05567a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="103" data-original-width="303" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmQ3qUWqtyQrc_k0Tp6oOgy1oV47n40NhNG5V-XzQJjitrYyDg_7MClZzi1Jm9Xcd6U2ZO_wt3lpqNHI9N0QLrY6rjagfxYgvSWh9w3JgMTkodG0q_I0yDnF6eLcKexAWcC_ER00J9l9RUjBUYeObXg4OlEfwctNk-Xo4nhtDgLV79vjVSJZRin36Glrt/s1600/DSC05567a.jpg" width="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HENRY DISSTON<br />PHILADELPHIA</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0EbO5ETE7QPAXd2HA0iL2xOHxyjkVT3yRb5IYI6_Z7QzPMwAVD_swmvB5TMMgom70zPM2ZqzLYl_bkd1FOwSK8o2cvfHvcLARvJHLIgLA6Ricp9-zJ800wPNxZpWOUq7D9QFaq8IAe7XAcmHV59MdppOzPJQa7WJH7wJ4-A4Zsu79wtO0vOGXIqkzd-W/s4032/IMG_2617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0EbO5ETE7QPAXd2HA0iL2xOHxyjkVT3yRb5IYI6_Z7QzPMwAVD_swmvB5TMMgom70zPM2ZqzLYl_bkd1FOwSK8o2cvfHvcLARvJHLIgLA6Ricp9-zJ800wPNxZpWOUq7D9QFaq8IAe7XAcmHV59MdppOzPJQa7WJH7wJ4-A4Zsu79wtO0vOGXIqkzd-W/s320/IMG_2617.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eventually after some clean-up, I was able to get a better pic of the etch</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The saw was in pretty rough shape. I'm sure it hadn't been used in decades. The teeth were irregular and rounded over, the plate had some waviness and the back was bent.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ucfBlUrYNGrKkSlB_0Xth9PYCtlSviH_rhspJBD1G3hfV_13soAtgyD4YFtd9s8sraOdbJWg8BZRmcYTsbW9jqR0IwOlL6qtgir7AZgGtEFpUBZRk9rE-XIFCbGYuh5zctjsJL1DecD1r_z2NFGdYTRWwT715cNbemr8fotcgB11gYqlj7hmUkZ96BR_/s2592/DSC05572.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ucfBlUrYNGrKkSlB_0Xth9PYCtlSviH_rhspJBD1G3hfV_13soAtgyD4YFtd9s8sraOdbJWg8BZRmcYTsbW9jqR0IwOlL6qtgir7AZgGtEFpUBZRk9rE-XIFCbGYuh5zctjsJL1DecD1r_z2NFGdYTRWwT715cNbemr8fotcgB11gYqlj7hmUkZ96BR_/s320/DSC05572.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the tooth line from behind the handle - see the bend?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyaZOiFo6UDgpsFgnT2su8nPvlaTZGXNY2d5WRYS1vgJ3FEVNs0VruNTzi9hmcrgZEvIsS-Jy16gcqNzIIJRJYeBXmH3xflOGY6CYMkbg08_AR1UcwXUdjZ7EmlwRVDjlvZL3WQrQttz3Q6z6uWd-tp8jL-47GoPv3n6AQgveZrYoCRMcqIyNM-O1ykzi/s2592/DSC05575.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyaZOiFo6UDgpsFgnT2su8nPvlaTZGXNY2d5WRYS1vgJ3FEVNs0VruNTzi9hmcrgZEvIsS-Jy16gcqNzIIJRJYeBXmH3xflOGY6CYMkbg08_AR1UcwXUdjZ7EmlwRVDjlvZL3WQrQttz3Q6z6uWd-tp8jL-47GoPv3n6AQgveZrYoCRMcqIyNM-O1ykzi/s320/DSC05575.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17 tpi / 18 ppi<br />You can see here how uneven the teeth were.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Maybe the nicest part of it was the handle, which I initially thought was beech, but now I think it's apple. The handle is quite small, even for my narrow hand, so maybe this was originally made for children. I don't think it's too old based on the etch above. There's no medallion. I'm guessing it's from the 1950's, but there'll be more on that below.</p><p>I should have done this research before I cleaned it up, but after some snooping around the <a href="http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/dvtl.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disstonian Institute website</a>, I'm pretty sure this is a Disston #70 dovetail saw. According to one of the Disston catalog pages from that site, these saws came in an 8" length (among others), had an open handle made of apple wood, a plate from 26 gauge (0.018" thick) spring steel, a brass plated steel back, 17 ppi (16 tpi), and about 1 1/2" of plate width below the back.</p><p>Close enough. I measured the plate at about 0.017" thick. I counted 17 tpi in a few places, but it probably started life as 16 tpi. There are remnants of brass plating on the back - most of it gone now. There is still 1 3/8" of plate showing at the rear, closer to 1 3/16 at the front. Based on pictures, I don't believe the plate was supposed to be less deep at the front - I think the plate is recessed into the spine more at the front for some reason.</p><p>The teeth were a mess, and I ended up filing them off completely. Before realizing from the Disstonian site that the teeth were probably originally 16 tpi, I intended to file to 17 tpi. But the tooth-spacing <a href="https://www.blackburntools.com/articles/saw-tooth-spacing-templates/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">templates from Blackburn Tool's website</a> only go up to 16, so that's what I used.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFGdhfbl_1wJlckVRwXMZ0xG7-fyArPm2L0IRdFVBgsxVjI__OA2UApniLj3i2lYYlbmIMmkbIT7YoKV4PAk9X3RsVDFQUJDt5twtNofKf6UkMhQMmgZOAEmiZ1tPocr6UuthIxOYY7SLEfnubbtYAFfKkvMF4cN7yPk0vt4Rwineae6EMax1XCfc6c06/s2592/DSC05586.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFGdhfbl_1wJlckVRwXMZ0xG7-fyArPm2L0IRdFVBgsxVjI__OA2UApniLj3i2lYYlbmIMmkbIT7YoKV4PAk9X3RsVDFQUJDt5twtNofKf6UkMhQMmgZOAEmiZ1tPocr6UuthIxOYY7SLEfnubbtYAFfKkvMF4cN7yPk0vt4Rwineae6EMax1XCfc6c06/s320/DSC05586.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to cut in the new teeth, using a template glued to the plate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKq0r72ctb1sVSanFALNIr1MGJ4P94eBriAa-xbsT-pQ10oOBF8-HWFJoLz9Yxx2TKwn6SGCH8a-RcCa66KiQCxGcYKfUDgqOM5uPqA5D1w-_CR2MTVwJV1WQj8w_-EXNSgzedJQYlnD-uzNBqzSHbFexr5cNrTnpXJONaTVsoPjxvIB92aR735b4dYuH/s2592/DSC05588.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKq0r72ctb1sVSanFALNIr1MGJ4P94eBriAa-xbsT-pQ10oOBF8-HWFJoLz9Yxx2TKwn6SGCH8a-RcCa66KiQCxGcYKfUDgqOM5uPqA5D1w-_CR2MTVwJV1WQj8w_-EXNSgzedJQYlnD-uzNBqzSHbFexr5cNrTnpXJONaTVsoPjxvIB92aR735b4dYuH/s320/DSC05588.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting closer</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I added a little set to the teeth - very little - being careful not to go too far. A saw like this that is designed to make shallow cuts doesn't need much set.</p><p>The screw holes in the handle held a mystery green gunk. I don't think is was a result of corrosion of the brass screws. Maybe some compound a former owner put in there to try to tighten up the screws. Not sure why - the screws seems to hold fine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1ekbntzmSkqpaH8Ps-uTzGa27zY4CWVpXmzDNTzLYiaDJ2K3xqdP1Xrl29VV_Kz5SlgDVP-Jw_9rCFSRLwWxLblj7NIAJbsm5zT1yx5VFiLwok-WJkOUQ-KaPr4De9khFgQuilUBbPoQK-Q0VY-tQsi8tilMjOkM0dQZ7qrHruPB-YXiUAehJTIjRs7L/s3022/IMG_2619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="3022" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1ekbntzmSkqpaH8Ps-uTzGa27zY4CWVpXmzDNTzLYiaDJ2K3xqdP1Xrl29VV_Kz5SlgDVP-Jw_9rCFSRLwWxLblj7NIAJbsm5zT1yx5VFiLwok-WJkOUQ-KaPr4De9khFgQuilUBbPoQK-Q0VY-tQsi8tilMjOkM0dQZ7qrHruPB-YXiUAehJTIjRs7L/s320/IMG_2619.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystery green gunk</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The handle was missing a piece where the spine fits in. I glued on a scrap of beech and shaped it to match the other side.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK-xjh6Sa8ZNEH4L2Q2reqFfO0i8Ur3pYpg-5AYsUEegjux1nE3xR3YUujeCVx3pPd2pSdKbxlsGkfHzFk_5vyasedmnPi0n2RzKlotXsfDfjhhgrfsIF7PhqsRXlG-oGAndWUGYjGWvBj4csLXwqKvh121t-Kqnjp19Fa8rpKVf-S0SDWpVIP_U-OUvr/s1256/DSC05578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1256" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK-xjh6Sa8ZNEH4L2Q2reqFfO0i8Ur3pYpg-5AYsUEegjux1nE3xR3YUujeCVx3pPd2pSdKbxlsGkfHzFk_5vyasedmnPi0n2RzKlotXsfDfjhhgrfsIF7PhqsRXlG-oGAndWUGYjGWvBj4csLXwqKvh121t-Kqnjp19Fa8rpKVf-S0SDWpVIP_U-OUvr/s320/DSC05578.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chiseled the broken area to get a flat surface</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaNFw6hg3CCXPUn5y6Of414vPIpFO443plZSOZ5jIHRcXzr1WL4JgIYGSz17KXVG5daUz_wKXYvdU6EtUtnwHt1QmCWXqTLLY8Z_ZLETn-4FBhgGUgrcYdrM-j1RwIZ4otb7QM_31-LiOampbGcJfSJ7wXZ56l1cFrAz2FWmp6apSdz_7yjWOzt-yDcYg/s2592/DSC05579.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaNFw6hg3CCXPUn5y6Of414vPIpFO443plZSOZ5jIHRcXzr1WL4JgIYGSz17KXVG5daUz_wKXYvdU6EtUtnwHt1QmCWXqTLLY8Z_ZLETn-4FBhgGUgrcYdrM-j1RwIZ4otb7QM_31-LiOampbGcJfSJ7wXZ56l1cFrAz2FWmp6apSdz_7yjWOzt-yDcYg/s320/DSC05579.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glued on a piece of beech with some creative clamping</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfdbntfOphS6dr8d87fWE2z2W10WnscIIVWEXADGnGUspKe03j1D7gEpbsDSkAor5yNRsi5tX-kW_RpCnTHC5MxVV67WxdnCouGJw688lHimag3Ek1Kwo62a6ESmAVM9U8qR4PHFxNltDS02bkzAeGFSo5VQ0ClQU4c7sYo3Z6TTe2CPgGcsTohEXAQp0/s2592/DSC05583.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfdbntfOphS6dr8d87fWE2z2W10WnscIIVWEXADGnGUspKe03j1D7gEpbsDSkAor5yNRsi5tX-kW_RpCnTHC5MxVV67WxdnCouGJw688lHimag3Ek1Kwo62a6ESmAVM9U8qR4PHFxNltDS02bkzAeGFSo5VQ0ClQU4c7sYo3Z6TTe2CPgGcsTohEXAQp0/s320/DSC05583.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After shaping it like the left side, the right side matches in all but color<br />(the color got much closer after a few coats of oil)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also scraped and sanded the rest of the handle to remove any old finish, then put on three coats of BLO over three days. I love the feel of an oil finish on saw handles.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14g_hdFm9PMPqroJjie9O5LXYhahxjJ-5n-DF9SWxAAkIIyJabIsowr3HX9WnSUyFFLTs1WKbAchqbKK4dMxAlr2dC9ePihkkEiIQnSDpSDPqVlxplR37j5-mRilX6fUSlklA65JvZNN3k0nHjHhe_Y4URULK5oOQuQYKQgiSW7qK8y29GS_TdgTsEW2L/s2592/DSC05589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14g_hdFm9PMPqroJjie9O5LXYhahxjJ-5n-DF9SWxAAkIIyJabIsowr3HX9WnSUyFFLTs1WKbAchqbKK4dMxAlr2dC9ePihkkEiIQnSDpSDPqVlxplR37j5-mRilX6fUSlklA65JvZNN3k0nHjHhe_Y4URULK5oOQuQYKQgiSW7qK8y29GS_TdgTsEW2L/s320/DSC05589.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ain't she pretty?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For the slightly bent back, I was able to bend it back the other way - very carefully. The bent saw plate seems to have been mostly fixed by adjusting the spine a bit. To adjust the spine, I clamped the saw plate in the vise with the spine above the vise jaws and tapped a stick with a kerf cut in it with a hammer to move the spine. Now, the plate is almost perfectly straight without the handle, but I have a little bend near the back of the plate when the handle in installed. Makes me wonder if there is something funny about the slot in the handle. I ran a piece of sandpaper through the slot a few times, but I still have a slight bend in the last inch of teeth.</p><p>I did a little more research with the help of the <a href="https://archive.org/search?query=disston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a>, where I found many old Disston catalogs and manuals. In a 1918 catalog, the #70's handle looked a little fancier with an extra fillet (not sure if that's the right term) forward of the top horn. From 1929 through 1949, the saw shows up in the catalogs and/or manuals with a less fancy handle like mine, but the #70 is not found at all in the 1949 and later catalogs. Maybe that means the saw is from the '29 to '45 time period, but who knows - they might have still sold them after 1945 and not put them in a catalog.</p><p>I've made a few test cuts now and it cuts well. It leaves a very fine kerf. I'll do some practice dovetails later today.</p></div>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-27309754339977253642023-11-09T20:29:00.001-08:002023-11-09T20:29:59.233-08:00Another Step Stool<p>I guess step stools are getting to be my thing. I saw a similar piece on the unplugged woodworkers FB group and I needed to make one. This project has an aspect that I've never tried before but have wanted to for a long time. The stretcher between legs is attached with cross wedged through tenons.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVkh2FA3kp5scTMPHNMq8jBD_LrFlfRmsT4Iv05Wu-q9fHg-o97SmpPF_nQ6E9NsGDV3UuVQ5LKKCdmhzGI3rRIZshqs1rToUkxn5DPp33cpYCe7yltUSMAzxDp3K5GcamS2h66b7X-2CL9IQbtt9Pq9DFmSrOr7A_Ac-3U4Lc0R0lRyyvTLinUGeOZ-3/s1350/Sketchup%20Model.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1350" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVkh2FA3kp5scTMPHNMq8jBD_LrFlfRmsT4Iv05Wu-q9fHg-o97SmpPF_nQ6E9NsGDV3UuVQ5LKKCdmhzGI3rRIZshqs1rToUkxn5DPp33cpYCe7yltUSMAzxDp3K5GcamS2h66b7X-2CL9IQbtt9Pq9DFmSrOr7A_Ac-3U4Lc0R0lRyyvTLinUGeOZ-3/s320/Sketchup%20Model.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketchup model (without shaping) to give general idea</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The legs are splayed out at 15°, so the mortises in the top and legs, as well as the shoulders of the stretcher tenons are at that angle. I had some softwood from an old coffee table that I planed to about 1" thick. The top and legs started out at 10" wide. The top is 15" long and the legs are about 11" long. Being careful to use only the reference face and edge, I marked out for the leg tenons and top mortises. Because the rear mortises and tenons were too far from the reference edge to use a regular marking gauge, I used a panel gauge.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9XacQrTOjvwYmrwzX2LqjQAVmlJ4GgpVSvSqHAp8wiY9oPMX7cRq9cnaFMertRVHdnuCR7NFb_txeURqhQGDa5PaH-frJNPGcxxmkL4xva870I0sXV29LgIceAhtRqFqjGpeERHpn_zAvR5ZStWPACzqlyL6SAMxF2UlAaLp52lm82_YFxUvBpXIPicc/s2592/DSC05550.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9XacQrTOjvwYmrwzX2LqjQAVmlJ4GgpVSvSqHAp8wiY9oPMX7cRq9cnaFMertRVHdnuCR7NFb_txeURqhQGDa5PaH-frJNPGcxxmkL4xva870I0sXV29LgIceAhtRqFqjGpeERHpn_zAvR5ZStWPACzqlyL6SAMxF2UlAaLp52lm82_YFxUvBpXIPicc/s320/DSC05550.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tenons cut: note the angled shoulders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkujBRRKQBsofc40Lh6GKn3BHH2VWAH8fktEmhV9rMhBEwaeY7IGwRb3_rDpYOY5_NEM86PDStne3pHrnCqQBUbCy1iBZ8ZWcVqjdL4UpsF2G_v19BbV8XvCY-XF8Og7jkd8Du87Bf0_oC6F8mxM9LmlbFuwtmDshLFdtUgiEjS2dw_hzJcg-EbZ4-JwPS/s2592/DSC05551.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkujBRRKQBsofc40Lh6GKn3BHH2VWAH8fktEmhV9rMhBEwaeY7IGwRb3_rDpYOY5_NEM86PDStne3pHrnCqQBUbCy1iBZ8ZWcVqjdL4UpsF2G_v19BbV8XvCY-XF8Og7jkd8Du87Bf0_oC6F8mxM9LmlbFuwtmDshLFdtUgiEjS2dw_hzJcg-EbZ4-JwPS/s320/DSC05551.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortises marked out and the first one chopped and pared to the lines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC4JruhhAHXlkIf_XkyqfR7wzGQ_gDc2VUgPtj5TFwgCUBdkXyUYReNVBuJDqDSGT7Fsy0MQO8QbSpqfBaWabpGRBPPoV_cYcTsSnyitsK7aF93pwbkX_U1qAau0RYUTPtoO_VgTGo2ABMWR7C1DXUWwd0fnSqxX9VFHnY5UEEPVLmuIY-rtT4Km34b9x/s2592/DSC05552.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC4JruhhAHXlkIf_XkyqfR7wzGQ_gDc2VUgPtj5TFwgCUBdkXyUYReNVBuJDqDSGT7Fsy0MQO8QbSpqfBaWabpGRBPPoV_cYcTsSnyitsK7aF93pwbkX_U1qAau0RYUTPtoO_VgTGo2ABMWR7C1DXUWwd0fnSqxX9VFHnY5UEEPVLmuIY-rtT4Km34b9x/s320/DSC05552.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These mortises are angled</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6gibLUdfwyvoXMuUG2_kl-6EWwslLzkcYgKwrV3NWr9FuD5oqW6bfa4lPywsWK8JPuF8ZCEsBzhWsLW8CdMm7kIkQhUWDXVwymNU-q-T1Hzo7OCTtL_jY2A9w_-8lsF8pf9yRO2OS6wX9_7PV-DdbaTUeitj6BZxvAhIrhtlLjsSh0VrFSl0CFeXHAT6/s2592/DSC05554.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6gibLUdfwyvoXMuUG2_kl-6EWwslLzkcYgKwrV3NWr9FuD5oqW6bfa4lPywsWK8JPuF8ZCEsBzhWsLW8CdMm7kIkQhUWDXVwymNU-q-T1Hzo7OCTtL_jY2A9w_-8lsF8pf9yRO2OS6wX9_7PV-DdbaTUeitj6BZxvAhIrhtlLjsSh0VrFSl0CFeXHAT6/s320/DSC05554.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four mortises complete</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF69zrG4J9awThTmT6ExUfu1UxJAm2w9uyA8CT_IfbU17eEn39rIClvP2WcxggtvbWIO4_nzkN-Hf2Eca-rqKYtmsVqemrWHnKABVy9x0T-uFBmHmVzDKnNjKFG9vbsJxUcswsAAoxXIKWGlJpvJVRggU1k-CkRhACLds4yJk2adWBR6OVB_NlkKc23nYJ/s2592/DSC05556.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF69zrG4J9awThTmT6ExUfu1UxJAm2w9uyA8CT_IfbU17eEn39rIClvP2WcxggtvbWIO4_nzkN-Hf2Eca-rqKYtmsVqemrWHnKABVy9x0T-uFBmHmVzDKnNjKFG9vbsJxUcswsAAoxXIKWGlJpvJVRggU1k-CkRhACLds4yJk2adWBR6OVB_NlkKc23nYJ/s320/DSC05556.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortises in the legs chopped and the stretcher tenons formed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlegu7XXqU9GX3EUwC3eFJFniMqe96U1HjG4gl-NzwwJgJwy4JVcN00rVJZlOYa1biVmv4dz5U12qGZOjW01qPgzFqkG0QLPgryd3IHePtJQImGUJrVQETktn3d488Ml6ysfYXkJdpWLd2x9WzQN5pnJxrayMX65xcjDMBCyciNkLjG-4cBl0kI2SVSU9/s2592/DSC05557.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlegu7XXqU9GX3EUwC3eFJFniMqe96U1HjG4gl-NzwwJgJwy4JVcN00rVJZlOYa1biVmv4dz5U12qGZOjW01qPgzFqkG0QLPgryd3IHePtJQImGUJrVQETktn3d488Ml6ysfYXkJdpWLd2x9WzQN5pnJxrayMX65xcjDMBCyciNkLjG-4cBl0kI2SVSU9/s320/DSC05557.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mortise in the tenon will fit a wedge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOal9Cnjm31JeqKg5qIKAOILXZFsE4r91VJUNrd_mcoC712aFM4AlKjjcrwejdD4u8-xJIgXBFWhxsdhBr30MbImsMaiebkoYbU_CA9CvQ7vw8IHzS3DuOWB7W7rzizO3wycmkatA52lRhB2dEAcv_DFzApzpIftuBZR2Vhdbc-zdQJ9yD4St7fQy6Kqsh/s2592/DSC05558.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOal9Cnjm31JeqKg5qIKAOILXZFsE4r91VJUNrd_mcoC712aFM4AlKjjcrwejdD4u8-xJIgXBFWhxsdhBr30MbImsMaiebkoYbU_CA9CvQ7vw8IHzS3DuOWB7W7rzizO3wycmkatA52lRhB2dEAcv_DFzApzpIftuBZR2Vhdbc-zdQJ9yD4St7fQy6Kqsh/s320/DSC05558.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the mortise is not rectangular, but angled.<br />This made making and fitting the wedge more complicated.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC8wZMjGkkfOOTM54LPs_Nb7qgXTmfj7jGCiR8iYlp7P9N-QSt4FxqHZdYd930uFz7inN1Yni3c94HPq4xRwj1XA7RB-9QR3HvwN5c8gLPVyoYgfkdblT9U56zSngSF3in-zBx_PMjjOOMtAQ7nOmTzms9obeQVMQU10El5HnIgCbK0NvbjoklO_FUvne/s2592/DSC05560.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC8wZMjGkkfOOTM54LPs_Nb7qgXTmfj7jGCiR8iYlp7P9N-QSt4FxqHZdYd930uFz7inN1Yni3c94HPq4xRwj1XA7RB-9QR3HvwN5c8gLPVyoYgfkdblT9U56zSngSF3in-zBx_PMjjOOMtAQ7nOmTzms9obeQVMQU10El5HnIgCbK0NvbjoklO_FUvne/s320/DSC05560.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a test wedge in softwood showing its angled nature</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zonLtkUEm5IPtggQeKg10mSKbpxxPpbniFc6ksQaJrTnyvFWzvuzetk8xOS6VmWYT5SQ83IVcdpJoyxxDGvGsTWqvU08IHymEAgMVkRlFv2eZ-W52-amwybzYFGV2_b6VwFyGmE7rDnbkzvO-sRJBgHpieRu0Z8p_QNoaLB1YUCPp4P2__KjdsLEER2M/s2592/DSC05561.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zonLtkUEm5IPtggQeKg10mSKbpxxPpbniFc6ksQaJrTnyvFWzvuzetk8xOS6VmWYT5SQ83IVcdpJoyxxDGvGsTWqvU08IHymEAgMVkRlFv2eZ-W52-amwybzYFGV2_b6VwFyGmE7rDnbkzvO-sRJBgHpieRu0Z8p_QNoaLB1YUCPp4P2__KjdsLEER2M/s320/DSC05561.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wedge fitted, but not trimmed to length</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkWM6aCLYZNJmtdj0LE8dTaW64baCf32_hSNfMGYEhyqyNjciJ-SBNEQilB_ar6Wm1J88RP1gy8z5pqvu0dlvOX80VJWooNFijkknI-9d3nTcAXO-G-7_SWXm6dOUQre01ehbGigbCER-xnAKvekxiKKUyTo9yUd618RKJTwnRt8zR3VtdkmUOmH-8eu6/s2592/DSC05562.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkWM6aCLYZNJmtdj0LE8dTaW64baCf32_hSNfMGYEhyqyNjciJ-SBNEQilB_ar6Wm1J88RP1gy8z5pqvu0dlvOX80VJWooNFijkknI-9d3nTcAXO-G-7_SWXm6dOUQre01ehbGigbCER-xnAKvekxiKKUyTo9yUd618RKJTwnRt8zR3VtdkmUOmH-8eu6/s320/DSC05562.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final hardwood wedge in place</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv2u3fiOgOvMRDIoftvhTaAaJJrHiTY5S3MkvG03IfJ3Oi7ipIFlOQgoeBf57TkzCDJelPNkifSNPS8d4rHG6cNptJreLizhK9taHqWtBFxk26kV-TxL3jgmylDgMzRp19hOgcMGd5iQ2zITMDjDQaah9BG39QvpY-r1BIX1rySxPZaXpzo3wOl5cIIoM/s2592/DSC05565.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv2u3fiOgOvMRDIoftvhTaAaJJrHiTY5S3MkvG03IfJ3Oi7ipIFlOQgoeBf57TkzCDJelPNkifSNPS8d4rHG6cNptJreLizhK9taHqWtBFxk26kV-TxL3jgmylDgMzRp19hOgcMGd5iQ2zITMDjDQaah9BG39QvpY-r1BIX1rySxPZaXpzo3wOl5cIIoM/s320/DSC05565.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All shaping done: oval cutout forming feet, leg sides shaped,<br />hand-hole in top, stretcher tenons rounded over ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-vC9Bk32CL6h6kb9_gVvGNXbGSA-CGIRP08K-v-c9OHj6LMGkGJ0OI_OyLLlX2LgTU1BK1EiK9AYezpYhNgBcLcdgVgshPTOBhhYhTPuSG7GRKwGT8IGyYPIWiDjwZOTHC1cZRmZQmcBCnwdRjvNBGy-33ycHjGA5TZ0KvF6HhxPlaCOTV-aiSIrgVhs/s2592/DSC05566.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-vC9Bk32CL6h6kb9_gVvGNXbGSA-CGIRP08K-v-c9OHj6LMGkGJ0OI_OyLLlX2LgTU1BK1EiK9AYezpYhNgBcLcdgVgshPTOBhhYhTPuSG7GRKwGT8IGyYPIWiDjwZOTHC1cZRmZQmcBCnwdRjvNBGy-33ycHjGA5TZ0KvF6HhxPlaCOTV-aiSIrgVhs/s320/DSC05566.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... stretcher edges curved, and underside of top beveled</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The top was shaped so that the last 4" of each long edge was slightly curved heading towards the ends. The shape turned out to be very pleasing. The tops of the leg tenons were leveled with the top. I'm not planning to glue this project. The angled legs and wedged stretcher tenons make it quite sturdy. But I am adding a few coats of shellac.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d0WCvGpKxOCLZBObknVNvxDi9Z2UBHyZQHw4HYzsiJXky8M2pFIa33AWZKz4ZX5eJoPp9RPc4_TdLH4R7oGmGAYPRU3M1tQoFjLNhU-n-v3XZxi-uq9SX68eDH4-rzgke1s6DH9L0NZJaJctAq19KLREdXIqFNS0cAqY2XRxHg5Io7Azk9cXgEUc96x5/s2592/DSC05576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d0WCvGpKxOCLZBObknVNvxDi9Z2UBHyZQHw4HYzsiJXky8M2pFIa33AWZKz4ZX5eJoPp9RPc4_TdLH4R7oGmGAYPRU3M1tQoFjLNhU-n-v3XZxi-uq9SX68eDH4-rzgke1s6DH9L0NZJaJctAq19KLREdXIqFNS0cAqY2XRxHg5Io7Azk9cXgEUc96x5/s320/DSC05576.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished product</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This was a nice project. Not hard to do, and I tried a new technique with the wedged tenons. Now to fine a home for it.</p><p><br /></p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-24614429441405816822023-10-26T20:37:00.000-07:002023-10-26T20:37:27.618-07:00Some Details on Roubo Phone Stands<p>I've posted about making these things before, but I just made two more and thought I'd share some details. This will be mostly pictorial, with text in the captions. The wood is air-dried walnut, from my brother's property in North Carolina.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYl6-p2OIzK4yLG18PHEreeQUyIfS3-ZiPMPUHXZeCTJFRAeLXCNC3DXf7EGBY1k6PYFFoRYvsAXHiT_x2HlKKv42Kfa9CyrgNwSmfo_pOUMcwW5OW49NsrMtcURZh2VCZ2Ih9QEBht2zfPxR5c3nntiySxtZlhEDEzXTy8l56a4hINRI-64O1R4wp7txz/s2592/DSC05523.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYl6-p2OIzK4yLG18PHEreeQUyIfS3-ZiPMPUHXZeCTJFRAeLXCNC3DXf7EGBY1k6PYFFoRYvsAXHiT_x2HlKKv42Kfa9CyrgNwSmfo_pOUMcwW5OW49NsrMtcURZh2VCZ2Ih9QEBht2zfPxR5c3nntiySxtZlhEDEzXTy8l56a4hINRI-64O1R4wp7txz/s320/DSC05523.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting with walnut, 9 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 3/4" thick.<br />Here, some layout lines have been penciled and knifed in.<br />The layout starts about 2 1/2" from the bottom.<br />Center "finger" is 1" wide, others are about 9/16" wide.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4OTtguPhCq4cO8UDQXDkK0EINoxox286G13Fc0lMJzUQ9eSvPW_0kZozwzoCudOq3t6syQDhLYKshP_rqbrtYOCZfOWepYzv_PFVasL8dj3dBhoN_2Q_3i1v77FJaDrRRiFuqkXmb__-iHm0BV6o1SG6jJOvs-572pAKXy-4W4td66FKAGfa59ECdLCs/s2592/DSC05524.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4OTtguPhCq4cO8UDQXDkK0EINoxox286G13Fc0lMJzUQ9eSvPW_0kZozwzoCudOq3t6syQDhLYKshP_rqbrtYOCZfOWepYzv_PFVasL8dj3dBhoN_2Q_3i1v77FJaDrRRiFuqkXmb__-iHm0BV6o1SG6jJOvs-572pAKXy-4W4td66FKAGfa59ECdLCs/s320/DSC05524.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling holes at the 8 corner points of the layout.<br />This layout shows three "fingers" on upper portion and two on lower.<br />It's the opposite on the bottom side - three on lower, two on upper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudz2K_HQL5NVtgqIk6un6ryWvY5Zgy3b5mi4ppm2mntLo7BKzSnasmVF6v1WDlLXGG_ptzv3nZb5jM5YBMogac0ZFiL_wJ2_yvf8qQVfXKy0u0yCjXTs7oAkVYOt_EPGABkg5Pa7jUTL2-XccwZYcRa7Qv92JfXM8aLBrfrgZsa-hXE-viSPVFaMdPTRm/s2592/DSC05525.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudz2K_HQL5NVtgqIk6un6ryWvY5Zgy3b5mi4ppm2mntLo7BKzSnasmVF6v1WDlLXGG_ptzv3nZb5jM5YBMogac0ZFiL_wJ2_yvf8qQVfXKy0u0yCjXTs7oAkVYOt_EPGABkg5Pa7jUTL2-XccwZYcRa7Qv92JfXM8aLBrfrgZsa-hXE-viSPVFaMdPTRm/s320/DSC05525.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawing the wood between drilled holes using tool made from hacksaw blade</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxKslGvl9DGp_IMc9XWV-U4vohJGm0ICC4eWjoT8ddRYMZ040nl4QOxi3oU5weMMch9nBUX04KqYTqD0jRjb2rGPLrUQq4fkB63NARFHsykxjScOajSrmDHuPwAcfnLudK8LBYA4J5YbKzPckfFCyImpgwDEm4-eiCXJIonEjktrolYdu40HvQCehPkpe/s2592/DSC05526.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxKslGvl9DGp_IMc9XWV-U4vohJGm0ICC4eWjoT8ddRYMZ040nl4QOxi3oU5weMMch9nBUX04KqYTqD0jRjb2rGPLrUQq4fkB63NARFHsykxjScOajSrmDHuPwAcfnLudK8LBYA4J5YbKzPckfFCyImpgwDEm4-eiCXJIonEjktrolYdu40HvQCehPkpe/s320/DSC05526.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The result of that sawing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAzvhyZkqRQZho6gCr9MS81-wl0ziMOulRwsmxwV_TjeJvDZnK-Xzi1doxdnZxPOp2VkPQCZXRLuu4VHAhiFFrBwwSCnDuXsPnoq7_vqGia4FH7QU_tpGU3QXM8BsbvWIcqlm2OLkukyh1Ba9KRTyFE5bNQb-iL6Yfpp-2HOmu63y3ZvNzAw1Dno3gUZC/s2592/DSC05527.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAzvhyZkqRQZho6gCr9MS81-wl0ziMOulRwsmxwV_TjeJvDZnK-Xzi1doxdnZxPOp2VkPQCZXRLuu4VHAhiFFrBwwSCnDuXsPnoq7_vqGia4FH7QU_tpGU3QXM8BsbvWIcqlm2OLkukyh1Ba9KRTyFE5bNQb-iL6Yfpp-2HOmu63y3ZvNzAw1Dno3gUZC/s320/DSC05527.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to chisel out the waste to create the hinge knuckles</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wGsNQa9VKCcM2s5Ysz4s6tZbJdranpyuUNQAid8-0LbReFxt_iwVGimRCt3aMVCoZkV_mAYc5tXNWOmuooTO7TSD-YBJnSVYnlt9sbA162M-7IBdt_TCD5KVBzpNn9QSAdjaCjTvwAruUAq3wHQHnpGKAcaXoX57oON6GfwQOxaEcB8QsZuVQWdczr3M/s2592/DSC05531.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wGsNQa9VKCcM2s5Ysz4s6tZbJdranpyuUNQAid8-0LbReFxt_iwVGimRCt3aMVCoZkV_mAYc5tXNWOmuooTO7TSD-YBJnSVYnlt9sbA162M-7IBdt_TCD5KVBzpNn9QSAdjaCjTvwAruUAq3wHQHnpGKAcaXoX57oON6GfwQOxaEcB8QsZuVQWdczr3M/s320/DSC05531.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This knife line is centered between the extents of the fingers</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuwM-5qhdjVmgMdzIC2DVwyev9x13HL_4J-RlKwnS7CMpMerUlcxh5uLYnleten5iY7F72sUYN8e8dtJ47k3vwvqLvO6zjHUxtz01IVkfVAwEDGE4LzuRutrpqRR22MtVkx6NMyq3D9kJalmhPxU-KdRgemFTUzarhnQO2RC4sQ3Kk_y-UUL1m-H0UNXR/s2592/DSC05530.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuwM-5qhdjVmgMdzIC2DVwyev9x13HL_4J-RlKwnS7CMpMerUlcxh5uLYnleten5iY7F72sUYN8e8dtJ47k3vwvqLvO6zjHUxtz01IVkfVAwEDGE4LzuRutrpqRR22MtVkx6NMyq3D9kJalmhPxU-KdRgemFTUzarhnQO2RC4sQ3Kk_y-UUL1m-H0UNXR/s320/DSC05530.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After chiseling out most of the waste, I set the chisel in that knife line<br />and use a 45 degree angle block to guide the final chiseling.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TdTviiGyEtoGNgZsFKkW95dSIVqKiZgLJPSR1ig-qMx_usgH0pATXzHWkAriTL8XZ2bZCjiYXERNx_XAzddK9XtDQFc8vwxF6WUDkKcv7dBH5sn1_Swu9c6_-lSkPcgSWTIf7shYXO45wnGZ61__SvmrtC8m-pFS3lP3uTdRNMOom5QA8ehXsCzs-9H/s2592/DSC05532.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TdTviiGyEtoGNgZsFKkW95dSIVqKiZgLJPSR1ig-qMx_usgH0pATXzHWkAriTL8XZ2bZCjiYXERNx_XAzddK9XtDQFc8vwxF6WUDkKcv7dBH5sn1_Swu9c6_-lSkPcgSWTIf7shYXO45wnGZ61__SvmrtC8m-pFS3lP3uTdRNMOom5QA8ehXsCzs-9H/s320/DSC05532.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the result - nice clean line</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8uyi-XQBI30tsPE3UgQrgXWZctUKaPqLzuyJfuHMjc7aHFwsti4l__-IbPiXBWuJgUsuszek8QisXWF9LLB4pjEqVJCE7Dx9rzPTltXMRl72idWH6LLc8oHuLs9h9emcNcS-OszAHzMXPB2BG_CMOQzn6YIdOECpaUThDSzwxyz5aXbABGR2x1LD1PwX/s2592/DSC05533.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8uyi-XQBI30tsPE3UgQrgXWZctUKaPqLzuyJfuHMjc7aHFwsti4l__-IbPiXBWuJgUsuszek8QisXWF9LLB4pjEqVJCE7Dx9rzPTltXMRl72idWH6LLc8oHuLs9h9emcNcS-OszAHzMXPB2BG_CMOQzn6YIdOECpaUThDSzwxyz5aXbABGR2x1LD1PwX/s320/DSC05533.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since the extents of the fingers are the same distance apart as<br />the workpiece is thick, the 45 degree chops get you to the center<br />of the workpiece.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41Q_5vA-5qZi6fkzi03rRZ8Q85IjVLOCC2o5jVfqZHgZrMd-U9n1j6SbG5-MOt4r9VnABistS1o3aoc3WrfHQnH0wv642e839a_gneK3BB7R2HfyIgBz-sXwRFgXl4H1UKrfT367G0vluKzffH-ZWtPVvFc1Y78aUaKw5XVcFOhG8q7EjfjrUKpVunQ05/s2592/DSC05534.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41Q_5vA-5qZi6fkzi03rRZ8Q85IjVLOCC2o5jVfqZHgZrMd-U9n1j6SbG5-MOt4r9VnABistS1o3aoc3WrfHQnH0wv642e839a_gneK3BB7R2HfyIgBz-sXwRFgXl4H1UKrfT367G0vluKzffH-ZWtPVvFc1Y78aUaKw5XVcFOhG8q7EjfjrUKpVunQ05/s320/DSC05534.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view. Note the centered lengthwise guide lines on the side of the workpiece.<br />They'll guide the saw when separating the phone stand.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBElvfCIL__sodifPnLvhVW-8w4rloAiXWofwjAKSj0xD6INVe1MVkYr2yJqkzi3h-0nD4r5u413mri5Efelct1ukNtnte1YFXv98tiqW9lQGRtbfnUdp9BMdcv7rHrmqsxzV8d1lFux1smB9qVYYB2xXXnNYifYZ-cX066z1JuFwtqRv5eiP8CffMLd6/s2592/DSC05535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBElvfCIL__sodifPnLvhVW-8w4rloAiXWofwjAKSj0xD6INVe1MVkYr2yJqkzi3h-0nD4r5u413mri5Efelct1ukNtnte1YFXv98tiqW9lQGRtbfnUdp9BMdcv7rHrmqsxzV8d1lFux1smB9qVYYB2xXXnNYifYZ-cX066z1JuFwtqRv5eiP8CffMLd6/s320/DSC05535.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it's on to sawing down the thickness, down to the chiseled knuckles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTACzxQ8w79OWbfd4XIbeTheikDy3NIb66cH4AXfGznd1qaZ9H-GtB7RFQ0whhNxR21d88i7TeuqBeNN0PS3H1NdDTFXTmlrgia2ORYGxzHh1fgunVYIogD2dMlMHgwiPZgHLQD3xEY7jZg8NTsXfDUQTjyIOjCxc_PICfKqsO_Re5FwMh_K2T3u6Momg2/s2592/DSC05537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTACzxQ8w79OWbfd4XIbeTheikDy3NIb66cH4AXfGznd1qaZ9H-GtB7RFQ0whhNxR21d88i7TeuqBeNN0PS3H1NdDTFXTmlrgia2ORYGxzHh1fgunVYIogD2dMlMHgwiPZgHLQD3xEY7jZg8NTsXfDUQTjyIOjCxc_PICfKqsO_Re5FwMh_K2T3u6Momg2/s320/DSC05537.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You've got to saw all the way down to here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk5ejs6b5tuc-piD1zbCFaCDAVZiCuaLw7iFrnlBcVzbR0GHKKV6QMUIdiY669IuQaWFVJCjwRluSKqc-PcHeuXNtHck_w1wzDh1GyF3W6h3F55FKJDRmwCkoHmu-OAWm51mUbmuIHBc1RWqZqrFX5GqhnyqVZyo6AETLK0yc1JsmdSftVpWEJW_VbeWv/s2592/DSC05538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk5ejs6b5tuc-piD1zbCFaCDAVZiCuaLw7iFrnlBcVzbR0GHKKV6QMUIdiY669IuQaWFVJCjwRluSKqc-PcHeuXNtHck_w1wzDh1GyF3W6h3F55FKJDRmwCkoHmu-OAWm51mUbmuIHBc1RWqZqrFX5GqhnyqVZyo6AETLK0yc1JsmdSftVpWEJW_VbeWv/s320/DSC05538.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red arrows show the saw in the cut.<br />Green arrow shows the little bits that fall out through the <br />chiseled knuckles telling you that you've sawn far enough.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj594BrtRp8YS35QV1M5d7dqgkkcD56iQpTZrlozo9gXcXiT1BNcMtho7MhbJjKUALut2ypVcRYo9xbXi7hNeFjo7AUgp5IQcDpoF5__aiympY14JHH4MWZT4QjnWFb40XnvnXlCIIj0S2_tx6_HwvrlhzDAtECToQXjZJSWjyt6Li5TWm8PwMHFtylZh15/s2592/DSC05541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj594BrtRp8YS35QV1M5d7dqgkkcD56iQpTZrlozo9gXcXiT1BNcMtho7MhbJjKUALut2ypVcRYo9xbXi7hNeFjo7AUgp5IQcDpoF5__aiympY14JHH4MWZT4QjnWFb40XnvnXlCIIj0S2_tx6_HwvrlhzDAtECToQXjZJSWjyt6Li5TWm8PwMHFtylZh15/s320/DSC05541.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you've chiseled and sawn enough, the phone stand will open up easily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEAlihONmqW3uihYNeMMP7WHsYLw6Rcyp9Htxx3jAygf3aRzhcOiIXD1yZyusWDELmKKQe6BKgUYElFoyOn_7ryx2ti4pPQt9xM56wsSxgB5AtfPRBBpjQziVNQbv5eLInG__JgTY48V2we-XsFf2olXgHTXWgP1vgkp-EM9dnHfWPM5pKR9fpH1Dd2l3/s2592/DSC05542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEAlihONmqW3uihYNeMMP7WHsYLw6Rcyp9Htxx3jAygf3aRzhcOiIXD1yZyusWDELmKKQe6BKgUYElFoyOn_7ryx2ti4pPQt9xM56wsSxgB5AtfPRBBpjQziVNQbv5eLInG__JgTY48V2we-XsFf2olXgHTXWgP1vgkp-EM9dnHfWPM5pKR9fpH1Dd2l3/s320/DSC05542.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When opened, it's nice that the parts mate appropriately.<br />This works out this way if the distance between the extents of the "fingers"<br />(or knuckles) is the same as the thickness of the workpiece.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyBzlrFeQqHljVxt7fc_RRAl2v8BfJ9ElBr-Kl6APjcHplgwSHOAbtzzjUjvvSntbYW-_a6ufmoyJrSRFFQvoaqH4WmQoofgfZxI7biTRU_o4q82G2KZNGOq0gd14hRIj7dt9AeDAw72qpNbkeo7HEMtSPbZYrVLeGjdcM_BhCp8AmCjRCxtHS5KU4ViY/s2592/DSC05543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyBzlrFeQqHljVxt7fc_RRAl2v8BfJ9ElBr-Kl6APjcHplgwSHOAbtzzjUjvvSntbYW-_a6ufmoyJrSRFFQvoaqH4WmQoofgfZxI7biTRU_o4q82G2KZNGOq0gd14hRIj7dt9AeDAw72qpNbkeo7HEMtSPbZYrVLeGjdcM_BhCp8AmCjRCxtHS5KU4ViY/s320/DSC05543.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it's on to cleaning up the sawn surfaces.<br />Here, cleaning up a sawn face with a card scraper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeJuWNx9nSfYLLqwHnnrGkqWi9Uo0m95MZYk9KPYqkNC3v4h0mcCSgCO7xRL8EqMSmGnEl2SO9X5hrhNhZMB-INf75qefqLwJSFP0tD31IgCMx9yCpkH-JCZTqpAgWrGg25pShyphenhyphen97gWuHgduKRlEZZ0E3k4Nhb-GShO_ZtrrRcPtmN7TCci2FOhOKVTsu/s2592/DSC05544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeJuWNx9nSfYLLqwHnnrGkqWi9Uo0m95MZYk9KPYqkNC3v4h0mcCSgCO7xRL8EqMSmGnEl2SO9X5hrhNhZMB-INf75qefqLwJSFP0tD31IgCMx9yCpkH-JCZTqpAgWrGg25pShyphenhyphen97gWuHgduKRlEZZ0E3k4Nhb-GShO_ZtrrRcPtmN7TCci2FOhOKVTsu/s320/DSC05544.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can also plane some of the sawn surface</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmhGy4vyI-AqG0o3qnKjz88EVXrYHYJ_DoLYj4rXBdAOiPU9vkn22lH6zxdIrkzzuqofpVEZUMzDEqg7LlcY7IRd33TPj2bnPvWYHSGCEow4NykRLiqgpD5c2nv6VZTrjLGSmDVpgx4NZLpdzuCAlh4xrUIr6-S0lHt45dvd3e5l7eAXqAYOs0jHeNVab/s2592/DSC05545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmhGy4vyI-AqG0o3qnKjz88EVXrYHYJ_DoLYj4rXBdAOiPU9vkn22lH6zxdIrkzzuqofpVEZUMzDEqg7LlcY7IRd33TPj2bnPvWYHSGCEow4NykRLiqgpD5c2nv6VZTrjLGSmDVpgx4NZLpdzuCAlh4xrUIr6-S0lHt45dvd3e5l7eAXqAYOs0jHeNVab/s320/DSC05545.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front shelf that holds the phone is 7/8" long.<br />I typically put a 7/16" slot centered in the shelf (seen below) for a charging cord.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVn68VNQTp0J2WGiXYpzEkiLXoerLLdyClc0xiKU2piR197hpz0_2vtP9MWsg4OYcnoYsg5ZEK0PVSJByMKnJmjnaekBBhOyiU0w6ZAvbnerComOVcUeVMfRS16rfzw7-aapuUWyws_xwry4bfPR8h3BFmS49U3I8yJjRafUHNy1dwA4I-xZLcrlg2uf6/s2592/DSC05547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVn68VNQTp0J2WGiXYpzEkiLXoerLLdyClc0xiKU2piR197hpz0_2vtP9MWsg4OYcnoYsg5ZEK0PVSJByMKnJmjnaekBBhOyiU0w6ZAvbnerComOVcUeVMfRS16rfzw7-aapuUWyws_xwry4bfPR8h3BFmS49U3I8yJjRafUHNy1dwA4I-xZLcrlg2uf6/s320/DSC05547.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did some shaping to the top and the feet using templates</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5MILLPDCLX9PsDHwyCfJ2fgiYkAlFbPF1TX1zTrn7IAWYd5xZ09CUKU8rhMHYem1Na_AHSARQL_dpq1oO1EyD3PPMtgldXns7AwOU3kzppASsNr6_qFUx5tqEfs7PE11p9hYunLJAVP5y2g6sG7hPwlirT7jkKWNT6nlUwRuum7QDjDYToajuLLb-FS9/s2592/DSC05548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5MILLPDCLX9PsDHwyCfJ2fgiYkAlFbPF1TX1zTrn7IAWYd5xZ09CUKU8rhMHYem1Na_AHSARQL_dpq1oO1EyD3PPMtgldXns7AwOU3kzppASsNr6_qFUx5tqEfs7PE11p9hYunLJAVP5y2g6sG7hPwlirT7jkKWNT6nlUwRuum7QDjDYToajuLLb-FS9/s320/DSC05548.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here they are</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklFqZ8n99tk69OrjyT4bnxJ-nLvqAoI7tKEuQJCJfxalO4O7XeG_U1YIJ91wE9Ts2rbOajS6_8pG-BVmZBtq8w8UojCqdTBZfHhTA_SCi4uOC67UCkpaaVhzTFzHC6TJYMN_rzqptp9Rcvxnz5LD5TqF4n8sKctjeS9T7yotkBkZWtRzxPEg1RR2NiyHa/s2592/DSC05549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklFqZ8n99tk69OrjyT4bnxJ-nLvqAoI7tKEuQJCJfxalO4O7XeG_U1YIJ91wE9Ts2rbOajS6_8pG-BVmZBtq8w8UojCqdTBZfHhTA_SCi4uOC67UCkpaaVhzTFzHC6TJYMN_rzqptp9Rcvxnz5LD5TqF4n8sKctjeS9T7yotkBkZWtRzxPEg1RR2NiyHa/s320/DSC05549.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But wait, there's more!!<br />I added a decorative carving before giving them four<br />coats of shellac, then paste wax.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">These are going to my sister and to a family friend both visiting from the East Coast this week. I have Ron Aylor to thank for the inspiration of these phone stands.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-91713838044592658122023-09-21T16:40:00.000-07:002023-09-21T16:40:59.139-07:00A Couple Scrap Wood Projects<p>I'm trying to use up some wood that's been accumulating, so small projects are the order of the day. This week I completed a couple of things - a step stool and a small box. The stool is made from pre-used wood. The seat was from a stool someone was throwing out and the legs and rails were from some table legs someone was giving away.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMkVIbZe4TyMWRb4_B-kiXU2rW_8NoDZNOKSjqFHdO3FgmCpwaCA0_z14EDfNizMo6HIH58TRGiCQ10FToTfnQ5fQHDS_bwEkn4okvDEDNo1-OFKzBRvNqzfcZKGeLy08e6kQexNozp-t_8d6tuSOmIyFGXYgTDsVGYXrlVKXXWLSZMnMftEOZsJPSUkt/s2592/DSC05507.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMkVIbZe4TyMWRb4_B-kiXU2rW_8NoDZNOKSjqFHdO3FgmCpwaCA0_z14EDfNizMo6HIH58TRGiCQ10FToTfnQ5fQHDS_bwEkn4okvDEDNo1-OFKzBRvNqzfcZKGeLy08e6kQexNozp-t_8d6tuSOmIyFGXYgTDsVGYXrlVKXXWLSZMnMftEOZsJPSUkt/s320/DSC05507.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oak seat and softwood legs and rails</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYugDRGmnAtKaKHL5Aj6B66B0AM258obMLO9eVvjaSQkVY4zyOSYnU2qumsX0mmzBMnI9HM4kd3ZWCT6w-EfGSO7JVYYpvBH_FH3KjkTkIoodU2UaKfr5lJN8giXg9dUncWPMR8q70xW84nCU1O6s_JDJka-V3U2DuTFZkfYvp2IEjz1hcpwJefTJUXNS3/s2592/DSC05508.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYugDRGmnAtKaKHL5Aj6B66B0AM258obMLO9eVvjaSQkVY4zyOSYnU2qumsX0mmzBMnI9HM4kd3ZWCT6w-EfGSO7JVYYpvBH_FH3KjkTkIoodU2UaKfr5lJN8giXg9dUncWPMR8q70xW84nCU1O6s_JDJka-V3U2DuTFZkfYvp2IEjz1hcpwJefTJUXNS3/s320/DSC05508.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The legs have tapered tenons and are wedged with purpleheart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTZAQ1YZYtMLpjlxIdfB2lT18c9czrpk2Q4w24xEm6TmOaSMz8YevIMlxSq1qB4U-9BWrXrQAOXYUGte7lD0sXI4GFQrvk8-rBJKnjOdOY0h9TROhv-oAQgaa6Cpquso42uW903eOHOnLy26luTRs9CELbkIkKLRmw3xiTAx5AzaPaWola4T67kyHc_w3/s2592/DSC05509.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTZAQ1YZYtMLpjlxIdfB2lT18c9czrpk2Q4w24xEm6TmOaSMz8YevIMlxSq1qB4U-9BWrXrQAOXYUGte7lD0sXI4GFQrvk8-rBJKnjOdOY0h9TROhv-oAQgaa6Cpquso42uW903eOHOnLy26luTRs9CELbkIkKLRmw3xiTAx5AzaPaWola4T67kyHc_w3/s320/DSC05509.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the undercarriage - I really enjoy figuring the angles for boring for the rails</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The main box and the inner dividers were made from red oak scraps left over from the democratic chair build. The red oak top used to be a stile in a neighbor's kitchen cabinet.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxzq0T0_srgXXmypPkrDhavfRYV_1dChPGearKPwwTlUF2yrSrNeAQleR4HPNDlgF9FDof6wcB4FtIY0uKnOzWlJ6OdnYtkSLb2S87dxf0EpDHHXfMtQ8SWiLf9zB8PtvW_oQtERd3aibYpXUl_1v0HE--Wx0vbZ3WiEBqfTTQhLZOPNmwQSxe3-YHhtI/s2592/DSC05510.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxzq0T0_srgXXmypPkrDhavfRYV_1dChPGearKPwwTlUF2yrSrNeAQleR4HPNDlgF9FDof6wcB4FtIY0uKnOzWlJ6OdnYtkSLb2S87dxf0EpDHHXfMtQ8SWiLf9zB8PtvW_oQtERd3aibYpXUl_1v0HE--Wx0vbZ3WiEBqfTTQhLZOPNmwQSxe3-YHhtI/s320/DSC05510.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6" ruler for scale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRVQvu8KlUmwYjJ1NTCg3Wx4Sm1Sub_NduoeuZH3pJ7ysuIhfIlg6GvHdwKulUYa3R1rG2tOXex9Z5ILF-hJecbQxZHu5fzCQTo96k0BhQ7LgRXm2DoJFwlXtGKL1T7b3-TuwqS37XEKr2jeGMGT6s86b6-DnTP2DVERuHStwq4arteMonRKXd4FHf4Yv/s2592/DSC05511.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRVQvu8KlUmwYjJ1NTCg3Wx4Sm1Sub_NduoeuZH3pJ7ysuIhfIlg6GvHdwKulUYa3R1rG2tOXex9Z5ILF-hJecbQxZHu5fzCQTo96k0BhQ7LgRXm2DoJFwlXtGKL1T7b3-TuwqS37XEKr2jeGMGT6s86b6-DnTP2DVERuHStwq4arteMonRKXd4FHf4Yv/s320/DSC05511.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still might put some felt in the bottom under the dividers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wi2IpBwljPeaIEtktItuwGp0VPK4idXxiqx2gqWwVTzrSg6DTV-awjPFYPXrnkj_hDb4MCetgCw9cT-YGrYctIQhz_GdpOkCeFWxPFVKzAPCay25pDLB_QZ_QNXDL3ZQYueH4VU_GTIsIg3QKuybFoy1oFtQVgzrbNQaSNssMYfNxX58Q82bDwrz7pAA/s2592/DSC05512.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wi2IpBwljPeaIEtktItuwGp0VPK4idXxiqx2gqWwVTzrSg6DTV-awjPFYPXrnkj_hDb4MCetgCw9cT-YGrYctIQhz_GdpOkCeFWxPFVKzAPCay25pDLB_QZ_QNXDL3ZQYueH4VU_GTIsIg3QKuybFoy1oFtQVgzrbNQaSNssMYfNxX58Q82bDwrz7pAA/s320/DSC05512.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside of the lid is rabbeted and fits nicely in the box opening with almost no slop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nyUBT3stuwHzhp4p92wL0GavfUOg7Rwt7cVaxFV-h6cLwTQQDNPVdGSOKHh1Djy2_fk8ATwGigqNIfXvsT2b9hvYAzf5oJ-fVGZDyVLXSetkJpAhqj_8PqytxYfac74UnEddnsQcn8XKAmagt7gEoe3uyZS0JhGqBlwb3cjgQkgQ_h-D-heXqT12w0lq/s2592/DSC05513.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nyUBT3stuwHzhp4p92wL0GavfUOg7Rwt7cVaxFV-h6cLwTQQDNPVdGSOKHh1Djy2_fk8ATwGigqNIfXvsT2b9hvYAzf5oJ-fVGZDyVLXSetkJpAhqj_8PqytxYfac74UnEddnsQcn8XKAmagt7gEoe3uyZS0JhGqBlwb3cjgQkgQ_h-D-heXqT12w0lq/s320/DSC05513.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lid's pull has a tenon fit to a mortise in the top. All sides are angled in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN07Fngrpe423llqLAyZothGIN1SymVvAcCrdBCd5KCgJBiMpkkWFsIMZVfVrYKx9XUYScW_qRvNbPAc59EWZB55JuxXyTTyTCq6WQ0mDV_Ff4SZe49dJr9HzY9LMwAZaONujEo-UY5RHcz_ev3euwfDZqS6zyNURLI9ZJavNWjq-lkqL0mBkwtD4Aq8uO/s2592/DSC05514.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN07Fngrpe423llqLAyZothGIN1SymVvAcCrdBCd5KCgJBiMpkkWFsIMZVfVrYKx9XUYScW_qRvNbPAc59EWZB55JuxXyTTyTCq6WQ0mDV_Ff4SZe49dJr9HzY9LMwAZaONujEo-UY5RHcz_ev3euwfDZqS6zyNURLI9ZJavNWjq-lkqL0mBkwtD4Aq8uO/s320/DSC05514.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 1/4" thick x 1 1/8" wide dividers are half-lapped together</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_cv7pMf-1_p56hwSL7oxmawnf1oyDIhDCwKNqt3o-1UpllgSetAauXPQFAhEI4fxnDntxd1jCNj-oQUdwxg6RH8E7zp7b6YCS_FgNzrd6unr-3tvVf5z1KOsfG1oRz8CFhaqlS6URCNUmYWCaqDmRTYIz3IDA_-VhpRqbb3aRnUBp00EuE-30-UJLRwt/s2592/DSC05515.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_cv7pMf-1_p56hwSL7oxmawnf1oyDIhDCwKNqt3o-1UpllgSetAauXPQFAhEI4fxnDntxd1jCNj-oQUdwxg6RH8E7zp7b6YCS_FgNzrd6unr-3tvVf5z1KOsfG1oRz8CFhaqlS6URCNUmYWCaqDmRTYIz3IDA_-VhpRqbb3aRnUBp00EuE-30-UJLRwt/s320/DSC05515.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of the lid is beveled all around - 1" wide and 1/4" deep</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauc22NOp4sEND_kgs4JC2q568M_KjY0uhde6nAmxbECB5_NUxv6vb4XqiT0Fmv5Rlj20tgM1gNp-K69k-8s-VPenwvP_lZ-eIscXIcghP1Y6lOWH1RkCvdngy7ra56D6JYpza5ccFU-CZpiBt1jfmac4JHz3hBLwCoOwL2zbppQ94JXTo-BFjDzHg4gJX/s2592/DSC05516.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauc22NOp4sEND_kgs4JC2q568M_KjY0uhde6nAmxbECB5_NUxv6vb4XqiT0Fmv5Rlj20tgM1gNp-K69k-8s-VPenwvP_lZ-eIscXIcghP1Y6lOWH1RkCvdngy7ra56D6JYpza5ccFU-CZpiBt1jfmac4JHz3hBLwCoOwL2zbppQ94JXTo-BFjDzHg4gJX/s320/DSC05516.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where they meet, the lid and box have a tiny chamfer to give a small "reveal" all around.<br />The dovetails came out nice, but I had to plug 8 holes from the grooves that house the bottom.<br />The plugs are almost invisible.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa63UilTyTNRcwUnAK_hhcGU_qToVzDLWcgvbnjggf2CcKSrRonNIiqQsjH1NtHG5LB59RbfGX5UqBrqz0Ez8w9kYahgHnfA6PtZmrlBrrwxQvIymVouZZfxvqgxIw_6nk1xeVeXlcGOMfSYKvXms6i0QRBCVVB0ZdtGJtShHX-_QorCl7oeYiTM96zXi/s2592/DSC05517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa63UilTyTNRcwUnAK_hhcGU_qToVzDLWcgvbnjggf2CcKSrRonNIiqQsjH1NtHG5LB59RbfGX5UqBrqz0Ez8w9kYahgHnfA6PtZmrlBrrwxQvIymVouZZfxvqgxIw_6nk1xeVeXlcGOMfSYKvXms6i0QRBCVVB0ZdtGJtShHX-_QorCl7oeYiTM96zXi/s320/DSC05517.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After some shellac, the dovetails really look stunning</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Just a couple small things, but it feels good to get things done and use some scrap wood. I'll see if I can give the stool to a neighbor. And my wife liked the box and wants to keep it. Bonus!</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-45134822467832181752023-09-15T20:44:00.000-07:002023-09-15T20:44:49.108-07:00A Makeshift Travisher<p style="text-align: left;">While making the democratic chair recently, it would have been nice to have a travisher to help hollow and smooth the seat. I like to make due with the tools that I have, and what I have is a shoe lath shave.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTCHA4kla1RByF4xewwpiaTAjgJJq1NBJWnWCVf9OJEoUJ2cNNDPes6G3R8TNOsvzkae_Us5N58G6BC7lVZjsfZ0fZ-MnX4bfqFVhBu3GrgXv2vkc3TDbf56xRt-WlrQ0cG9h4ZCk-kY48uHQVxSQnlrJUjX2Pg-T3oG6H69u6c9RV6gooJCzpo584XZc/s2592/DSC05496.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTCHA4kla1RByF4xewwpiaTAjgJJq1NBJWnWCVf9OJEoUJ2cNNDPes6G3R8TNOsvzkae_Us5N58G6BC7lVZjsfZ0fZ-MnX4bfqFVhBu3GrgXv2vkc3TDbf56xRt-WlrQ0cG9h4ZCk-kY48uHQVxSQnlrJUjX2Pg-T3oG6H69u6c9RV6gooJCzpo584XZc/s320/DSC05496.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbbh_ghrKhDBDmO-wr2pwB3tjY2yqnYkUmmHXEs-9t_zGh9vJmbkcuRFQGRMI2fttNNGXa0dFfWBJoMUYdYRaK0IejcS4xcnhCqX1j6HuCmkEY4_DBSBGdEqDZMDZEVR_ouKgeJ2zHCmoWUGM63bSF99Q87MdiB6U9TXoWFqoHGCFCEs4Mo7mWM8j-scU/s2592/DSC05497.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbbh_ghrKhDBDmO-wr2pwB3tjY2yqnYkUmmHXEs-9t_zGh9vJmbkcuRFQGRMI2fttNNGXa0dFfWBJoMUYdYRaK0IejcS4xcnhCqX1j6HuCmkEY4_DBSBGdEqDZMDZEVR_ouKgeJ2zHCmoWUGM63bSF99Q87MdiB6U9TXoWFqoHGCFCEs4Mo7mWM8j-scU/s320/DSC05497.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottom view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ2XO41pF2bQ-n7wxsahn2aeVhJplkn2irs6kKq8OFEh84xx5UzugiHm193lVUjibRAGzDSRZ7BDCFDykFp11bJd2zDKzTTQGNuVjs7GYypQ4MYWoJDPgEZLgi8nl_pLM2F7j-yRKA9wWStNhIXGqnEkiVe8rOFYxbHy9XtR59E1Pb2XC4tJ5073pslAB/s2592/DSC05498.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ2XO41pF2bQ-n7wxsahn2aeVhJplkn2irs6kKq8OFEh84xx5UzugiHm193lVUjibRAGzDSRZ7BDCFDykFp11bJd2zDKzTTQGNuVjs7GYypQ4MYWoJDPgEZLgi8nl_pLM2F7j-yRKA9wWStNhIXGqnEkiVe8rOFYxbHy9XtR59E1Pb2XC4tJ5073pslAB/s320/DSC05498.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from front</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I enjoy using this tool. It works great, but there is a problem. When I'm working near the sides or back of the seat hollow, I can't get into the more steeply curved areas because one of the handles would start hitting the seat. Curtis Buchanan once showed the use of one of these, and he solved that problem by cutting the handles off. I really didn't want to alter the tool that much, so I got an idea to use the blade and make a travisher body.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher0g0eYEQMCHmBMPeONdSKT_ZSsMxYil6nDHzcOG1-YxoCIk_rbqiPTMUVdr0pymIP_NRHpH_UrRZclxAnXLSvSMj8KPp4DSLtzIimQUtDtjSe_X4csY91r0JPvJ6OXd99vHoe_uH0IckoGllmT6JBiJq82LcwWD7kmKBjs8rO5PriWFBDK7eSFMB-vW1/s2592/DSC05499.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher0g0eYEQMCHmBMPeONdSKT_ZSsMxYil6nDHzcOG1-YxoCIk_rbqiPTMUVdr0pymIP_NRHpH_UrRZclxAnXLSvSMj8KPp4DSLtzIimQUtDtjSe_X4csY91r0JPvJ6OXd99vHoe_uH0IckoGllmT6JBiJq82LcwWD7kmKBjs8rO5PriWFBDK7eSFMB-vW1/s320/DSC05499.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used the blade to scribe the shape on some scrap.<br />The ends of the curve were extended up and out at an angle tangent to the curve at the ends.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnt3c1t0s5yg_IjXHTmkd_qAT8D-qnPkRUXiwTpECFeM0Ejn_8Vs2Ci7knb1Fmvim5e7KKkoB2ZSPvUXT0utEIhxwJ5d1KcqR9rpqVR1JrdqrU5O1hLQobN15e6Fy1jZVebUictQrxV-NLWzlJI_vnrab4LbrP1v48GtU940onnz1fVWftWJZBfs-jmSz/s2592/DSC05500.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnt3c1t0s5yg_IjXHTmkd_qAT8D-qnPkRUXiwTpECFeM0Ejn_8Vs2Ci7knb1Fmvim5e7KKkoB2ZSPvUXT0utEIhxwJ5d1KcqR9rpqVR1JrdqrU5O1hLQobN15e6Fy1jZVebUictQrxV-NLWzlJI_vnrab4LbrP1v48GtU940onnz1fVWftWJZBfs-jmSz/s320/DSC05500.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First cut the bottom away, then refined the shape to match the blade.<br />Then added holes for the screws and cut away an escapement area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwWF1wRNF1U6XxQwdjWhNhSMfwBmK0LjfPvjdjm-wMzO3VJfQT_dLazFUXtwfzvzEeUnCDtameMUvZS9ejX1E1Bnza_c9pkRn1s3sCII2CLZkmaEDh9tEQtNYe_EJVqYuY-xq2fcq7mkItkgMOdn-YMk8XN98Ni9RnP8O0j5ttTV4KA3zbIH9RnXlPWuj/s2592/DSC05501.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwWF1wRNF1U6XxQwdjWhNhSMfwBmK0LjfPvjdjm-wMzO3VJfQT_dLazFUXtwfzvzEeUnCDtameMUvZS9ejX1E1Bnza_c9pkRn1s3sCII2CLZkmaEDh9tEQtNYe_EJVqYuY-xq2fcq7mkItkgMOdn-YMk8XN98Ni9RnP8O0j5ttTV4KA3zbIH9RnXlPWuj/s320/DSC05501.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original screws were too short, but miraculously they were a standard<br />8-32 thread. I have plenty of screws that size and found some the right length.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasayjdHRgxJOgB7Nk9DAOXvCm5VpMFIR49g6OfjVYOOar2CLuB4FxjIJd_aistLgmY1gv8hXcoLfyDuC4x5yBU2FfP38wby9VAIZS_vWKtX4TknVpkyqGF0HU2D6EWxk0nlqTghLJB_UWJRy9NQV4XeDE4Upov0tigNIqecAIv8lEYPUKoy3DlBsQPbvC/s2592/DSC05502.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasayjdHRgxJOgB7Nk9DAOXvCm5VpMFIR49g6OfjVYOOar2CLuB4FxjIJd_aistLgmY1gv8hXcoLfyDuC4x5yBU2FfP38wby9VAIZS_vWKtX4TknVpkyqGF0HU2D6EWxk0nlqTghLJB_UWJRy9NQV4XeDE4Upov0tigNIqecAIv8lEYPUKoy3DlBsQPbvC/s320/DSC05502.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shows the screws holding the blade to the body</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2dM7b4En7TY4O9426Mg8dtM7Y39IsBpl4ZNAnvMVLNQeJewkQNK-aHZMAukHSLpuAJ7x6cE0DcmlpM2TXKkitYBOqp59mk2znMxvEjkeIlqElDy5qpGxoIP3KAYEWdkklFkcdkp6siOK1dSZfugNvxxoGyqJHf8_o2oEold8rzpdmWrdygdHnOYHc6MU/s2592/DSC05503.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2dM7b4En7TY4O9426Mg8dtM7Y39IsBpl4ZNAnvMVLNQeJewkQNK-aHZMAukHSLpuAJ7x6cE0DcmlpM2TXKkitYBOqp59mk2znMxvEjkeIlqElDy5qpGxoIP3KAYEWdkklFkcdkp6siOK1dSZfugNvxxoGyqJHf8_o2oEold8rzpdmWrdygdHnOYHc6MU/s320/DSC05503.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here you can see the blade projection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNum7OpVCTGdMae3qsbcnBj7xqfprXhJWDGV9Uwfv66VDT5llOIy-OD31i6LsWv_AZiAc-V5_h8rnPe4nPgtq1d-CVQkwnWF3Jit7TpGty2Gzcbx2s5AprIUQ8jF9ATrPn5QuIoghW0gJFvZzagB4SxBrm7Bs3lpjxTFh7pQqa1CWFSdZNdwN949Xtpho/s2592/DSC05504.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNum7OpVCTGdMae3qsbcnBj7xqfprXhJWDGV9Uwfv66VDT5llOIy-OD31i6LsWv_AZiAc-V5_h8rnPe4nPgtq1d-CVQkwnWF3Jit7TpGty2Gzcbx2s5AprIUQ8jF9ATrPn5QuIoghW0gJFvZzagB4SxBrm7Bs3lpjxTFh7pQqa1CWFSdZNdwN949Xtpho/s320/DSC05504.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I angled the "wear", the area in front of the blade to give the tool a chance to cut</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fos_8TvjUqgKRZiwYxx_Y9c8MN4rgVYYOwtOy8saBYTSQmMTO25Fb7i5M19cdDKTUyoMkz6jEnUDTBdEkEvPHUK_HV7--fh1qfKqzSpjO2EEs3GAVFm8cjI--d3hnQ5RQDHSzTijWX0AaVv15x7diIt6DCEUmpENBDzmjabwKI3IWTmzlRC1uO_O4gqE/s2592/DSC05505.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fos_8TvjUqgKRZiwYxx_Y9c8MN4rgVYYOwtOy8saBYTSQmMTO25Fb7i5M19cdDKTUyoMkz6jEnUDTBdEkEvPHUK_HV7--fh1qfKqzSpjO2EEs3GAVFm8cjI--d3hnQ5RQDHSzTijWX0AaVv15x7diIt6DCEUmpENBDzmjabwKI3IWTmzlRC1uO_O4gqE/s320/DSC05505.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing it on some scrap - working nicely!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QP6hbuwup3yOiBkKvNYbvS8cBs5rfIoc8OPX9bHJGipwFmHs2cpGkLvK65-T28RoFAmgRj1abHqrw1uSfhf4ykYAM0ypY4Sni3Z07fo2zTXTNUM0bjxm8Dk_9kEvLH_3P2c3YbRAFvXWsPYHrDwQZOK4pEotcG3g3CrjyuK-72k5Md9-9YWi-7e9yiyt/s2592/DSC05506.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QP6hbuwup3yOiBkKvNYbvS8cBs5rfIoc8OPX9bHJGipwFmHs2cpGkLvK65-T28RoFAmgRj1abHqrw1uSfhf4ykYAM0ypY4Sni3Z07fo2zTXTNUM0bjxm8Dk_9kEvLH_3P2c3YbRAFvXWsPYHrDwQZOK4pEotcG3g3CrjyuK-72k5Md9-9YWi-7e9yiyt/s320/DSC05506.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In short order I hollowed this piece 5/16", with a pretty smooth bottom.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">After rounding over all edges, it's more comfortable to use. There's one last thing I might need to take care of. The screw heads are a little proud of the "wear" area ahead of the blade. They are just outside the extents of the blade, but they could gouge a workpiece when I'm working at an extreme angle. I might file them down or just leave it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">This was a big success. Well, I shouldn't count my chickens too early - I'll determine how successful this was next time I hollow a chair seat.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-18872326891454963222023-09-07T20:59:00.000-07:002023-09-07T20:59:39.205-07:00Handworks - OMG!<p>I'd wanted to go to Handworks in Amana, Iowa before, but never made it. Finally this was the year. I just have to say, "WOW!!!" This event exceeded my expectations by far. At home I don't have many people to talk to about woodworking, hand tools, and everything related to my primary hobby. But being with several hundred (or maybe a couple thousand?) like-minded people was fantastic. My sincerest thanks to the entire Abraham family for putting this on. I can't imagine how much time, work and planning it took to get this event together.</p><p>I apologize if I get people's names spelled incorrectly in what follows. I won't mention (or even remember) every tool vendor at the show - there were just so many.</p><p>It was like a who's-who of the hand tool woodworking world. When I first got there, Tom Lie-Nielsen was standing outside the Festhalle Barn and he was so easy to chat with. I told him how appreciative I was that his company does what they do.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeU6OLbG6QBCFgZoE9a_vjD9mZDVmvnhZbamwFpBOX9O6FqomY0Vd64CmU4qCKaTcTzgzEBRQnFQ_eiNVP-WwBkXgGW3qnTF1Ya8N32qwo_kceYQDEFBO0BiXhQqlFXOKRJq3WbEtDMI7QFQ8SsQgnSJ7IipJJV5JqRBCiSMAtUlmr6swGiDWS2wVoGZQ0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeU6OLbG6QBCFgZoE9a_vjD9mZDVmvnhZbamwFpBOX9O6FqomY0Vd64CmU4qCKaTcTzgzEBRQnFQ_eiNVP-WwBkXgGW3qnTF1Ya8N32qwo_kceYQDEFBO0BiXhQqlFXOKRJq3WbEtDMI7QFQ8SsQgnSJ7IipJJV5JqRBCiSMAtUlmr6swGiDWS2wVoGZQ0" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Lie-Nielsen</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Inside the barn were booths for many tool sellers, from the well known Lie-Neilsen and Lee Valley (selling new tools) to Pat Leach of Supertool (selling old tools).<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXpufcmCtm507AIYIHA7K5ECM8w01QzyqRsJcgAi-EIqrtyeeW5xyFIGxdbfln9mDQRwE5zWJdaRw5JUy4n9N47cskr7XINk4CqjqdTCTe-6_qlZRLwMHLvCJZywPMMufA3Hw4ymckcjkXbp_NSkhreS0flD2aPkuCWoP7_lfDwC8s4dMSuZa2mi-yjPs8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXpufcmCtm507AIYIHA7K5ECM8w01QzyqRsJcgAi-EIqrtyeeW5xyFIGxdbfln9mDQRwE5zWJdaRw5JUy4n9N47cskr7XINk4CqjqdTCTe-6_qlZRLwMHLvCJZywPMMufA3Hw4ymckcjkXbp_NSkhreS0flD2aPkuCWoP7_lfDwC8s4dMSuZa2mi-yjPs8" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small part of the L-N booth</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Down at the other end was Lee Valley. In one corner was Jeff Miller, showing off his version of a contraption that hollows out bowl blanks. Next to him was Benchcrafted, the company the Abraham family runs. Roy was there signing posters.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVwZ8loCr6Ob1Atjlv3Uun-I6-oFxFxnWpo8rfuzoVIvXb01NqSEytuQCVfCzceLKPeqwmrAZtC1OjTbhCx02DEfmAxSjWNao5KLiGID-Ha5I4oXgfwK-Q5-JJZVg6bKIRmdusgApVRVx3e0VLZIBTrDPkJnn6RyavqQSpMTj58_llZWx2xsxNHjRoSn4b" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVwZ8loCr6Ob1Atjlv3Uun-I6-oFxFxnWpo8rfuzoVIvXb01NqSEytuQCVfCzceLKPeqwmrAZtC1OjTbhCx02DEfmAxSjWNao5KLiGID-Ha5I4oXgfwK-Q5-JJZVg6bKIRmdusgApVRVx3e0VLZIBTrDPkJnn6RyavqQSpMTj58_llZWx2xsxNHjRoSn4b" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy signing posters and hamming it up (as always)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Next to them was Lost Art Press, with Chris Schwarz, Megan Fitzpatrick and Kara Gephart Uhl. Then there was Joel Moskowitz from Tools for Working Wood. They had a prototype fold-away treadle lathe with them that was fun to play with. Next to them, Matt Bickford had his beautiful molding planes. Sharing a booth with him was chairmaker Andy Glenn. What a nice guy - we chatted for quite a while.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In the center area was Don Williams from "The Barn on White Run". Few people in the world know more about traditional finishing techniques.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1i4e7K7f9JffsFXEU0-_0AmZMtKlpS44qr0UtPKXUotxI0eKNO9Ll5-qAkJAPZOEywju801oXU_OzydKwuSSPypkf1GZE1XUgOXYRPXoBaadx3dKD_2d3MJ5t2ORIVGRRMt1TeLWH78WcX8Mc7BeWX8t-yb7RZMaKq0NTn5muWBaHV4ZEa2tYLxOCWpU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1i4e7K7f9JffsFXEU0-_0AmZMtKlpS44qr0UtPKXUotxI0eKNO9Ll5-qAkJAPZOEywju801oXU_OzydKwuSSPypkf1GZE1XUgOXYRPXoBaadx3dKD_2d3MJ5t2ORIVGRRMt1TeLWH78WcX8Mc7BeWX8t-yb7RZMaKq0NTn5muWBaHV4ZEa2tYLxOCWpU" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don Williams demonstrating a finishing technique</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Beyond Don was Blum Tool, Ron Brese from Brese Planes, Isaac Smith from Blackburn Tool and more. Along the front wall, Pat Leach of "The Superior Works" (Supertool website) had hundreds of old tools laid out. He had even more tools outside - his less-desirable tools - on several tables going for cheaper prices.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhibfB9YJivur63pH19y0knUeRaJbml7itS1WlxDK-ytF10w97PgG5bOZD5VQRj8-efh8OXSr4w5LMSmOtCx-P4Hq6s9EzvbDRRGwApQsli55c1Pw-sBuYPSJegrBZN6A1J3ypPO4Ryax55xol9HeYXZD5hmleMswzqHuEdk-Yf2zFM7_v5YtI7MYqn57nt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhibfB9YJivur63pH19y0knUeRaJbml7itS1WlxDK-ytF10w97PgG5bOZD5VQRj8-efh8OXSr4w5LMSmOtCx-P4Hq6s9EzvbDRRGwApQsli55c1Pw-sBuYPSJegrBZN6A1J3ypPO4Ryax55xol9HeYXZD5hmleMswzqHuEdk-Yf2zFM7_v5YtI7MYqn57nt" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of Pat Leach's tables outside the Festhalle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Past Pat's tables inside were Plate 11 (workbenches and related hardware) and the Florida School of Woodworking.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I could have stayed in the Festhalle barn all day. Next I went over to the green-wood area, which comprised an open-air barn and a couple of tents. I first stopped by a booth with Kelly Harris and chairmaker Pete Galbert. Kelly had these sweet tapered tenon cutters that cut a maple tenon like it was butter.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK8qDrar1AdR7URGOWLiZah2myhcKqDUgQoQFMPqC-7RGuqQ6XTaRnntIHc6kzKqzpFFP0N71TXhVx6i0Z1dcUJSm_RJyXDV-Bidn4CG6RyuCP6NwZhGIunFBEaCn2vuUthOWoQ5LSQnCHVL_MUZhk3kGgar7iRUDHUAj-13S-t9ONT5tN_McVatzHLfQg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK8qDrar1AdR7URGOWLiZah2myhcKqDUgQoQFMPqC-7RGuqQ6XTaRnntIHc6kzKqzpFFP0N71TXhVx6i0Z1dcUJSm_RJyXDV-Bidn4CG6RyuCP6NwZhGIunFBEaCn2vuUthOWoQ5LSQnCHVL_MUZhk3kGgar7iRUDHUAj-13S-t9ONT5tN_McVatzHLfQg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Kelly Harris tenon cutter</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Next were the people from The Chairmaker's Toolbox. Further down was John Switzer from Black Bear Forge. I've had a couple of his holdfasts for a few years and they are fantastic. "Sawyer Made" Windsor chairmakers had a booth. I'm not certain (I asked, but don't recall the answer), but I think Dave Sawyer's son runs this. Dave taught Curtis Buchanan a lot of what he knows. Then there was a booth for Elia Bizzarri's place. Elia learned from Curtis. Elia wasn't there, but his partner Seth was. They had a lot of chairmaking tools and supplies. At the end was Willowglen Nursery, a place making baskets (and other things) from willow shoots - fascinating!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Around the corner was another vintage tool seller. Then I get to the tents. In the further tent was Sloyd Woodworking, who work with kids to teach skills - very cool. HNT Gordon was there from Australia. With them was a woman from Philadelphia who sells Gordon's stuff in the U.S. Terry Gordon was very nice. Turns out the "HNT" are his kids' first name initials. In addition to his high-end planes, he had a couple of vises that were awesome! One was a modern take on a pattern-maker's vise. For <u>only</u> $1600.</p>Lazarus Planes were very cool and very well made. There were a few leather goods sellers. Blue Spruce was there. Jennifer Bower had some beautiful engraved tools - I think she's the one who engraved some of Crucible Tools' lump hammers.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">In the next tent was M&T Magazine. Joshua and Mike were really gracious, spending time with everybody who wanted to chat with them. Joshua's last name is the same as my mother's maiden name. I had long wondered about this, but we figured out that we're (probably) not related.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijA4DmaM7aECOBjWELgbbWc__9iNNx64l8tbzh9_HkjSjMc-ceDZZzPNPufAa753VpVDEaFv_APn8-gKjL_VY4atQQp5sNCbnuXmmzQtugPsKuPaiZFdApGXKJzlh-6DXUrl3WNIOvFM0JtWXq2Cn7cKoyyjQmJeDPs38hzIs6pZztv28WPwNsELCwhjss" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijA4DmaM7aECOBjWELgbbWc__9iNNx64l8tbzh9_HkjSjMc-ceDZZzPNPufAa753VpVDEaFv_APn8-gKjL_VY4atQQp5sNCbnuXmmzQtugPsKuPaiZFdApGXKJzlh-6DXUrl3WNIOvFM0JtWXq2Cn7cKoyyjQmJeDPs38hzIs6pZztv28WPwNsELCwhjss" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joshua and Mike from m&t</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">A few booths down was Jason Lonon, a toolmaker I'd not heard of. He makes really nice adzes, drawknives and scorps, among other things. I got to use a scorp for the first time ever and it was so sweet!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WN7a4PRje3B27bN__zdW_i_aEkYTA1ajfGFipitoU1Avnn5VNlIqWXXVKKFDcCIylQh_7I8uDUVeW5iDnDB79KFabCWX7Fiu94EXDdpT-uLHDsrzDEhMuw2aDoHaIcDG3mPJDrgJ7mtswWO1jNR3iwN9kFhUS1XctJm2JVBVJVFXZ9R7I2t_SyPj-BSK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WN7a4PRje3B27bN__zdW_i_aEkYTA1ajfGFipitoU1Avnn5VNlIqWXXVKKFDcCIylQh_7I8uDUVeW5iDnDB79KFabCWX7Fiu94EXDdpT-uLHDsrzDEhMuw2aDoHaIcDG3mPJDrgJ7mtswWO1jNR3iwN9kFhUS1XctJm2JVBVJVFXZ9R7I2t_SyPj-BSK" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Jason's scorps</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Day 1 ended with a beer at the Mill Stream brewery.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7sDBn0K9BWuic5-C9lFXQcy7kkCxBBLwpgnAkG2T2kkpO-9a62Vptbo_yaWuj9HHHho9rfgobZETiSLJKftQpMIk7jlv19rZvLYD5Dqbu60QkVGC6dgdrI0Mn0CfkHFDBqRkJko2Lvx9vnupzT9aBUkTiuQ0SMnrs9gto8hs0-xVc-W03QqMUCVRSsFib" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7sDBn0K9BWuic5-C9lFXQcy7kkCxBBLwpgnAkG2T2kkpO-9a62Vptbo_yaWuj9HHHho9rfgobZETiSLJKftQpMIk7jlv19rZvLYD5Dqbu60QkVGC6dgdrI0Mn0CfkHFDBqRkJko2Lvx9vnupzT9aBUkTiuQ0SMnrs9gto8hs0-xVc-W03QqMUCVRSsFib" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Mill Stream brewery a German group performed</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Day 2 started with Roy Underhill's presentation. He was very funny and interesting, as always. Roy just loves the spotlight - he was made for the camera.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikVkL_RAQ9phD3YiQ9ALhBKEQza-G0mUWrfz6-7uxYdqdTCwMs5ce1swOtU6moV5w4_EoxSd8Hp_0TaUDr6orkfGxXFpcc4CLfncYPEr0uI4lpOavL4O4hW0tMzYk6W1eIrL0Qvctlr7Gv0aHH0tE6gRiSkJAwaoMP4Us4fOaPVg99xX-VK83UiufgfwTx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikVkL_RAQ9phD3YiQ9ALhBKEQza-G0mUWrfz6-7uxYdqdTCwMs5ce1swOtU6moV5w4_EoxSd8Hp_0TaUDr6orkfGxXFpcc4CLfncYPEr0uI4lpOavL4O4hW0tMzYk6W1eIrL0Qvctlr7Gv0aHH0tE6gRiSkJAwaoMP4Us4fOaPVg99xX-VK83UiufgfwTx" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy giving his keynote address</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">After Roy's talk, I made it down to the Amana Furniture Shop and Amana Lumber, where there were more vendors. In the Furniture Shop was a guy named Slav, who sold new old-stock files of all types. I picked up some older Nicholson saw sharpening files - the good ones that were made before they sent their manufacturing outside the U.S.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Also in the building was Mark Harrell of Bad Axe Saw Works. His new thing is called "SawSharp" and they do saw restoration and sharpening as well as training. Lake Erie Toolworks was there with their very beautiful and massive wooden screws. Knew Concepts had their coping saws and several variants thereof. I've had one for several years - it's great.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Amana Lumber shop was selling wood for about 1/3 the price I pay here in CA. Very jealous!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvI6iUWqlU6eXJBsBI2G0wT7-LyJUJMTyr_yv9AZLrDRlfNRDFXFOW4p8LrFZUYLCesxP8L20Sb9hqusnqNJaSBeDUgOJe-TUZWxgznxLXIdOJyPeMKhDMg09u1-TxqKCsuggLrTb0uAUFoUrlYQgIpcmAVX1LY2fpWy8ThsYfM3gCfHr_dsI2kRJgQbtC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvI6iUWqlU6eXJBsBI2G0wT7-LyJUJMTyr_yv9AZLrDRlfNRDFXFOW4p8LrFZUYLCesxP8L20Sb9hqusnqNJaSBeDUgOJe-TUZWxgznxLXIdOJyPeMKhDMg09u1-TxqKCsuggLrTb0uAUFoUrlYQgIpcmAVX1LY2fpWy8ThsYfM3gCfHr_dsI2kRJgQbtC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll try not to drool</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">That building had booths for Mike Siemsen's woodworking school, as well as the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM).<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1lsqOoc5fiXbA3XJ3SGd_0QT20gHGFBtdmUqfeUfh8dh3-aGe5JuTcumQUJk7O2AQTeiR2ge5YQ99Z9vaExVxSJHtDnWaWwGX7FuuVnq1y_ywg71sALXOHNIU-hR6nx4js6H8q3C9vi2VICiLGHAJ2Qb_tRljGixjYhpiWPSxlsig1DfCSrG6_--hrPIv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1lsqOoc5fiXbA3XJ3SGd_0QT20gHGFBtdmUqfeUfh8dh3-aGe5JuTcumQUJk7O2AQTeiR2ge5YQ99Z9vaExVxSJHtDnWaWwGX7FuuVnq1y_ywg71sALXOHNIU-hR6nx4js6H8q3C9vi2VICiLGHAJ2Qb_tRljGixjYhpiWPSxlsig1DfCSrG6_--hrPIv" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't realize it at the time, but that's Mary May at the SAPFM booth</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">In addition to all the vendors, I saw several YouTubers:</p><p></p><p></p><div><p></p><p></p><div>James Wright</div><div>Rex Kruger</div><div>Marc & Nicole Spagnuolo (The Wood Whisperer)</div><div>Shawn Graham (Wortheffort)</div><div>Anne of all trades</div><div><br /></div><div>I even got my film career debut as an extra in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6xuV0D7o6U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James' video of the event</a> at the 48:59 mark (I'm in the white shirt talking to Bob Compton of SAPFM, who's wearing the black shirt).</div><div><br /></div><div>I met one fellow blogger at the event: Jeremy from the JMAW Works blog.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Man, I'm exhausted just writing about this. What a good time. To be with so many people who share a common hobby/passion was just exhilarating. I hope they do it again.</div>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-1357126864252876862023-08-30T17:30:00.000-07:002023-08-30T17:30:10.489-07:00Handworks, Here I Come<p>I'm heading to Amana, IA tomorrow for <a href="https://handworks.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handworks</a>, a big woodworking tool maker's show. The event is Friday and Saturday and there'll be tool vendors from all over. But it's not only tool makers; there'll also be people from several woodworking schools, magazines and other organizations. And Roy !!!</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkmOgmTlM2pdP8RmBDjMECXxgZzJhYBDcJBBeHpZAb0nlNoIcIO0hHJx0-Yj439lAfAndMo6yINAfTh1YyT3esVpHuXg2zB2nql9EzCBKmP4cMPC0ePBiOZynNuU_QeRmVWopawiMccG2LBa8xVp93FjZwFPrnE_57D9XSsxp0VlSlWX4W5k5P83l7v1sl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkmOgmTlM2pdP8RmBDjMECXxgZzJhYBDcJBBeHpZAb0nlNoIcIO0hHJx0-Yj439lAfAndMo6yINAfTh1YyT3esVpHuXg2zB2nql9EzCBKmP4cMPC0ePBiOZynNuU_QeRmVWopawiMccG2LBa8xVp93FjZwFPrnE_57D9XSsxp0VlSlWX4W5k5P83l7v1sl" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic from the Handworks website</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>In my hand tool stupor, hopefully I'll remember to take some pictures.</p><p>Looking forward to meeting many like-minded neanderthal galoot woodworkers there.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-52873941003391939582023-08-25T11:39:00.002-07:002023-08-25T11:39:33.674-07:00Fixing (?) a Troublesome Spokeshave<p>A couple years ago I got this wooden spokeshave as part of a small lot of tools. I've used it a couple of times, but it's never been quite right. The iron has "tangs" that are threaded and it is fixed in place by two thumb-screws (I guess these would be thumb-nuts) that engage the threaded tangs. There is a fair amount of play between the tang-screws and nuts.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhith0yFlaSN_MshHGYTRm_1NxsgYyP4pK5rVuAN60w5uNYvGmDuiWUsQNLc4Hcf-VTw_T0-EUCFZuMFEbKRe15QXLhX7LqVxmbRlpijwCBm2Y8kFtQfxiGfVb7wBwmWf2_d_YVjCREF71xCmH5HYpr3F9G-iE1b9JoK6lsnC6_VgX7bjRsf-1kGk3I8bDJ/s2592/DSC04211.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhith0yFlaSN_MshHGYTRm_1NxsgYyP4pK5rVuAN60w5uNYvGmDuiWUsQNLc4Hcf-VTw_T0-EUCFZuMFEbKRe15QXLhX7LqVxmbRlpijwCBm2Y8kFtQfxiGfVb7wBwmWf2_d_YVjCREF71xCmH5HYpr3F9G-iE1b9JoK6lsnC6_VgX7bjRsf-1kGk3I8bDJ/s320/DSC04211.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clark Tool Co. spokeshave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD-qugMfkp3RDH4Wd7WAxENp9ZH7JjxvJ2-ZTn6Dn5EchIZT3Bcm2snovOPEKR027x6bCN_CZtrE4n71oOF40tqYUNwVYi7DL-NRr_FfhVtLenFHJCAAhfYQYszQXhoukv1vrDkuFgwmVL_9BH12YwBf0ocSDdR8bEmZXqvClSIL1nblTXHNXmMo8xymg/s2592/DSC04212.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD-qugMfkp3RDH4Wd7WAxENp9ZH7JjxvJ2-ZTn6Dn5EchIZT3Bcm2snovOPEKR027x6bCN_CZtrE4n71oOF40tqYUNwVYi7DL-NRr_FfhVtLenFHJCAAhfYQYszQXhoukv1vrDkuFgwmVL_9BH12YwBf0ocSDdR8bEmZXqvClSIL1nblTXHNXmMo8xymg/s320/DSC04212.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottom view</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When the thumb nuts are tightened down all the way, the iron won't cut because it is below the level of the brass wear plate. When the iron position is adjusted using the thumb screws, it's not held firmly in place due to the play between screw and nut.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4ySIJw6IBJ4C0ypQuspPXweUsiPETiQushyciePtBIljnYD0sQFScW711FBbumX6sLdaOv6TqRva0A3XHZxYbjaHCdySBgYzbAiJSm2IKUis5ApAuz6QLEOY6l9Bm_2-ixS8VnmcqPeTyXbXP-0BNKfq_-JABP_2Ct0PLV3AjqpqvEGg1wVKb7vHaXD8/s2592/DSC05487.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4ySIJw6IBJ4C0ypQuspPXweUsiPETiQushyciePtBIljnYD0sQFScW711FBbumX6sLdaOv6TqRva0A3XHZxYbjaHCdySBgYzbAiJSm2IKUis5ApAuz6QLEOY6l9Bm_2-ixS8VnmcqPeTyXbXP-0BNKfq_-JABP_2Ct0PLV3AjqpqvEGg1wVKb7vHaXD8/s320/DSC05487.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iron when fully tightened is below the brass</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I noticed that where the iron mates with the spokeshave body there are large gaps, so the iron doesn't rest on much.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamZpRoTzuhJRwIznPCFFR5z6atktB9-UpCtwp53fNl2RGyoB2iBRNEz0UnmoG8jkKfKXXWt1gkNx3F-R067r-b7xuQrB3Kmy77xf46E_zPhR_H94ZjLPtN5IYLF5Pxf0aVygVvVopG-7sZO0hTVeQDBKOr30QDvVZWGo_UJOVcZDj1LGsJ5oS0ZcVoQZK/s2592/DSC05489.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamZpRoTzuhJRwIznPCFFR5z6atktB9-UpCtwp53fNl2RGyoB2iBRNEz0UnmoG8jkKfKXXWt1gkNx3F-R067r-b7xuQrB3Kmy77xf46E_zPhR_H94ZjLPtN5IYLF5Pxf0aVygVvVopG-7sZO0hTVeQDBKOr30QDvVZWGo_UJOVcZDj1LGsJ5oS0ZcVoQZK/s320/DSC05489.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j4hTvcJbkLtxylm19eI0_dovTIY5fLXxVIPT3ljb75XM7uFh378qMtzKrK1iKUSsKSIfKgQdcIEJ4l8t4hSHdUQmwXbpqQ5JZ3kR4fr1GjjvSHPpNGpvoTl6NbOBLa-rdwO84BYrGHJv5A2We8zAvdRou2yaIdP3EBWu0wrZXJ9bs63q69TAh0xdlNAt/s2592/DSC05490.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j4hTvcJbkLtxylm19eI0_dovTIY5fLXxVIPT3ljb75XM7uFh378qMtzKrK1iKUSsKSIfKgQdcIEJ4l8t4hSHdUQmwXbpqQ5JZ3kR4fr1GjjvSHPpNGpvoTl6NbOBLa-rdwO84BYrGHJv5A2We8zAvdRou2yaIdP3EBWu0wrZXJ9bs63q69TAh0xdlNAt/s320/DSC05490.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I thought if I plugged these holes that the iron would have something to seat against. So I very carefully cut and fitted two plugs, testing the iron in the shave many times as I pared away the plugs to get the fit I wanted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcpyn5wehkMtjACwKWrd9CeSXFnKxuyvzJaVdJNNGtpBsrxlVHbciX9ALhz6PD-oXiK-oLUacpRVgkD1zOsxPbIP4MYHdVz4X22hqFml91t2VY58jeMOzrQmdJm4GovuB3tiupAAujvtqL0ee3wL2au9vDpM-csBfCz2-XhR4ulT7foimrxz43yy4_XIA/s2592/DSC05491.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcpyn5wehkMtjACwKWrd9CeSXFnKxuyvzJaVdJNNGtpBsrxlVHbciX9ALhz6PD-oXiK-oLUacpRVgkD1zOsxPbIP4MYHdVz4X22hqFml91t2VY58jeMOzrQmdJm4GovuB3tiupAAujvtqL0ee3wL2au9vDpM-csBfCz2-XhR4ulT7foimrxz43yy4_XIA/s320/DSC05491.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side with the piece being fitted in place</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV9BJ1rA6uoPSmlAxHn2u2zklxoLdqIgG3ZcgZU5cZzVlbK_BLN6bM-Tolp31H8fIPPpj7pBziezrB7caAA1P7XdyAv_p_IJo51LTj6QcU4Tn5DxYwjJ7-b6htkA2gYgz2XHqMm0s2AvUuHFPGdVTO8e0bDjQrrRSokCT29cpYqL5oTWZz4rf_H7LILIr/s2592/DSC05494.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV9BJ1rA6uoPSmlAxHn2u2zklxoLdqIgG3ZcgZU5cZzVlbK_BLN6bM-Tolp31H8fIPPpj7pBziezrB7caAA1P7XdyAv_p_IJo51LTj6QcU4Tn5DxYwjJ7-b6htkA2gYgz2XHqMm0s2AvUuHFPGdVTO8e0bDjQrrRSokCT29cpYqL5oTWZz4rf_H7LILIr/s320/DSC05494.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side with iron installed - note the solid contact with the plug</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvxy2VcvyieskXQ_xmGqjc6pJ3uIOXzca7fM53AOs7gdrP_ZVYAQFm3Jx4b8a-afefKPwY8X9Dw6W5EmHLZRQqvb08aDxdu47zkDAY47SPNKQ0ZfLJAuzhCaYcxzwYArY9uBlSR5-h2M43H7t7g5R4ZtfZu0Pv0FYBAAZONmq-7qKLitGxbA8Tgk8ZI4N/s2592/DSC05495.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvxy2VcvyieskXQ_xmGqjc6pJ3uIOXzca7fM53AOs7gdrP_ZVYAQFm3Jx4b8a-afefKPwY8X9Dw6W5EmHLZRQqvb08aDxdu47zkDAY47SPNKQ0ZfLJAuzhCaYcxzwYArY9uBlSR5-h2M43H7t7g5R4ZtfZu0Pv0FYBAAZONmq-7qKLitGxbA8Tgk8ZI4N/s320/DSC05495.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set one plug a little higher than the other to allow heavier or<br />lighter shavings depending on which side I use to shave</td></tr></tbody></table><p>You can see in the above pic that one side of the iron is set shallower than the other. The iron is fully tightened down and this will let me cut heavier on the left side of the iron than the right. And because it's tightened down fully, there's no play to allow the iron to move around in use.</p><p>I've tried it out and it definitely works better. It's not adjustable anymore, but I'm OK with that. I'm still getting a bit of chatter on more difficult cuts, but it's better than it was.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-68371791725443905892023-08-18T17:10:00.000-07:002023-08-18T17:10:19.335-07:00Democratic Armchair, Part 5<p>Last post I had dry-fitted the undercarriage and completed shaping the seat. When I went to glue up the legs and seat, I found some stretcher tenons (cylindrical) were a bit too small. Not sure if they continued to shrink or what, but I had to glue on some shavings to make them fit better.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOvtTfFqXBJFro1tSPXGuc2yVvJ-rbYbCCo7L_Ta5RDItYdbUuOI2BKLoczozOI30FY2OPLrGqk5km-RfMiiMFs1St9WhiqkLHTBZPXs28usGIWp0rBAJkfpfgYJPrxURHo1cBzi5A32A4i4upYdJjuFm4ZKpQM_W3POcqMqoUvqZCdva8Md9o7Z5hDKR/s2592/DSC05461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOvtTfFqXBJFro1tSPXGuc2yVvJ-rbYbCCo7L_Ta5RDItYdbUuOI2BKLoczozOI30FY2OPLrGqk5km-RfMiiMFs1St9WhiqkLHTBZPXs28usGIWp0rBAJkfpfgYJPrxURHo1cBzi5A32A4i4upYdJjuFm4ZKpQM_W3POcqMqoUvqZCdva8Md9o7Z5hDKR/s320/DSC05461.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The clamping method for gluing shavings to the tenon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg732hoO9hfJAr85qRKOhIh2Sg61ooVCai2SNO24eyJ7_DuglYfWUXebDkl7mYrvN9gisdjNx2LakUBaThcGdMZ_ZORlkX9WmuoHxXNgtLJ_wkhxhF4mZHQ62xu6iLdbzmAP-cHDkY11RSUiOb_2ZsUGHmbAkCQxAdog6k_b0PTmyKLVRpAAUNkHDg5ykxj/s2592/DSC05462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg732hoO9hfJAr85qRKOhIh2Sg61ooVCai2SNO24eyJ7_DuglYfWUXebDkl7mYrvN9gisdjNx2LakUBaThcGdMZ_ZORlkX9WmuoHxXNgtLJ_wkhxhF4mZHQ62xu6iLdbzmAP-cHDkY11RSUiOb_2ZsUGHmbAkCQxAdog6k_b0PTmyKLVRpAAUNkHDg5ykxj/s320/DSC05462.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A patched tenon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqT6wNLNxG5wR7RVTTSsllsTd3iBk2OgI62H3crGw35AJyO1nEtLV4fWISJzLBN0xw0yBEqEpliQw8dxokcVziIR73xAuh0AkaUYMN78IpBxKRsMIAKVeLViNhKgYJSsqkag_vWS19xN7Ji598CTOaELq2CXBLMn7eRmk1d5kLZU2nEM3UCz-YtG5Pat0/s2592/DSC05463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqT6wNLNxG5wR7RVTTSsllsTd3iBk2OgI62H3crGw35AJyO1nEtLV4fWISJzLBN0xw0yBEqEpliQw8dxokcVziIR73xAuh0AkaUYMN78IpBxKRsMIAKVeLViNhKgYJSsqkag_vWS19xN7Ji598CTOaELq2CXBLMn7eRmk1d5kLZU2nEM3UCz-YtG5Pat0/s320/DSC05463.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The undercarriage and seat glued up ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr4h4vTGfVc9Hesu6ZDnbkMCm3ZPjmO4XEQ0M9wsyezXidGfs66agv9b8L2OfrYzBwEW7D_PUkucaDudGydXh0unbsJhY28rC9mZPfoR_XRM2Wb2IjTSQ1GXgWAkJ1a6znNP6Q8jBAS7XKTYkKKGgQgdb0w2iOgy-3_-5BB-UXl_8YU1zuMfMAYrDP8uK/s2592/DSC05464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr4h4vTGfVc9Hesu6ZDnbkMCm3ZPjmO4XEQ0M9wsyezXidGfs66agv9b8L2OfrYzBwEW7D_PUkucaDudGydXh0unbsJhY28rC9mZPfoR_XRM2Wb2IjTSQ1GXgWAkJ1a6znNP6Q8jBAS7XKTYkKKGgQgdb0w2iOgy-3_-5BB-UXl_8YU1zuMfMAYrDP8uK/s320/DSC05464.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... but there was a problem.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_GafPW5lxV7WfxVPkl7nyFybZxxX5Zy67y_1od-MY3pymsQa3ncsPDg3e801ksFyu8treygt5FofC_kipFTvO9iQzCwHgbAMzpIlp6XSEdNa5uRd0OFRT2KTl4Bl_sNQKGYMu_fF2DzKEdVgBXTPPts644CkdJKeJUlpTslmEPcEPU77u-SvNBX4HBiT/s2592/DSC05465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_GafPW5lxV7WfxVPkl7nyFybZxxX5Zy67y_1od-MY3pymsQa3ncsPDg3e801ksFyu8treygt5FofC_kipFTvO9iQzCwHgbAMzpIlp6XSEdNa5uRd0OFRT2KTl4Bl_sNQKGYMu_fF2DzKEdVgBXTPPts644CkdJKeJUlpTslmEPcEPU77u-SvNBX4HBiT/s320/DSC05465.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This crack goes all the way back to the rear leg</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Apparently I was a bit too aggressive when pounding this together. Gotta watch out for those tapered conical mortises and tenons - by definition they are a wedge. I forced some glue into the crack from both top and bottom and clamped it. So far it's holding fine. If I think I need to, I could add a bow-tie inlay across the crack on the seat bottom.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlB3RPgxR6IeuHvBdRuLfHjDAC1LlECJIx9YL7aDkkM8ItNhYuztGKajDQZ9bKWt9vhR79XJQL1p9VO2Kw_rnLsohGcViwu2UkB4ec_EshxuBPyjDoNU0bULIUwlge60i8dpjXCuP8bAmVbgFolK8lvlbIyD-NN8yzeuMokUSuFLcFTeAADc8WvtVWGKb/s2592/DSC05468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlB3RPgxR6IeuHvBdRuLfHjDAC1LlECJIx9YL7aDkkM8ItNhYuztGKajDQZ9bKWt9vhR79XJQL1p9VO2Kw_rnLsohGcViwu2UkB4ec_EshxuBPyjDoNU0bULIUwlge60i8dpjXCuP8bAmVbgFolK8lvlbIyD-NN8yzeuMokUSuFLcFTeAADc8WvtVWGKb/s320/DSC05468.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After cleaning up the squeeze-out, can't even notice the crack</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The next task was getting the posts, crest rail and spindles glued up. I didn't get any pictures of boring the holes in the crest rail or in the seat, but that went well and the glue-up wasn't too stressful. The joints are wedged with white oak.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48xB7-U1VEH7YTLuMLn1JcdGGEp0sMTWiSdSKAArTSz5FEub00cYNfdg112o4sKE2wX6VIhBNyXURqO7ZX3vsvx1vkgdNgQC9M0WN-AG0-qd5HVxDfiW-mIyppXS6HwHZK16-xX-6wnNducvhJyUwKF4Ojtw54-_q8dDZfer88V6YTtFS0nAeFiQJQNK6/s2592/DSC05470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48xB7-U1VEH7YTLuMLn1JcdGGEp0sMTWiSdSKAArTSz5FEub00cYNfdg112o4sKE2wX6VIhBNyXURqO7ZX3vsvx1vkgdNgQC9M0WN-AG0-qd5HVxDfiW-mIyppXS6HwHZK16-xX-6wnNducvhJyUwKF4Ojtw54-_q8dDZfer88V6YTtFS0nAeFiQJQNK6/s320/DSC05470.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing up the chair back</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmLUpXiNcxpdz6SMxZ3RPRCI468h5zgm5y_pa_wezsgZY44eY1WPOtyw1P7SwJbBnqmjwRR-HLksLObeqpCwx-wcAnixfGz5N53Yj6rFX_IxzcEMh3bzu_kMydXMBKLzQh6w-1hEU58So3IkDjxAZoGeSPzht-n5UAqdFBc0MFW0_ZXHp9CrSAYE7gg8P/s2592/DSC05471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmLUpXiNcxpdz6SMxZ3RPRCI468h5zgm5y_pa_wezsgZY44eY1WPOtyw1P7SwJbBnqmjwRR-HLksLObeqpCwx-wcAnixfGz5N53Yj6rFX_IxzcEMh3bzu_kMydXMBKLzQh6w-1hEU58So3IkDjxAZoGeSPzht-n5UAqdFBc0MFW0_ZXHp9CrSAYE7gg8P/s320/DSC05471.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A post and it's wedge sticking out the bottom of the seat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8FDj86ADVagUoT3rb4ZvguwtkcL03mge1qbivtIR74t5_YusCaXFGjbNl5R2O-oEpRNN9TgQCUulNt02SzlbVaqdURhQIWS60499943tXMS_l6hyDUNym4ZNkE8dIqK7ps1rltnmFvzftDA5cNAX7GT8JjL3AKuMgmRfvK6uc9MnJvT2EZIsd1Rhki2b/s2592/DSC05472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8FDj86ADVagUoT3rb4ZvguwtkcL03mge1qbivtIR74t5_YusCaXFGjbNl5R2O-oEpRNN9TgQCUulNt02SzlbVaqdURhQIWS60499943tXMS_l6hyDUNym4ZNkE8dIqK7ps1rltnmFvzftDA5cNAX7GT8JjL3AKuMgmRfvK6uc9MnJvT2EZIsd1Rhki2b/s320/DSC05472.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the glue dried, the protruding wedged joints were domed with a gouge or chisel</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The last real challenge was fitting the arms. Much earlier I had shaped the arm supports and bored and tapered holes in the seat for the arm supports. In Curtis' video series on these chairs, he made a side chair with no arms, so I was left to my own devices to figure out how to install the arms.</p><p>There were two things needed to happen. First, bore a hole in the post for the back of the arm to fit into. At the correct angle. And second, bore and taper a hole in the arms to fit on the arm supports. At the proper angle.</p><p>The second task should have been straight forward, given that the resultant and sightline angles were given on the plan. But things don't always go as planned. Fortunately I made a test arm first to iron out the details.</p><p>First things first: boring the hole in the post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNSzSfBhK2lUb5lvqtudpN14P93z3cDy6xXJDBZdF0JG8XCytYbkIYG5Y1f5NLeeXGREuomi8QQiuqVmeee4Q3wYV3owB2YRLMsMhzlB1s-X-sxC1rkxBwugE47TGxCgiLr78kfApTkjIzINGDtF77ehrvTf0Gw12RCFWYaQqtfBFWeAX6QZt07J1htZO/s2592/DSC05473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNSzSfBhK2lUb5lvqtudpN14P93z3cDy6xXJDBZdF0JG8XCytYbkIYG5Y1f5NLeeXGREuomi8QQiuqVmeee4Q3wYV3owB2YRLMsMhzlB1s-X-sxC1rkxBwugE47TGxCgiLr78kfApTkjIzINGDtF77ehrvTf0Gw12RCFWYaQqtfBFWeAX6QZt07J1htZO/s320/DSC05473.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this pic, my thumb is touching the post. The arm support is at lower right.<br />To get the "left-right" angle, stretching a rubber band between the two centers of the<br />post and arm support and lining up a ruler on the seat to draw a line parallel to the rubber band<br />(it was actually a little different from that - something more accurate)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iOveOU5hFZlRbQB_BvJ0W505jucz-er73oUbLKjA_NHeRSL9m2rl3H4zxnIULyVaFKvOFfFkDMD2cgZxuRbRdsOcN6t67bFbKDJahWbg2H5ff1Q8hmY93ngXZ57KuAP69aBFWhD9UHCCRE_aAwfBJJt75Qb79l_NfqNGhw8_2wk5ieOuJ2EHrJE7Gjhy/s2592/DSC05476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iOveOU5hFZlRbQB_BvJ0W505jucz-er73oUbLKjA_NHeRSL9m2rl3H4zxnIULyVaFKvOFfFkDMD2cgZxuRbRdsOcN6t67bFbKDJahWbg2H5ff1Q8hmY93ngXZ57KuAP69aBFWhD9UHCCRE_aAwfBJJt75Qb79l_NfqNGhw8_2wk5ieOuJ2EHrJE7Gjhy/s320/DSC05476.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get the "up-down" angle for boring the post, getting a distance from the seat to<br />where the middle of the arm will be on the arm support ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eFy4iIX-Cn0SYZbM43EPbYT-gvrU06jMrQVjcS5AIrhOG20BKNmGG-V3CWKdy_JjixMPByal1PkW0Yh39KVBUQM0YY1H34XEAT2TkL15Ve4CISxMJyMjOb9lxZmK2jqc0shyNAEjF2YiQfimD2Jl9OVBIFS_uC_ioqxvGDi0nxIvQSEC3FXgiRSSQwBp/s2592/DSC05477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eFy4iIX-Cn0SYZbM43EPbYT-gvrU06jMrQVjcS5AIrhOG20BKNmGG-V3CWKdy_JjixMPByal1PkW0Yh39KVBUQM0YY1H34XEAT2TkL15Ve4CISxMJyMjOb9lxZmK2jqc0shyNAEjF2YiQfimD2Jl9OVBIFS_uC_ioqxvGDi0nxIvQSEC3FXgiRSSQwBp/s320/DSC05477.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... then using that same distance to locate the boring bit (where the arm support would be)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbdjXghLWY4V21nQD5nLGSOFFV3AHKlh27v8qNTBrqFXvaVf7983LFHq3rlZD2jeJKil2o3itBfQOSVZVrIs-DlhmOHn5BcPOCGWfd_nj5xYsQZh22pEzu_6YzN4HN1iPLab8V7_RSzFLNuaUVsQKdu70lFD7FL4tYE_Iv26JomUKy_2iEG40MGoiHJpH/s2592/DSC05478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbdjXghLWY4V21nQD5nLGSOFFV3AHKlh27v8qNTBrqFXvaVf7983LFHq3rlZD2jeJKil2o3itBfQOSVZVrIs-DlhmOHn5BcPOCGWfd_nj5xYsQZh22pEzu_6YzN4HN1iPLab8V7_RSzFLNuaUVsQKdu70lFD7FL4tYE_Iv26JomUKy_2iEG40MGoiHJpH/s320/DSC05478.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another picture of that setup</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This worked well for boring the short hole in the post for the stub tenon. Then I bored the rest of the way through the post with a smaller bit (at that same angle).</p><p>Boring and tapering the hole in the arm was key to success. if the tapered hole is not at the right angle, the arm's tenon will not line up with the hole bored in the post. To get this right, I'd need to taper the hole in the arm only slightly, check the angle on the chair, taper some more, check again and repeat until the proper depth of taper was achieved while making sure the arm's stub tenon pointed at the hole in the post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1xnErlH8bhT_puqPG5TwZUA1wpoUv0LLFEfmOrnHX1MuedzUPQTtFi-lKJB-SZmg6Y8qDhS5h4cTFXMYCVTshI4egjcUEgn7FsxliINYDevEDhtCPuRkqggn0QDYVdFzug8nSS33JSXELKCm7yx9mvxxg9EJdVcIw90VPdEoTppDOlLs8Ez6BYAZnLvw/s2592/DSC05474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1xnErlH8bhT_puqPG5TwZUA1wpoUv0LLFEfmOrnHX1MuedzUPQTtFi-lKJB-SZmg6Y8qDhS5h4cTFXMYCVTshI4egjcUEgn7FsxliINYDevEDhtCPuRkqggn0QDYVdFzug8nSS33JSXELKCm7yx9mvxxg9EJdVcIw90VPdEoTppDOlLs8Ez6BYAZnLvw/s320/DSC05474.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before boring the hole in the post, checking where to start the arm's tenon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsbRauoLmANuR-0l51J95rNEI23tmX0SouOpX2UZVfFI6wHJjaSoi4MK1SDPxZ5YOtkPBb5jKL_ZZGr2FeFgbOtuxcZsVNALT8QyMv0kh5fcb5lekB-En-SvEcydz4XrCR6m0JqqE6NFnfTBiUBwFPgsqs6Q2UJ7Qd8gVAGkvZoW4IUSdE1Xunmde5Vdm/s2592/DSC05475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsbRauoLmANuR-0l51J95rNEI23tmX0SouOpX2UZVfFI6wHJjaSoi4MK1SDPxZ5YOtkPBb5jKL_ZZGr2FeFgbOtuxcZsVNALT8QyMv0kh5fcb5lekB-En-SvEcydz4XrCR6m0JqqE6NFnfTBiUBwFPgsqs6Q2UJ7Qd8gVAGkvZoW4IUSdE1Xunmde5Vdm/s320/DSC05475.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And also seeing if the arm is at the right angle to fit into the post.<br />Here, the back of the arm is just a little too high - the post hole will be centered on the bulge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It took another step of adjusting the taper in the hole in the arm to get it right. But it came out right. Well, almost - for some reason the top of the arm shown above is not quite flat: it slants to the outside a bit. I don't notice it when sitting in the chair, so it's not a worry.</p><p>One detail of the arm attachment is that a hole is drilled into the back of the arm through the stub tenon. Remember that the hole bored in the post was done in two steps: first a shallow hole for the stub tenon, then a narrower hole all the way through. The through hole allowed me to drill back through the post through the stub tenon and into the back of the arm. A dowel (loose tenon) is glued in from the back to lock the arm to the post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnkQY-zWt_8jEGu1UJvA72BMsIIvsXYTBbzqd7S4FbtxjahaPdaoUAPrus9sCmR1roQmplDZECF4Ousg7FDiIc15SMuHR2pDdMasAhRn2srW2jAIW2-5Sd8A1tNIvmWssvx5LQ83MxK0SXjazL2RwUiN9xjm9-uuXFS90g4QrTEqlZdxN1wN76EdbbxZp/s2592/DSC05479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnkQY-zWt_8jEGu1UJvA72BMsIIvsXYTBbzqd7S4FbtxjahaPdaoUAPrus9sCmR1roQmplDZECF4Ousg7FDiIc15SMuHR2pDdMasAhRn2srW2jAIW2-5Sd8A1tNIvmWssvx5LQ83MxK0SXjazL2RwUiN9xjm9-uuXFS90g4QrTEqlZdxN1wN76EdbbxZp/s320/DSC05479.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's one of the arm assemblies gluing up.<br />Note the wedges at top and bottom of arm support and also at back of post.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And ......... we're done!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidM1q04Nl9AZo-1SRAEkj3AIhMCwbI8hKXM7ts2j0Xtrdiq24-pse_nw1F3SCLxOrp7xktYQhG1P_rHVaY_GMRGyfaeVK_lW-PY3i7hUI9gyEFLXcS9KMWYwf_LE4gXw0v46dQ_gq8Sn4ACgEBYuan1dXF8unDmdwy22flgUY7z_gZtoEDZ1jGfI0Zwye/s2592/DSC05484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidM1q04Nl9AZo-1SRAEkj3AIhMCwbI8hKXM7ts2j0Xtrdiq24-pse_nw1F3SCLxOrp7xktYQhG1P_rHVaY_GMRGyfaeVK_lW-PY3i7hUI9gyEFLXcS9KMWYwf_LE4gXw0v46dQ_gq8Sn4ACgEBYuan1dXF8unDmdwy22flgUY7z_gZtoEDZ1jGfI0Zwye/s320/DSC05484.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glamour shot - finally complete</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjWUaWP2bju4cDgnjwL6Qpq2d5XQfo7Wvt0IP8ivwTenZmyWRJ1Nj56l4QTS_slTNnFSzZllfDTXYxdUdQLH6puSaiP9mbpSvXG9jgGXvmnXsLLyuWNAj4kT1Wpw5tYvbQpcIy4dApKG_F4reDALml_K-HooGtRTDsqUbFZOloyTiKdNSLyVq9DDQlaDG/s2592/DSC05485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjWUaWP2bju4cDgnjwL6Qpq2d5XQfo7Wvt0IP8ivwTenZmyWRJ1Nj56l4QTS_slTNnFSzZllfDTXYxdUdQLH6puSaiP9mbpSvXG9jgGXvmnXsLLyuWNAj4kT1Wpw5tYvbQpcIy4dApKG_F4reDALml_K-HooGtRTDsqUbFZOloyTiKdNSLyVq9DDQlaDG/s320/DSC05485.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, the last instruction on the plans says to sit in the chair.<br />Who am I to argue?</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And just to give credit where credit is due, I added a note where I signed the piece (underside of seat on the bevel).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzSG38M1ZtU7LFiq_dvjQadmubSXweJkoQReBCqDHLDgel1SSB0nJwe9cCGRtaAs3eS033LuAYTx5usti_sCE2lghKUjYZzBxPi2rIvA_2mj-5G0QkX2xFRnkQtF2cp4MC3chaP9et9XBDOq5m8SQp0i_MiH_LzHjLRAf9MKJ74me8cXEOrqe2h_vvrxQ/s2592/DSC05483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzSG38M1ZtU7LFiq_dvjQadmubSXweJkoQReBCqDHLDgel1SSB0nJwe9cCGRtaAs3eS033LuAYTx5usti_sCE2lghKUjYZzBxPi2rIvA_2mj-5G0QkX2xFRnkQtF2cp4MC3chaP9et9XBDOq5m8SQp0i_MiH_LzHjLRAf9MKJ74me8cXEOrqe2h_vvrxQ/s320/DSC05483.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks, Curtis</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Currently, I'm not planning to add any kind of finish to the chair. I could change my mind on that later, but for now I like it how it is.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-21961823317244512792023-08-10T18:30:00.001-07:002023-08-10T18:30:26.601-07:00Democratic Armchair, Part 4<p>I got sidetracked for a few days being sicker than a dog (are dogs sick?). Not sure what hit me, but it hit hard. And I rarely get sick. I'm hoping I'll be better by this coming weekend for the Summer PAST tool collectors meet in Half Moon Bay.</p><p>Since the last post, I've completed the joinery for the legs and undercarriage, as well as for the posts, crest rail and spindles. Not glued up yet, but ready for glue after a few more tasks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhQz1Kyq4Ayyw8trhNy_H-sv5sxYO4J6Dd2y1VypJI1OsPkJ-7Z31TStN8jTFzl7EIdkLavIPAG-usVSX_T652gBZCvFAgdOP3TbMaKI3zBomwzMgNIcXqKrq9Bk21b1KN7gHrjuQ5vdzI6yegKWV6TAe1CnZ1Gx5JPZ_uCp1PWacyrCVRgz73vcCM9t7/s2592/DSC05442.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhQz1Kyq4Ayyw8trhNy_H-sv5sxYO4J6Dd2y1VypJI1OsPkJ-7Z31TStN8jTFzl7EIdkLavIPAG-usVSX_T652gBZCvFAgdOP3TbMaKI3zBomwzMgNIcXqKrq9Bk21b1KN7gHrjuQ5vdzI6yegKWV6TAe1CnZ1Gx5JPZ_uCp1PWacyrCVRgz73vcCM9t7/s320/DSC05442.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the post conical tenons to their mortises</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AfzRTRTymGZKYhLFbB_TCMhMd2XA09zJWMHEbikxCDXvOWiP3xJuVt-9r8q48R6yZ400kRDzNc74_dVOVItIO8b9bb7BxovoyjMwLZxB5lSsjR5gDdc5nMDO0T_5LzclHohn1SaKJM6PCIXnz0IcgPjicxGUWs5QKdWhjyZzkTA_xZD4Mz1zf9bliO5P/s2592/DSC05445.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AfzRTRTymGZKYhLFbB_TCMhMd2XA09zJWMHEbikxCDXvOWiP3xJuVt-9r8q48R6yZ400kRDzNc74_dVOVItIO8b9bb7BxovoyjMwLZxB5lSsjR5gDdc5nMDO0T_5LzclHohn1SaKJM6PCIXnz0IcgPjicxGUWs5QKdWhjyZzkTA_xZD4Mz1zf9bliO5P/s320/DSC05445.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found some misalignment - not surprising since both posts were bent.<br />Had to ream the holes a bit more to compensate,<br /> but unfortunately that set them a little too deep in the seat<br />and the locations for fitting the arms are now a little too low and not equal. C'est la vie!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On to the undercarriage.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Dirx2rMy8JoaBjyx7bnL1hTyYae7s6Xyv33b6hUICd8vQBhrJj_1qjgXnfi1okAXqqlPWWBH103R1d7VgASX72CBf9e_iFbalmg4HuUR8jVpTPtth0DPPnG4zCFIe5HNl3CllhQ2r2S7oK2q1EX69Mu-NssppHFk-B_X6nWKWca-UvZApL2RDsKRrjX/s2592/DSC05446.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Dirx2rMy8JoaBjyx7bnL1hTyYae7s6Xyv33b6hUICd8vQBhrJj_1qjgXnfi1okAXqqlPWWBH103R1d7VgASX72CBf9e_iFbalmg4HuUR8jVpTPtth0DPPnG4zCFIe5HNl3CllhQ2r2S7oK2q1EX69Mu-NssppHFk-B_X6nWKWca-UvZApL2RDsKRrjX/s320/DSC05446.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using rubber bands to scribe a parallel line on the seat for mortise hole angle.<br />Bored the holes using the line as a guide.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVERaFe-qaXz_w1f1Q5yFU_DM84t1RpTo5zPgK3NYOCo1e7zl8qj-Wa-eMuF8vaxCGBf-OBTJ8jtegetJruPn1o3q5Av-qYrK9v4MzqCGD7WAdjQsx3wnHI1V9epWzOjxaX3FBScS0_GOIfErh-I8rOU0V9V0WXxppqSMEMVFp7rzPvmxSWZiwWWteTH8/s2592/DSC05447.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVERaFe-qaXz_w1f1Q5yFU_DM84t1RpTo5zPgK3NYOCo1e7zl8qj-Wa-eMuF8vaxCGBf-OBTJ8jtegetJruPn1o3q5Av-qYrK9v4MzqCGD7WAdjQsx3wnHI1V9epWzOjxaX3FBScS0_GOIfErh-I8rOU0V9V0WXxppqSMEMVFp7rzPvmxSWZiwWWteTH8/s320/DSC05447.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turned the tenons using a makeshift bungee lathe.<br />(These stretchers were a tad too long for my regular bungee lathe.)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ4ZFAVN5L5WnWdgG0LxHaPeA9rWPxZbR4gevWzkPYE3Xvt4s0O0_CjWW6NWi871DKwbPwc6HjFf6XL1KjopWC2Fu23ojwEJKZ-eQihHQZBt_UG2xu_z30I0-2sguAO7D-VKy0vjbi9UollQMc_a8lYos3WL7ZgOVXbtjNrczUP06XM2MDusZ0JpTb2BX/s2592/DSC05450.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ4ZFAVN5L5WnWdgG0LxHaPeA9rWPxZbR4gevWzkPYE3Xvt4s0O0_CjWW6NWi871DKwbPwc6HjFf6XL1KjopWC2Fu23ojwEJKZ-eQihHQZBt_UG2xu_z30I0-2sguAO7D-VKy0vjbi9UollQMc_a8lYos3WL7ZgOVXbtjNrczUP06XM2MDusZ0JpTb2BX/s320/DSC05450.JPG" width="320" /></a></p></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>This picture shows the bench chaos and how many different tools I used here.<br />Bungee lathe at left, shave pony at right, clamps, hammers, drawknife, spokeshave, ...</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0RLkoccOcY343H01z-rFJA_72mLAb_5QStzHoV2YSy2Tkxz4ageNjLN01iqHWpTnbErRyXu-sC4bgB18-uzkLoSm_Mp02d90_JLRF4AqOoicaDew6Furh7e3XOg7K_uNGVl-zw7W3lThJbSrIyuWZqpsKwh6VS14_vAWhN6lK2qGP64muCQNOHG3P6b9/s2592/DSC05453.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0RLkoccOcY343H01z-rFJA_72mLAb_5QStzHoV2YSy2Tkxz4ageNjLN01iqHWpTnbErRyXu-sC4bgB18-uzkLoSm_Mp02d90_JLRF4AqOoicaDew6Furh7e3XOg7K_uNGVl-zw7W3lThJbSrIyuWZqpsKwh6VS14_vAWhN6lK2qGP64muCQNOHG3P6b9/s320/DSC05453.JPG" width="240" /></a></p></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>Undercarriage dry-fit, with other parts temporarily in place.<br />Starting to look like a chair.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1PvHo_RV-4KozV9HrSbTl4XOjHZ24CbpGu2aKGjNPV9qudogHPdiG04LjAznwuDcPyIv06_3BN6gWdSgN8ROCaZkbVf5UB1PBA3kksDNs-z5kMLWqdi6OeGQDrNnh4zEyMGCjzJVDHDFMI9qsHkqRstrTOAC50GiAsNsh94oDRiFQPd2yyR4G2vx_MMn/s2592/DSC05454.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1PvHo_RV-4KozV9HrSbTl4XOjHZ24CbpGu2aKGjNPV9qudogHPdiG04LjAznwuDcPyIv06_3BN6gWdSgN8ROCaZkbVf5UB1PBA3kksDNs-z5kMLWqdi6OeGQDrNnh4zEyMGCjzJVDHDFMI9qsHkqRstrTOAC50GiAsNsh94oDRiFQPd2yyR4G2vx_MMn/s320/DSC05454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I bored the holes in the posts for the crest rail, and also in <br />the crest rail and seat for the spindles. All spindles were slightly bent,<br />and the crest rail didn't have quite the curvature on the plan, so I adjusted the angles.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>With that stuff done, I started shaping the bowl of the seat. Oh man, I was crushed after that. It took about 4 hours and I still hadn't smoothed it out. Then the shaping of the edges took another 2-3 hours. And I was crushed after that, too. But well worth it - Curtis really worked out some good looking details for this chair.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zu3DYK1VSo8irqC4zlUnHEkiMrNQJtI6gjFsyD24QiUbtuGEa_4xG04BxJz4sopuzH-6VArBT5LS5VKAgeNNwhhgMUx2NAo6Fri4zaLFZZKYMsHOes8LLvxIFZZGgrVD-RO_EMKcdCqfxJNm-FNnZkQNL7QgxA2Qe85OxOCnPJMk6pyX5Oshi7o1pJ9O/s2592/DSC05456.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zu3DYK1VSo8irqC4zlUnHEkiMrNQJtI6gjFsyD24QiUbtuGEa_4xG04BxJz4sopuzH-6VArBT5LS5VKAgeNNwhhgMUx2NAo6Fri4zaLFZZKYMsHOes8LLvxIFZZGgrVD-RO_EMKcdCqfxJNm-FNnZkQNL7QgxA2Qe85OxOCnPJMk6pyX5Oshi7o1pJ9O/s320/DSC05456.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laid out the contours and drilled holes to desired depths</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESHACvXvICTrKvim2FVxUVpEfCXnkr28yBY_74pmaPq03_ORc-u7rHkrVBfHHcNeLIXS4SmhWDcaRbe9mv-SWSVEPdI9m5bZ3ZXEwt16oa9vL-ofsYXB8s3xYQTZ4idXyWfz2pWul8k54FlyfRil8qbvt4hYR_MJpDXmUQWQeECe-Yo2FU4hCefIus7ah/s2592/DSC05457.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESHACvXvICTrKvim2FVxUVpEfCXnkr28yBY_74pmaPq03_ORc-u7rHkrVBfHHcNeLIXS4SmhWDcaRbe9mv-SWSVEPdI9m5bZ3ZXEwt16oa9vL-ofsYXB8s3xYQTZ4idXyWfz2pWul8k54FlyfRil8qbvt4hYR_MJpDXmUQWQeECe-Yo2FU4hCefIus7ah/s320/DSC05457.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plugged the leg mortises so that I wouldn't get any blow-out around the mortise rims</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92hwdC42XSxGE1KGA3pQt2UM_XL205Wt0eS7kKhQEM1KMSco0cdAZRSJChrtRZmWh7343y6tOgIz4Kbq1AB4MWRxv2OuhAvFCxA-EXUcqklanoYy7-41aa1a4lGdCk6QVHm5EYGsj4553HcNcEtODVtmq3tSQi6qj8oXkdTOvu-yszZqGUuQ5kGlRxSSW/s2592/DSC05458.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92hwdC42XSxGE1KGA3pQt2UM_XL205Wt0eS7kKhQEM1KMSco0cdAZRSJChrtRZmWh7343y6tOgIz4Kbq1AB4MWRxv2OuhAvFCxA-EXUcqklanoYy7-41aa1a4lGdCk6QVHm5EYGsj4553HcNcEtODVtmq3tSQi6qj8oXkdTOvu-yszZqGUuQ5kGlRxSSW/s320/DSC05458.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used gouge and compass plane for most of the work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG3SwqKjFf4k94CdF3FTHe0pdGG_jqUns2gsOY0nal5-izp9U3hg3KlERkB3gQm4ziv1XNV7gbA_I5Ymp6CiGa0qWVI3lxW5UkTrHzLkzPv6AJQd5pkU3NEAdHjWispR7bfDZi3N6OxDsrcO-gtGpmLJ1IMd3QtJcnHUiRTazrU705llLeZZJVee8oUk9/s2592/DSC05459.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG3SwqKjFf4k94CdF3FTHe0pdGG_jqUns2gsOY0nal5-izp9U3hg3KlERkB3gQm4ziv1XNV7gbA_I5Ymp6CiGa0qWVI3lxW5UkTrHzLkzPv6AJQd5pkU3NEAdHjWispR7bfDZi3N6OxDsrcO-gtGpmLJ1IMd3QtJcnHUiRTazrU705llLeZZJVee8oUk9/s320/DSC05459.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shop floor was a big mess with all those small chips</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6O0Rg_nH61Z2OSeElXbQrAHUnbx6bZ9GRx_L_WnFiP6OFV6LnQPLyBPmZ1mSojH3noO-zS7D_ticqrlArtYCDYUKxWtdBq78JGhmSbKpJRNjeK42pOv9rQKHKIUQ9kj9K12qj4odfzznY3pnm9UVTIf-ZHWWgP_2LTWks1JJ7vXtyPZVXwFCB47yFY7i/s2592/DSC05460.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6O0Rg_nH61Z2OSeElXbQrAHUnbx6bZ9GRx_L_WnFiP6OFV6LnQPLyBPmZ1mSojH3noO-zS7D_ticqrlArtYCDYUKxWtdBq78JGhmSbKpJRNjeK42pOv9rQKHKIUQ9kj9K12qj4odfzznY3pnm9UVTIf-ZHWWgP_2LTWks1JJ7vXtyPZVXwFCB47yFY7i/s320/DSC05460.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowl carved. Still more shaping to do in this pic.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Shaping the rest of the seat went OK, though it takes me 5-6 times as long as it does for Curtis. Maybe if I had access to white pine like he uses is would be easier and quicker. As it is, I'm using some unknown species of Asian hardwood that was once a tabletop.</p><p>Tomorrow I hope to get the undercarriage glued up and wedged. Hopefully I'll also be able to work on the posts, crest rail and spindles. The last thing will be connecting the arms. That was not included in Curtis' video series about making a democratic chair, so I'll have to use the techniques learned so far to figure it out.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-18873209479688216072023-07-27T18:29:00.001-07:002023-07-27T18:29:56.392-07:00Democratic Armchair, Part 3: Steam Bending<p>This week was mainly taken up with shaping the various parts - legs, posts, stretchers and spindles - and setting them in my hot car to dry out a bit. But I also managed to experiment with wood bending. I had an extra stick of wood about the right size for a crest rail and I soaked if for 5 days. The drawknife was used to get the staightest grain possible from it before taking it to 3/4" octagonal. Just for laughs, I tried bending the soaked piece by hand and found that I could bend it about an inch over the 25" length. Then I set it in the soaking bath again overnight.</p><p>I made a bending form from some scrap redwood. This has a radius of approximately 16 1/2"</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRzXHkSB4yaev_JBfnY2l3eT_fFU7O_BwN63BOCj4v_PRHAZ-fdsleNkWwP7wDYbXXxgcfu5pLe30aaINs55K__rBDdTQ0TbVFpi41iPgrc2BYAmxrSVM_8vBgs_6GH47j0KeXCa18aCIBwJd7ctV8hXZSbe1ZlZ41FzUSUGYDIwhvUBc4IM4teHWTUM6/s2592/DSC05422.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRzXHkSB4yaev_JBfnY2l3eT_fFU7O_BwN63BOCj4v_PRHAZ-fdsleNkWwP7wDYbXXxgcfu5pLe30aaINs55K__rBDdTQ0TbVFpi41iPgrc2BYAmxrSVM_8vBgs_6GH47j0KeXCa18aCIBwJd7ctV8hXZSbe1ZlZ41FzUSUGYDIwhvUBc4IM4teHWTUM6/s320/DSC05422.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, I'm gluing on a cleat so I can hold the form in the vise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi6Yew8DHmCNcFsBHSeYOBct7ucosJxLp27FWHIh7Orz9c4EGLEqBDcecz4x44i8bp3vTGGGi5qJgLxwr5q7AspZjwsih4GOVitl5HjZKm2BeWJ_WtRZqdQeNAv6m1m35FoRY7pI8StoWwuznRQzEdwR3gYWpwoYdxSHCZQDqSU-_Bx9bYg6QrCO8Xjsm/s2592/DSC05423.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi6Yew8DHmCNcFsBHSeYOBct7ucosJxLp27FWHIh7Orz9c4EGLEqBDcecz4x44i8bp3vTGGGi5qJgLxwr5q7AspZjwsih4GOVitl5HjZKm2BeWJ_WtRZqdQeNAv6m1m35FoRY7pI8StoWwuznRQzEdwR3gYWpwoYdxSHCZQDqSU-_Bx9bYg6QrCO8Xjsm/s320/DSC05423.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is fixed in the vise. Note the notches for clamps.<br />The curved rabbet is just over 3/4" deep and just under 3/4" wide.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">When it came time to heat the wood, I took the piece out of the soaking tube and wrapped it in a kitchen towel. I soaked the towel with water and then wrapped the whole thing in aluminum foil, sealing it as well as I could. Then I poked a few small holes for pressure release and stuck it in the oven.</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAb5apImfIfGeoWUF_Fmpmglmx3g1ggk5ROMsa70M7l3gnEw2J6W3wVq7esgRR9_VG2bg-dw1-ytwLhysEOjA2GmPaXQR6_u4E4LWpIgJiefi82-W-PjGqBUGZzFfwazVWEO-4hqLxgjVmidrQ3fGWqrqmhjfus-kDcVF_-Arx_RBsTR_KsRrNz8PeIL7/s2592/DSC05428.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAb5apImfIfGeoWUF_Fmpmglmx3g1ggk5ROMsa70M7l3gnEw2J6W3wVq7esgRR9_VG2bg-dw1-ytwLhysEOjA2GmPaXQR6_u4E4LWpIgJiefi82-W-PjGqBUGZzFfwazVWEO-4hqLxgjVmidrQ3fGWqrqmhjfus-kDcVF_-Arx_RBsTR_KsRrNz8PeIL7/s320/DSC05428.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The experimental piece in the oven - just barely fits diagonally</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I set the oven for 220ºF and let it cook or 2 hours. The piece was 3/4" octagonal and in a steam box it would need less time. But I figured with the towel insulating the piece it might take more time. After 2 hours, I was worried that it wasn't enough, so I raised the temperature to 250ºF and gave it another hour. I never did see any steam escaping from the holes I poked in the foil.</p><p style="text-align: left;">When I took it out of the oven and unwrapped it, there was a fair amount of steam. The piece was easy to handle with leather gardening gloves. Then I tried it on the form and to my surprise, it bent fairly easily. It still took a little muscle, but it was easy to get it in the form and clamped up.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreNJ2nTrtqM43DYHjir6FAiLf8gSlMUJjt1lfkzn93b8KU3Rg6SovLYya5TcTtwXP3qVXWdGiB54AP0jIUuzO_zd1-tI38VRMSEuB8FsIK6eYDWZyeiXwyRQKej7R4GMGI3nmRdZTOy97RuW3EtguL577QCJR58WQ93Y1gFTkI1rJ4Bae6bqpUCDX2teg/s2592/DSC05429.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreNJ2nTrtqM43DYHjir6FAiLf8gSlMUJjt1lfkzn93b8KU3Rg6SovLYya5TcTtwXP3qVXWdGiB54AP0jIUuzO_zd1-tI38VRMSEuB8FsIK6eYDWZyeiXwyRQKej7R4GMGI3nmRdZTOy97RuW3EtguL577QCJR58WQ93Y1gFTkI1rJ4Bae6bqpUCDX2teg/s320/DSC05429.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here it is clamped to the form</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I'll see tomorrow if it holds the bend or how much spring-back there is.</p><p>OK, it's tomorrow.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVnvmoW8dzenXBaA7ydYKZlvldzeYPWJTMFz5aHyq_wYMpkphAyUVqnMRBXCA19zrMkfzt_IXg_DWPhvzkEnr30UcJYNZjgaC_Pzz-EjXXH9zLxf_f-42tpzpxt9Gv44ix7AUbFFwQQh0fN-zwX-g1aH8aqAbzpIGBc4kn8YIaDhPepR13NE7aKlEnY-v/s2592/DSC05439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVnvmoW8dzenXBaA7ydYKZlvldzeYPWJTMFz5aHyq_wYMpkphAyUVqnMRBXCA19zrMkfzt_IXg_DWPhvzkEnr30UcJYNZjgaC_Pzz-EjXXH9zLxf_f-42tpzpxt9Gv44ix7AUbFFwQQh0fN-zwX-g1aH8aqAbzpIGBc4kn8YIaDhPepR13NE7aKlEnY-v/s320/DSC05439.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is sitting on the form with clamps removed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0gzZBfokLkMVP3-ePnAei8IOqq7MTQr-Qwy4c0xcoXn3LG88iAP7FvQmiYiUeK9pmzOawqgKogDBY-h3XquJiPfnBUymLEtmxngx2QX77pdn3UHB3-PI5X6zreX57xv148_aD-V_9wkeLIVhPTuI8FdL50PG1JVk-1CXxA8vNZ8joRBGh7O7k0DDRfCn/s2592/DSC05440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0gzZBfokLkMVP3-ePnAei8IOqq7MTQr-Qwy4c0xcoXn3LG88iAP7FvQmiYiUeK9pmzOawqgKogDBY-h3XquJiPfnBUymLEtmxngx2QX77pdn3UHB3-PI5X6zreX57xv148_aD-V_9wkeLIVhPTuI8FdL50PG1JVk-1CXxA8vNZ8joRBGh7O7k0DDRfCn/s320/DSC05440.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a little springback, but I'm completely thrilled with the result ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5zQzd2Qbqj9_CQ5m3RQBqpmlc8mywYSiyJHFA3ifUS1I_CbEAcuDTE75Yil227ROWZexFrZcQNC1rXq39jYSMXMuf01SYyTzGLaCa0b7zDTU2EiVNUQ4tkyNLa5V0v0qpM3gC15xzVG8jrwze3tTM-yc7nBSlWHvJsNkJSEJ5HWv4pnFg4znC4yne9UB/s2592/DSC05441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5zQzd2Qbqj9_CQ5m3RQBqpmlc8mywYSiyJHFA3ifUS1I_CbEAcuDTE75Yil227ROWZexFrZcQNC1rXq39jYSMXMuf01SYyTzGLaCa0b7zDTU2EiVNUQ4tkyNLa5V0v0qpM3gC15xzVG8jrwze3tTM-yc7nBSlWHvJsNkJSEJ5HWv4pnFg4znC4yne9UB/s320/DSC05441.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... even with these dents caused by the clamps</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This was just an experimental piece. If it turns out to be long enough, I might use it as the final crest rail. This is partially because I mistakenly shaped the real crest rail into a spindle. But for now, the bent rail is sitting on the dashboard of my car drying out.</p></div>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-59312954158118272862023-07-20T21:19:00.002-07:002023-07-20T21:20:15.072-07:00Democratic Armchair, Part 2<p>Last week I worked on the legs. This time it's on to other parts.</p><p>To make the blanks for the posts, arm supports and stretchers, I used the same basic technique as for the leg blanks. That is, split the board to find how the grain runs. Then cut parallel to the split, wide enough for the needed workpiece. Finally, look at the edge grain where the board was split and find where the workpiece would fit along the staightest grain.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YKff2fDogXnv-haenRTfQtf7wa64mjz7z6n06jewHAEfirl2IyZeTtUBs5GQ3Zl0l1EgS7NG97ywlwvYIhk90iZiA3pOilfy0Yy_HNapeC_m3rAuGNosXPmlNpg9ykqDM-T4TmvLALveMTTz8PMJMr_1UHv36PodGE1xO5kI3MQs7E5MQ6Th1GGi52Og/s2592/DSC05407.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YKff2fDogXnv-haenRTfQtf7wa64mjz7z6n06jewHAEfirl2IyZeTtUBs5GQ3Zl0l1EgS7NG97ywlwvYIhk90iZiA3pOilfy0Yy_HNapeC_m3rAuGNosXPmlNpg9ykqDM-T4TmvLALveMTTz8PMJMr_1UHv36PodGE1xO5kI3MQs7E5MQ6Th1GGi52Og/s320/DSC05407.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a template to copy a side stretcher shape on a blank<br />whose grain was slanted</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notice in the above pic that the outline of the workpiece is drawn catty-cornered to the piece of wood. I had to do this to follow the grain. That was really limiting - if I didn't care about wasting a lot of wood (and if I had more wood), I'd split out a blank large enough to make it easier to get straight-grained pieces.</p><p>I made life easier in the shaping stage by sawing off a lot of the waste. You can see a chunk that was sawn off in the above pic.</p><p>With the posts, there was a bit of a wrinkle. The board didn't split straight.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsItqIEVW8_9FOnMWX5N6RtFsrSpG-d9LCE_dDHznQ-DqsI3g5un41kXfI4FIo0rHwa7fMNCRkxGPORNvyfcXOi-wXSxLlulgV6UR7TMFv7VZHXzf7TxtJbIe-JRQlzFPqKrallNXBPRolTR-Kt4_S0qTegwipXbtKp4-d_FdrNJFo7koRtzvCydHfY-AJ/s2592/DSC05402.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsItqIEVW8_9FOnMWX5N6RtFsrSpG-d9LCE_dDHznQ-DqsI3g5un41kXfI4FIo0rHwa7fMNCRkxGPORNvyfcXOi-wXSxLlulgV6UR7TMFv7VZHXzf7TxtJbIe-JRQlzFPqKrallNXBPRolTR-Kt4_S0qTegwipXbtKp4-d_FdrNJFo7koRtzvCydHfY-AJ/s320/DSC05402.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not what I was hoping for</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOh0zXHIdQHvIIn6MOCfhwnrRT8-IGR_45KbydzlzyTLtFyzP6cXNuIygtt-JSi99t7FWOR4ow6pd6ZTwRocJKs9DBI7r0Py8_5hPd2PkYJGSsz89Sv3Lt2BHUJHZtkeX54pXwiFhfASFBm56z7LlNAT5sM2za1n27GCcoOrzZbMiL5mcnRg10QJjJo2IR/s2592/DSC05403.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOh0zXHIdQHvIIn6MOCfhwnrRT8-IGR_45KbydzlzyTLtFyzP6cXNuIygtt-JSi99t7FWOR4ow6pd6ZTwRocJKs9DBI7r0Py8_5hPd2PkYJGSsz89Sv3Lt2BHUJHZtkeX54pXwiFhfASFBm56z7LlNAT5sM2za1n27GCcoOrzZbMiL5mcnRg10QJjJo2IR/s320/DSC05403.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used a small hatchet and scrub plane to get them to rough dimension,<br />but they're still curved</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I thought for a few days about what to do. In the end I decided to just live with it and allow the posts to bend backwards in the chair. I think the tops of the posts will be about 1-1.5" further back from where they should be. I might adjust the angles at which they are mortised into the seat, and I think I can do that. But curved workpieces present more complications - I use conical tenons in a conical mortise, and the tool I use to make the conical tenons works best when the pieces are straight. I normally turn the workpiece into the cutter and if it's curved, I won't be able to get a consistent, symmetric, conical tenon. This time I'll have to turn the cutter around the workpiece or maybe just cut the tenons freehand.</p><p>I soaked the workpieces in water for 3-5 days to soften the wood before shaping. This worked great - what a joy it is to use the drawknife with wet wood. When shaping, I'd draw the shape of the workpiece on the tangental faces so that I could shave to those lines on the radial faces first. It's much easier cutting away material from the radial surfaces than the tangental.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9qlWELPRX7A92c6RPU7hXs7oKXNltF6az6q2QeIstHXcJ3vF2vRSFEYTavPz3wyO8NX2xalT4yGK0wdafL6hQQvUvA9AITLw_55GwPb91swk46qaEYUpzvoMiGQqTHxJYwERZi-EhPghSntt3BMi1lAOgun9Hl4ners9qqoXQYs1RDcvCDkr8y6VJs0b/s2592/DSC05411.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9qlWELPRX7A92c6RPU7hXs7oKXNltF6az6q2QeIstHXcJ3vF2vRSFEYTavPz3wyO8NX2xalT4yGK0wdafL6hQQvUvA9AITLw_55GwPb91swk46qaEYUpzvoMiGQqTHxJYwERZi-EhPghSntt3BMi1lAOgun9Hl4ners9qqoXQYs1RDcvCDkr8y6VJs0b/s320/DSC05411.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, I've already shaved this radial face,<br />then re-drew the shape before I rotated the part to shave the tangental face.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nTHnlwsDo7_gtQZCXl9xUhdu0XurJbTAw66UF9BA9rlL-gIFo2cSHOVhUKYKe2PHJcir7U14QEeqcSAeLq5cc14mQyZRujXti3FC9GG-qw1l4zUTNWboxkqxjEEspbSm1sSJ_fBjMiOvHZhsNqW9nUyn99CYSPLsGcrNFAnsSGuZnUYxswZc2AHXKU7E/s2592/DSC05412.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nTHnlwsDo7_gtQZCXl9xUhdu0XurJbTAw66UF9BA9rlL-gIFo2cSHOVhUKYKe2PHJcir7U14QEeqcSAeLq5cc14mQyZRujXti3FC9GG-qw1l4zUTNWboxkqxjEEspbSm1sSJ_fBjMiOvHZhsNqW9nUyn99CYSPLsGcrNFAnsSGuZnUYxswZc2AHXKU7E/s320/DSC05412.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaving the tangental face, angling at a corner to get down to the line<br />(I'm leaning to my right so I can see the lines)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIK-08JIIUxJoZcrejVKYYkVUtuQYKMEXm1VDh8DeF3e6zYoqPFPgMVDJwUiTvNr06ihU7NtetS3O7vw7eaBvCJZ20bhWDYhuEE9ZV7JmFGmGg28sOLDs8zBgK6pLnDZ0cVc4ArdojhXD5saIiY195nINX6o-IT89My1wrAwLcgbgJHHlPKhRoK671Eli/s2592/DSC05413.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIK-08JIIUxJoZcrejVKYYkVUtuQYKMEXm1VDh8DeF3e6zYoqPFPgMVDJwUiTvNr06ihU7NtetS3O7vw7eaBvCJZ20bhWDYhuEE9ZV7JmFGmGg28sOLDs8zBgK6pLnDZ0cVc4ArdojhXD5saIiY195nINX6o-IT89My1wrAwLcgbgJHHlPKhRoK671Eli/s320/DSC05413.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After both sides were shaved to the lines, remove the midsection</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKs7BJPiOGiHTbXQSM5AIy3fSHCC8YdBq_UcvXrh4Qh1ihvlrA-E0M9lH17u8PwjQ3yYW0lVLnwQagDZnthJENmXKk9QcqKn7cbfA3_r7GcZkBSxacqTEJIfL9uXxvGR3bJ-f22JuQwbdtiDVC9zyRvtRUb1Y9R1cMZiVbDpvQpQYjedOeXEwix6UKnnv/s2592/DSC05415.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKs7BJPiOGiHTbXQSM5AIy3fSHCC8YdBq_UcvXrh4Qh1ihvlrA-E0M9lH17u8PwjQ3yYW0lVLnwQagDZnthJENmXKk9QcqKn7cbfA3_r7GcZkBSxacqTEJIfL9uXxvGR3bJ-f22JuQwbdtiDVC9zyRvtRUb1Y9R1cMZiVbDpvQpQYjedOeXEwix6UKnnv/s320/DSC05415.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took the parts first to square cross-section, then octagonal</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GuHvwxDZKytiw02bgja1enUbTn6sWRfn1FLQ67Si2orbzcqFuTmO9PZilY3MfGdkwQ7pVukReIaxm7zzclugoTj90V1sekeptpZLZ0ZCOM8edt2LI4l5Hh6SWZE7y6VNPY4J54Cdw962mBtyqIhgz7A52rMUAGR2SWyyVYgAoI0fn4lIrHHLTctvirLQ/s2592/DSC05416.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GuHvwxDZKytiw02bgja1enUbTn6sWRfn1FLQ67Si2orbzcqFuTmO9PZilY3MfGdkwQ7pVukReIaxm7zzclugoTj90V1sekeptpZLZ0ZCOM8edt2LI4l5Hh6SWZE7y6VNPY4J54Cdw962mBtyqIhgz7A52rMUAGR2SWyyVYgAoI0fn4lIrHHLTctvirLQ/s320/DSC05416.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the two posts completed with the pile of shavings</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For making the parts octagonal, at first I drew lines to guide my drawknife work. But I found that I could get close enough without marking. This chair is a bit rustic, so the parts don't have to be perfectly octagonal.</p><p>When I posted last week about making the legs, I mentioned that the tube used to soak the parts could only fit one leg at a time. Realizing that was going to be horribly inefficient, I got something a bit larger. I really wanted to find something about 6" diameter, but had to settle for a 4" PVC pipe. And this one is about 5 feet tall, whereas my first one was 3" diameter and about 2 feet tall.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu0g6yTTiX9UU_vZh694QPlaVlo4VPuuQKO1kSV_rCOMch1-HIvzfV7xr8Hr-TyhYbVx3y14KJeKAhu_rWHuBkZJwfXVEkEh19-4Xuib_cFCqY7GYYn0KxvwT_z6YWEBDXzmHD23IsK8cZHJjWZmMIhaVfaLDFt90b6uj7MK8jMLHOe7GXC1iv8JK7ydG/s2592/DSC05393.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu0g6yTTiX9UU_vZh694QPlaVlo4VPuuQKO1kSV_rCOMch1-HIvzfV7xr8Hr-TyhYbVx3y14KJeKAhu_rWHuBkZJwfXVEkEh19-4Xuib_cFCqY7GYYn0KxvwT_z6YWEBDXzmHD23IsK8cZHJjWZmMIhaVfaLDFt90b6uj7MK8jMLHOe7GXC1iv8JK7ydG/s320/DSC05393.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original 3" diameter pipe could fit one leg at a time for 3-5 days!<br />This pic was from last week. One part soaking, three others waiting.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIUHX-zOau6bALOlBVAK8ZcolqVCrEXMYcnnQHoTEpP3iGe5SJMscuAzid68fecZsa5FfT23WiOym_DbAb_tsNIHIfYgJZWAK8acZk4uiN8OE3FofHFnFKf3IehQCnrutqTygMUY5xU513NggEypC40wXbYQhIOpQIgAc-zAMb9lmlYoOfSRqiN1Hys-R/s2592/DSC05417.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIUHX-zOau6bALOlBVAK8ZcolqVCrEXMYcnnQHoTEpP3iGe5SJMscuAzid68fecZsa5FfT23WiOym_DbAb_tsNIHIfYgJZWAK8acZk4uiN8OE3FofHFnFKf3IehQCnrutqTygMUY5xU513NggEypC40wXbYQhIOpQIgAc-zAMb9lmlYoOfSRqiN1Hys-R/s320/DSC05417.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>The new setup is much more efficient, but ...</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRldECfZfcxoNPjE0n5UUCrMRR6AlubsU7Ii2z2mJ6KYN08ckbGtqQ2Hk1rLrjDTv0-u9StraqjuWZBlOP1ptgAEQ18725EwkIbDDICrLIQ8MPKmOVdiB2KuMMQZy1pOlg_HVSpjCPt1Z04tWZeIx6dbm8nFG4nGflyo6N_R6Mqb8sQp308H9FfX3Wpzb_/s2592/DSC05418.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRldECfZfcxoNPjE0n5UUCrMRR6AlubsU7Ii2z2mJ6KYN08ckbGtqQ2Hk1rLrjDTv0-u9StraqjuWZBlOP1ptgAEQ18725EwkIbDDICrLIQ8MPKmOVdiB2KuMMQZy1pOlg_HVSpjCPt1Z04tWZeIx6dbm8nFG4nGflyo6N_R6Mqb8sQp308H9FfX3Wpzb_/s320/DSC05418.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... I have to add labels to remember which parts started soaking when!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After shaping, there are two challenges. The first is drying the soaked and shaped parts. In a comment on last week's blog, Sylvain reminded me about a Follansbee post where he said he sometimes uses his car dashboard (presumably parked in the sun) as a drying "kiln". I did that this week. I don't have a scale to see when parts no longer lose weight, but they sure seem dryer after a few days in the hot car.</p><p>The second challenge is tougher: bending the crest rail. I don't have a steambox and am not sure how to tackle this one. The crest rail will be about 3/4" octagonal, so I don't think soaking it alone will be enough. I need heat. I've researched this a bit and found some creative solutions, but most involve things I don't have. And I really like accomplishing things like this with what I've got on hand. We'll see ...</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-46136107880446875102023-07-13T19:12:00.000-07:002023-07-13T19:12:57.511-07:00Democratic Armchair, Part 1<p>A couple years ago I bought the plans for this chair from <a href="https://www.curtisbuchananchairmaker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curtis Buchanan</a>. That year, I built a small, 2/3 scale chair (without arms) and it was great fun. But I used kiln-dried red alder, without any attempt to follow the grain of the wood. This time I'm using kiln-dried oak that I'll soak in water to soften it and make it workable with a drawknife - a technique I recently wrote about and learned from a Pete Galbert video. Hopefully I can get the parts to follow the grain to make a very stong chair.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvbpGSAlprkKl6APGvtV1xjq9E3mKW4uWoukN9BaoImkgSXzmkXmDVK9cWaF8zmqEZdnSoF3inkepG3iHQF_2pe0Z-L7TWlrPQQH9FlH3zgmumfK5euMFOzY-KGD5wpw1iEqIlpQzOEy4DIkf0sjwLg-BNk-zXtlKYHvbpIFfNQ-I9Y9gKT4WBLVY2Ivc/s2592/DSC05372.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvbpGSAlprkKl6APGvtV1xjq9E3mKW4uWoukN9BaoImkgSXzmkXmDVK9cWaF8zmqEZdnSoF3inkepG3iHQF_2pe0Z-L7TWlrPQQH9FlH3zgmumfK5euMFOzY-KGD5wpw1iEqIlpQzOEy4DIkf0sjwLg-BNk-zXtlKYHvbpIFfNQ-I9Y9gKT4WBLVY2Ivc/s320/DSC05372.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 6-7 board-feet: that'll be $80 please ...<br />The grain on this face looked reasonable - not too heavy on the "cathedrals"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEygZOzveGi2CqamVpsAdRyYA4qafHQEo67pneBxGzIw1uoOJb2AMHFsATGq7WT44obOV01sK4skKUakmCAb_J6pgBLJ1fJQAd2o1AiQVfICM039d5Uyjze7Aa9entAs4aiAV8xHs2M8oF4Ke2vRbtwLisdVwYv65X1yO8u1Ev1QMp1hgvoL2SgAKmfHGC/s2592/DSC05373.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEygZOzveGi2CqamVpsAdRyYA4qafHQEo67pneBxGzIw1uoOJb2AMHFsATGq7WT44obOV01sK4skKUakmCAb_J6pgBLJ1fJQAd2o1AiQVfICM039d5Uyjze7Aa9entAs4aiAV8xHs2M8oF4Ke2vRbtwLisdVwYv65X1yO8u1Ev1QMp1hgvoL2SgAKmfHGC/s320/DSC05373.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The edge grain looked fairly straight, <br />though Galbert warns not to trust a sawn edge</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4AZFhuIWc1JR4bZbsHBYyqBT1wH7ciqRySiCk71wC_wI1SXG0ZwhYEy_uSmqjHP53B_bKpFfqtbgcAiry4GmFinIrGhPhz-AjnzGCmvMuLDEWe-Aw_t4AipXGGKjZmVphDlzh9MU2VooqOzP7JJI6lkfB7CVqoovJ9-wKg_puxFGpuRjGFUwA028qsBb/s2592/DSC05375.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4AZFhuIWc1JR4bZbsHBYyqBT1wH7ciqRySiCk71wC_wI1SXG0ZwhYEy_uSmqjHP53B_bKpFfqtbgcAiry4GmFinIrGhPhz-AjnzGCmvMuLDEWe-Aw_t4AipXGGKjZmVphDlzh9MU2VooqOzP7JJI6lkfB7CVqoovJ9-wKg_puxFGpuRjGFUwA028qsBb/s320/DSC05375.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut off a 20" section to make the legs, but I<br />saw that the grain was in the direction of the ruler</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFox8xkfClMZU9NM3gGP-bSqsu8YK3P7SQwiMQBVQODoOVDqG-YKu3SMY_BY-NUSP_1PARNK1hzs8n099zhr8ZkUVvv5bTffvuVZfOaKJNNRvkY8Jhj3eV99kG4j_158lLMxL5g7keFGMvnMixBraAg33ANl_GVIetp1TmI8dEcpWQ_PcLqA7DXiKMeNp/s2592/DSC05377.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFox8xkfClMZU9NM3gGP-bSqsu8YK3P7SQwiMQBVQODoOVDqG-YKu3SMY_BY-NUSP_1PARNK1hzs8n099zhr8ZkUVvv5bTffvuVZfOaKJNNRvkY8Jhj3eV99kG4j_158lLMxL5g7keFGMvnMixBraAg33ANl_GVIetp1TmI8dEcpWQ_PcLqA7DXiKMeNp/s320/DSC05377.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I started a split to the right of center ...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntMYpCGP5lkHLzB82RHTDHiFzez2Q8mWTKl0dk4umN7oO6I0_FRIl6ysmwtU7mHfaPYLj9QprbPLRBUgo-jI_OM_dckqHfSTKCXrHCmaLiViHLlwJb9FBeyCdvBMfC7YZAdHFE-ah5PLPx0nRRBOtFD5R_Zy3jWFQPBMxMUDCrxZnBQMkYWhPH-gw_cng/s2592/DSC05378.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntMYpCGP5lkHLzB82RHTDHiFzez2Q8mWTKl0dk4umN7oO6I0_FRIl6ysmwtU7mHfaPYLj9QprbPLRBUgo-jI_OM_dckqHfSTKCXrHCmaLiViHLlwJb9FBeyCdvBMfC7YZAdHFE-ah5PLPx0nRRBOtFD5R_Zy3jWFQPBMxMUDCrxZnBQMkYWhPH-gw_cng/s320/DSC05378.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and sure enough it split along the slanted grain.<br />At least the split was straight.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHY0TmBsbMbAlHnwyh6ZX6GKxlLTBvXBYnRPgUW2-ZbmjNwCR1IJIatMSDbbrRrSSxKNo7PI-u6qY0i_j8GfAgTIMmAmmtgguKbvKoSzVYHs0ywUfMIAjiuIPJ-GgrScQApjEA-Zv8GhzWSeGm6uf5C-Hm61b93bO1hMbZlNJ_EzInbxpoayorFv3Yu53/s2592/DSC05379.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHY0TmBsbMbAlHnwyh6ZX6GKxlLTBvXBYnRPgUW2-ZbmjNwCR1IJIatMSDbbrRrSSxKNo7PI-u6qY0i_j8GfAgTIMmAmmtgguKbvKoSzVYHs0ywUfMIAjiuIPJ-GgrScQApjEA-Zv8GhzWSeGm6uf5C-Hm61b93bO1hMbZlNJ_EzInbxpoayorFv3Yu53/s320/DSC05379.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the exposed edges of the split - fairly straight grain</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I referenced off the split edges to mark where to saw out the leg blanks. I might have split them off, but didn't want to risk the grain running away and getting parts that were too thin.</p><p>I split a second length of the board for two more legs and the split had a slight curve to it. I ended up planing it flattish and dealt with the consequences later. Spoiler: there was some tearout when shaping the legs. With stright grained wood, there's little chance of tearout (except at the bottom of a cove cut).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mc6KXLXcxMivDefnRv17lXKe1q56G4AUFmTlQLpG47mkWko7NoxZdesURgwbT6BKF-cdn2Azpdg_I399HzlPxJHZQxV2Z0Z1q9F405rMqSxnLqQzAT3Y9fm5Q66waSgSInpJBhszinJ8mw9xA87oMc76PM0W1rMrgnBds2kQhhRFaO_bSOeVX01XAfA4/s2592/DSC05381.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mc6KXLXcxMivDefnRv17lXKe1q56G4AUFmTlQLpG47mkWko7NoxZdesURgwbT6BKF-cdn2Azpdg_I399HzlPxJHZQxV2Z0Z1q9F405rMqSxnLqQzAT3Y9fm5Q66waSgSInpJBhszinJ8mw9xA87oMc76PM0W1rMrgnBds2kQhhRFaO_bSOeVX01XAfA4/s320/DSC05381.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The initial split for the other two leg blanks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGH3zknk6PcHCPS0PcR2z5QV2q3a4-eVpa5MHQmMEeI8Ut3enPeiLpc-_MvXmKsJonJQti4fXa3A_XIjeNToyTA416uUC-BJrRWaE3QJqu_ZrDUJ0qfL8hjXBG-a2Eu3vFK2BTrxVQPK4bSYgxpgZwlbjoGa2xDcYmoR4VAODaU9yhjTyQMXxtuiWfPsL/s2592/DSC05383.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGH3zknk6PcHCPS0PcR2z5QV2q3a4-eVpa5MHQmMEeI8Ut3enPeiLpc-_MvXmKsJonJQti4fXa3A_XIjeNToyTA416uUC-BJrRWaE3QJqu_ZrDUJ0qfL8hjXBG-a2Eu3vFK2BTrxVQPK4bSYgxpgZwlbjoGa2xDcYmoR4VAODaU9yhjTyQMXxtuiWfPsL/s320/DSC05383.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got quite a curve!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The newly exposed edge also showed suboptimal grain runout. A sane person might scrap the piece and split another, but this wood ain't cheap, so I'll deal with it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIh_gPCwOyEE5uRE2vzxATKR_Vw_1BvNHTf9jLi_IDDP4LNiC_kvj8FpKykZWQNnlTVfAgKfz-LBekl226k_bWnDPivigoJT8A-_IdbS-PhjnUMU4v44HN6R4K6AGKjbyhJqHRv3HK2qId9onj8b-T-ctONXXBsgu9HiKRn7gCtGnq_ZQggbPzyK0v0rw/s2592/DSC05388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIh_gPCwOyEE5uRE2vzxATKR_Vw_1BvNHTf9jLi_IDDP4LNiC_kvj8FpKykZWQNnlTVfAgKfz-LBekl226k_bWnDPivigoJT8A-_IdbS-PhjnUMU4v44HN6R4K6AGKjbyhJqHRv3HK2qId9onj8b-T-ctONXXBsgu9HiKRn7gCtGnq_ZQggbPzyK0v0rw/s320/DSC05388.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pointing to a line I drew showing the edge grain runout</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After the leg blanks were ready I soaked the first one for three days. I only had room in the 3" ID PVC tube for one part at a time. (I did something about that later because not only could I only put one leg blank in at a time, but it also wasn't long enough for the posts!)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YJDQUiHlDVFR4OrNpxj5hRmu7vfrq7kkANcNVD0jbAzcvfNUVAjgre6J5t3y9fw14QcE-SyRDhE81g8mkE_20Fg0QjUIDOD7eQrNgpqZkcgRvjOGsznQiJfxtOoZcudgcBayR4xIHiqgTrgjJAB8HgZ6kKwbbSpcdItgcr2190uUl8v7TBiDFJLsHuWH/s2592/DSC05393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YJDQUiHlDVFR4OrNpxj5hRmu7vfrq7kkANcNVD0jbAzcvfNUVAjgre6J5t3y9fw14QcE-SyRDhE81g8mkE_20Fg0QjUIDOD7eQrNgpqZkcgRvjOGsznQiJfxtOoZcudgcBayR4xIHiqgTrgjJAB8HgZ6kKwbbSpcdItgcr2190uUl8v7TBiDFJLsHuWH/s320/DSC05393.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three leg blanks next to the tube</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7F-k7b99lOo3gr_n-VC_4A8XT3pDw0nMvLNLa2xkwHdIMj1c-fIufGxREY3IzRlqfJLb7Q5eb5d3I14cOldFuL0-wYwwVz-YLmC8-0cdDOHH5YBVjvOQMPJ3T4NiO2LtWwnQRtrELhs_apdMvb20z9xdivqbXGadFqGBOWnDr9RRyWmJDmZgt2upBP5V/s2592/DSC05394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7F-k7b99lOo3gr_n-VC_4A8XT3pDw0nMvLNLa2xkwHdIMj1c-fIufGxREY3IzRlqfJLb7Q5eb5d3I14cOldFuL0-wYwwVz-YLmC8-0cdDOHH5YBVjvOQMPJ3T4NiO2LtWwnQRtrELhs_apdMvb20z9xdivqbXGadFqGBOWnDr9RRyWmJDmZgt2upBP5V/s320/DSC05394.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that color right out of the water</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uHZYJMMiIhVbjcqEVVE06RnZX7JDyPKmap_Yg1ZGrgUIsQet_20mZVU_5R6RjBysJr412zFFyJ5D06jjorztAkOgcnxtWISSegcNlkh0BOLb0rSWyI9XBkG0B2hi93QhE3z2_uHLjNhNyNLaSmBNkrNBwgNDyB7mKUR0m1gpC9Uoay9LrqYndNxOwJsq/s2592/DSC05395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uHZYJMMiIhVbjcqEVVE06RnZX7JDyPKmap_Yg1ZGrgUIsQet_20mZVU_5R6RjBysJr412zFFyJ5D06jjorztAkOgcnxtWISSegcNlkh0BOLb0rSWyI9XBkG0B2hi93QhE3z2_uHLjNhNyNLaSmBNkrNBwgNDyB7mKUR0m1gpC9Uoay9LrqYndNxOwJsq/s320/DSC05395.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And look how much it expanded - these were the same size before soaking.<br />The 1 1/2" wide blank grew about 3/32" - didn't expect so much.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE6795enPKdTgMdsAM9eR0rKkBdYJWNJhcLMGEi7obpHTH9AJU_PoQh2UgaT0rReMlxelMc63r7Amct8w4wtoZGnOEbN0iYiznDzLx18Ra80ARTNEQ-hf0s_hzbtMp-O-0LVoMbsJp60tCag9EpOcKuRC2XQYyvbBW5Jj_ogvE5mmst_DmX3wRnkzfbh4/s2592/DSC05396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE6795enPKdTgMdsAM9eR0rKkBdYJWNJhcLMGEi7obpHTH9AJU_PoQh2UgaT0rReMlxelMc63r7Amct8w4wtoZGnOEbN0iYiznDzLx18Ra80ARTNEQ-hf0s_hzbtMp-O-0LVoMbsJp60tCag9EpOcKuRC2XQYyvbBW5Jj_ogvE5mmst_DmX3wRnkzfbh4/s320/DSC05396.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly, it gained almost as much in the radial plane</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;">Shaving the soaked wood was unbelievable! The wood peeled off nicely, especially in the radial plane. The tangental plane (face of the original board) was a bit tougher. But the trick is to shave the radial plane first so that you have less bulk to take off on the tangental plane.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe3Z-vJualfOZyzAFR3IfZBErf0mWQFNJ0kATvstNGYXk3vNg8z7SGKmzbs1ePtj4wKun1UDV7K5qDyTP9ZIJXJv-EOoMlbmtcYqwE5Wx7s1K3f8koEci0WKwMZ8v8PIeCRf6OUG-UfHzGPsj0hSJJJBVfTyISi4_k4pm48XUrFCTyTuWJyAuPHfWS0QS/s2592/DSC05398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe3Z-vJualfOZyzAFR3IfZBErf0mWQFNJ0kATvstNGYXk3vNg8z7SGKmzbs1ePtj4wKun1UDV7K5qDyTP9ZIJXJv-EOoMlbmtcYqwE5Wx7s1K3f8koEci0WKwMZ8v8PIeCRf6OUG-UfHzGPsj0hSJJJBVfTyISi4_k4pm48XUrFCTyTuWJyAuPHfWS0QS/s320/DSC05398.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first peel - sweet!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1u--7bfMCgzNO_3BLClH9MNq0t-8rGKM3HUFZJxaPF_v115g0EEApWYuDDB3yE3rs71ga3IQPk6iNIJNDJTDuZlHtbJMfSEtcgYdSQoAMp_02cf9hw5pasfAKB9y0uKoo53xWEEk7vL6VyjJOgZOgYFwbjbNo7tb1nJrKXAJi3a7Cjw76f4PuOUjLPlpN/s2592/DSC05399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1u--7bfMCgzNO_3BLClH9MNq0t-8rGKM3HUFZJxaPF_v115g0EEApWYuDDB3yE3rs71ga3IQPk6iNIJNDJTDuZlHtbJMfSEtcgYdSQoAMp_02cf9hw5pasfAKB9y0uKoo53xWEEk7vL6VyjJOgZOgYFwbjbNo7tb1nJrKXAJi3a7Cjw76f4PuOUjLPlpN/s320/DSC05399.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the floor looks like midway through shaping the leg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiI9VnYg5Q-RMYunpRRwLYhaLx10QNfGaC0ay4Aph7EpVwjsWaXekRSkjh9huIo1ou6Twm9o2UKEt5qwIiJ80Ablv__n2f9EFryXgUZhq_ztrHa752CuMfFqf6fIgij5HI-f_D10D140IaA86xAJyKUDltX9nYx3JjiwaJ2PSviMGmMV8wshosk8CrCSt/s2592/DSC05400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiI9VnYg5Q-RMYunpRRwLYhaLx10QNfGaC0ay4Aph7EpVwjsWaXekRSkjh9huIo1ou6Twm9o2UKEt5qwIiJ80Ablv__n2f9EFryXgUZhq_ztrHa752CuMfFqf6fIgij5HI-f_D10D140IaA86xAJyKUDltX9nYx3JjiwaJ2PSviMGmMV8wshosk8CrCSt/s320/DSC05400.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shaped leg next to a leg blank</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Still not sure what to do about drying the legs. I don't have a makeshift kiln. Curtis shows how to make a simple one in one of his videos. I just need to get a couple things - box, heat source, etc. But I'll need it to be disposable/recyclable because I just don't have room for more stuff. Speaking of which, I could use a steam box to bend the crest rail. But again, I don't have room to store it. Arrgh!</p><p>Next tiem I'l get into the posts. An interesting challenge for sure!</p></div>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-23547486595990867652023-06-29T19:10:00.001-07:002023-06-29T19:10:22.651-07:00Kiln-Dried Wood for Windsor-Style Chairs<p>One thing frustrating about living in California is the lack of access to the types of woods used by chairmakers like <a href="https://www.curtisbuchananchairmaker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curtis Buchanan</a>. Curtis and others regularly buy whole logs and split them to get the straightest grain possible for chair components. Last year I saw a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkR3eBBYXB0&t=2606s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Galbert video</a> where he shows how to get straight-grained parts from kiln-dried lumber.</p><p>I'll leave the details and finer points of the method to Pete - the video is great. After splitting the wood and cutting judiciously to ensure straight grain, he soaks the parts in water for a few days to soften them so they'll be easier to shape with a drawknife. Today I practiced with a small scrap piece of white oak. All I got from it was a pile of drawknife shavings, but at least I got some practice at shaving a piece to get some straight grain.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI8MG6je8NI3wCmeNWc3GKvYIbdR1lt4EHng-w1w4hbk3gF9JXD05YpETiQVtNHB4SsySxyCMdyfWtKmjtduKnOq7uNNqhKxHgvxb_r3q8zrRVV6fF-Mv-x2_cIggprNr_OPsfKFN2OpzfjMF2ny9lyWIYYGqyDafr47pGeHXZxDxHnCFJvBtzzQsYw/s2592/DSC05031.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI8MG6je8NI3wCmeNWc3GKvYIbdR1lt4EHng-w1w4hbk3gF9JXD05YpETiQVtNHB4SsySxyCMdyfWtKmjtduKnOq7uNNqhKxHgvxb_r3q8zrRVV6fF-Mv-x2_cIggprNr_OPsfKFN2OpzfjMF2ny9lyWIYYGqyDafr47pGeHXZxDxHnCFJvBtzzQsYw/s320/DSC05031.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a section of PVC pipe to soak the piece of wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_Y_8Pb162HOz3fNWGeMVPf9stStPQzhSKEJVIZ1gxJl8P3v4LZN6GOOCjJXOFpptWSZBE8CZRmjftW2S3Hyrq6qKDNnoZrKdtKBhPaTqsDJVbdmIsCy90n90VE4CZNyl2w6g5pRfp7YKsyho_3R7HAnd70ExSttfFV7e2CVBi1h0kfqlW57eoRZobg/s2592/DSC05032.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_Y_8Pb162HOz3fNWGeMVPf9stStPQzhSKEJVIZ1gxJl8P3v4LZN6GOOCjJXOFpptWSZBE8CZRmjftW2S3Hyrq6qKDNnoZrKdtKBhPaTqsDJVbdmIsCy90n90VE4CZNyl2w6g5pRfp7YKsyho_3R7HAnd70ExSttfFV7e2CVBi1h0kfqlW57eoRZobg/s320/DSC05032.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 3" inner diameter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjpb-IMtYYU-UApErtCVUJBM6EAGgWvjBLOI06DnfSf95y9cE8DbFhwOZzg0sSLY0JKA5c6CSzbWEGLrBQEE7fwLIlQxL-0_e2EW0ifpcZxeWGU6q-BQ1F5eybT1hX4FZr9AUG9rvciNDya0pdfgflVs2qOv5ovqY0UZeEMvrmEWy8_3LD6bsd6qDLA/s2592/DSC05033.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjpb-IMtYYU-UApErtCVUJBM6EAGgWvjBLOI06DnfSf95y9cE8DbFhwOZzg0sSLY0JKA5c6CSzbWEGLrBQEE7fwLIlQxL-0_e2EW0ifpcZxeWGU6q-BQ1F5eybT1hX4FZr9AUG9rvciNDya0pdfgflVs2qOv5ovqY0UZeEMvrmEWy8_3LD6bsd6qDLA/s320/DSC05033.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This 14-15" long stick soaked for about 2 days</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you zoom in on that picture, you'll see that the grain does not run straight. Galbert would normally split that stick to see which way the grain runs, then the edge grain on the split area will tell whether the face grain dives or rises.</p><p>But today, I just wanted to practice shaving with a drawknife to get a feel for how to get a surface to follow the grain.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOxzTSEqhquZGHv0Zb4o4CjVYFGBPd13BI34fkGJBrPR6d5XlWlk_DWFJ--Yn5cdE1ykX6MJtSbkW9193JNxO8vIhOpU5RezD92teuap1GnSmFY9fXJtsMNjOCxCHLG7dmSlu5XlxH1bdJokrJywwIt1tzjw9QIT5acxh_cQbU0yqI1Wd4zLslh6-oQ/s2592/DSC05034.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOxzTSEqhquZGHv0Zb4o4CjVYFGBPd13BI34fkGJBrPR6d5XlWlk_DWFJ--Yn5cdE1ykX6MJtSbkW9193JNxO8vIhOpU5RezD92teuap1GnSmFY9fXJtsMNjOCxCHLG7dmSlu5XlxH1bdJokrJywwIt1tzjw9QIT5acxh_cQbU0yqI1Wd4zLslh6-oQ/s320/DSC05034.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pencil sitting on a face, pointing in the grain direction.<br />The bottom edge is unaltered: I've shaved the upper edge to follow the face grain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uBq08IqDji77mxxG_KPEeUgfn0YzutU9yc_reZh4gdV3fNCpkCa3mKreq0XMC2shyavdlNz4AfpiiMNxA7iAQXXcEggPft2KaommTHevHaW6iothSZBP0DIyiePYEHs0rjbzaUKDwOY_6CwEmGp_M8qudR-RoE41tw3jiZfav6mIQC5rajsECzy_Sg/s2592/DSC05035.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uBq08IqDji77mxxG_KPEeUgfn0YzutU9yc_reZh4gdV3fNCpkCa3mKreq0XMC2shyavdlNz4AfpiiMNxA7iAQXXcEggPft2KaommTHevHaW6iothSZBP0DIyiePYEHs0rjbzaUKDwOY_6CwEmGp_M8qudR-RoE41tw3jiZfav6mIQC5rajsECzy_Sg/s320/DSC05035.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is looking at the upper edge that I shaved. Note how the grain runs toward the lower face.<br />I then shaved the upper face (near the pencil) to follow that grain.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcayoRaVBzVu9-U1uGvohJYNhWtBQUjB1NSxt4eAm8nnjWHa1_uGf68zvgPQR_g1fzhqM0imwF0aginp8_1H7Rsi4-FNG5ChDAcJ_0LK5Wt8R5RbEQxX360RQdE6b6MfyidqkCVAfTMIFbBBcaLu56wZ3O3JaKyaWaMP8DO_T1GxJO1lE7P4T82tZKw/s2592/DSC05037.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcayoRaVBzVu9-U1uGvohJYNhWtBQUjB1NSxt4eAm8nnjWHa1_uGf68zvgPQR_g1fzhqM0imwF0aginp8_1H7Rsi4-FNG5ChDAcJ_0LK5Wt8R5RbEQxX360RQdE6b6MfyidqkCVAfTMIFbBBcaLu56wZ3O3JaKyaWaMP8DO_T1GxJO1lE7P4T82tZKw/s320/DSC05037.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what I got from this experiment: a pile of drawknife shavings</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>It was interesting to get a feel for how a drawknife cuts when it gets into a "seam" - a line of straight grain. I'm going to try more of this very soon - a couple months ago I bought a big chunk of 1 3/4" thick red oak that <i><b>looked</b></i> fairly straight-grained. I'll know more when I split it and try to get some chair parts out of it.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-73869531817153504962023-06-22T22:17:00.000-07:002023-06-22T22:17:40.385-07:00Sitting Bench from Old Table Top<p>I picked up this table from the curb a year or two ago and the top has been leaning against the garage door since then. I wanted to make use of it and rid myself of the clutter. All parts for this project are 1 1/8" thick. The top is 54" x 15", legs started out 21.5" x 15", stretcher is about 42" (not certain of that length) x 4". The wood is an unknown species (glue-laminated together) that is native to where they make these tables, most likely Viet Nam or Thailand.</p><p>What follows is a pictorial chronicle of the build.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNi1AXPUxggjwSVqZ9RPAUCNkiR6uPDhvNYlLW-_zR5q_VDm0qoOHi-IarfCGFXe0HgxuSHfKx5ekHgeWxmapri9b93T0bRb349CJgCIHNas1Ig9lVJ4sT-lDx-eZSdoYvQePRAUHbDdBx_OtvbYvb-QvIpFksudtVvtvYghZfHP3FgLsNy0wYh8CyQ/s2592/DSC05332.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNi1AXPUxggjwSVqZ9RPAUCNkiR6uPDhvNYlLW-_zR5q_VDm0qoOHi-IarfCGFXe0HgxuSHfKx5ekHgeWxmapri9b93T0bRb349CJgCIHNas1Ig9lVJ4sT-lDx-eZSdoYvQePRAUHbDdBx_OtvbYvb-QvIpFksudtVvtvYghZfHP3FgLsNy0wYh8CyQ/s320/DSC05332.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had used a corner of this tabletop for a stool a few months ago</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljdaOjDr4S_6TSfTw-DpZznuT7mr3h8M2GgBV9Q4iQFGXJKxHnDrYYjgkHO3Oobpd1srW6O2bLdVooxk5Ciounxu0AVS40lCiqRdoYIMCr_U3Whg6a8Uh49-SYpPb3DzaYP4t8BP0WbStVTzwrA2c7t7DQ1aZJ6IoJuOsuXg8KRJ8hkRIj0Wl2Mg_cw/s2592/DSC05331.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljdaOjDr4S_6TSfTw-DpZznuT7mr3h8M2GgBV9Q4iQFGXJKxHnDrYYjgkHO3Oobpd1srW6O2bLdVooxk5Ciounxu0AVS40lCiqRdoYIMCr_U3Whg6a8Uh49-SYpPb3DzaYP4t8BP0WbStVTzwrA2c7t7DQ1aZJ6IoJuOsuXg8KRJ8hkRIj0Wl2Mg_cw/s320/DSC05331.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ripped off a section for the top and trued one edge before cutting to length<br />(note the shop stool helping to support the long board)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVtEizkpeHdbfigFXyMH_FR3YU5Qyamy7IeQQtwyTiB3GS0Drnh2AvfE97FpLMRmcLoPSlX2yqPGKu8Sd0GijXVNPOyr7TIrsxBOZv05P-7v2dL1LJ2ORM2f9FZ8uXF2xwcrzBrPEEN-lM9P_6Gl-P6AwvmeO8x-hTgFm5kgYgQ94ImSUvTOJLjv-mg/s2592/DSC05334.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVtEizkpeHdbfigFXyMH_FR3YU5Qyamy7IeQQtwyTiB3GS0Drnh2AvfE97FpLMRmcLoPSlX2yqPGKu8Sd0GijXVNPOyr7TIrsxBOZv05P-7v2dL1LJ2ORM2f9FZ8uXF2xwcrzBrPEEN-lM9P_6Gl-P6AwvmeO8x-hTgFm5kgYgQ94ImSUvTOJLjv-mg/s320/DSC05334.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of two sections that will be the legs (ignore the lighter colored board).<br />Here I'm using a toothing plane to help get rid of the old finish.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHbVMONS_4dJ6NPUvqKdx83BUiMLH8WSlpzu3amnyYjknPMoRW2eojZ-PGlVLG3UsNmMEJtWtFUaXeQDDYs9HzkFZhhCICykJCpHgun9ZLxm1c_KdzvqxQh7txdB2HwDHc9iTjS5pAWXn0bTdr3DI1oLVS80eqMMeRuibn9kDXC2L8mtTSz-_bwKn_Q/s2592/DSC05336.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHbVMONS_4dJ6NPUvqKdx83BUiMLH8WSlpzu3amnyYjknPMoRW2eojZ-PGlVLG3UsNmMEJtWtFUaXeQDDYs9HzkFZhhCICykJCpHgun9ZLxm1c_KdzvqxQh7txdB2HwDHc9iTjS5pAWXn0bTdr3DI1oLVS80eqMMeRuibn9kDXC2L8mtTSz-_bwKn_Q/s320/DSC05336.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the top, first penciled then knifed the mortise outlines.<br />Note the use of the straightedge to extend the range of my 12" combo square.<br />A panel gauge was used to mark the side-to-side extents of the mortises.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV40PXris5KwsTFI5LdRMhywCP0wmerdXQE59C8CWAPEH3BRFQPAOqH-yQc1lzugh7DTSpsX0rLxgj7uISb-4oIK3_c9o_Ar02yIUzpiXeIlrrGGjPqqBoan8lpOQ8qHUlera0zt1JY2OtyRs8Le_OVCgcvLBIzGG30BBrIPwWQfB3t3l9ytClshXNjA/s2592/DSC05337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV40PXris5KwsTFI5LdRMhywCP0wmerdXQE59C8CWAPEH3BRFQPAOqH-yQc1lzugh7DTSpsX0rLxgj7uISb-4oIK3_c9o_Ar02yIUzpiXeIlrrGGjPqqBoan8lpOQ8qHUlera0zt1JY2OtyRs8Le_OVCgcvLBIzGG30BBrIPwWQfB3t3l9ytClshXNjA/s320/DSC05337.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same panel gauge settings were used to mark the leg tenons</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst7KGenxVbSJTsyfm6RhRmc7be06f47eKHbZPthut1nKY8FaNmzR5eCd8xX4QxPZvfFY6p8hV72q5dQ2nGpN2Xn-ro14TUC4siWQE19ydAjr_pbD2rHtAcwlbbCftxLfN9S5osEnlN1MGUcq7nq3HlOJ4J6mvCLlxbjqStIcIRz_ugGqKtj8fMvNdhQ/s2592/DSC05338.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst7KGenxVbSJTsyfm6RhRmc7be06f47eKHbZPthut1nKY8FaNmzR5eCd8xX4QxPZvfFY6p8hV72q5dQ2nGpN2Xn-ro14TUC4siWQE19ydAjr_pbD2rHtAcwlbbCftxLfN9S5osEnlN1MGUcq7nq3HlOJ4J6mvCLlxbjqStIcIRz_ugGqKtj8fMvNdhQ/s320/DSC05338.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortises were excavated using a brace and bit, then chisels</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7vZ1TJ1EmH87PM6ReSXXSX3wYzXTN8Lvki1ayjh0DcCpp7S0Io5up9U1IjWykqzeSJorMLw_vere2siLw4GdpmZyGYMA9RCkY51hv6jC2AnDWM9C-YYxLBYKmnb5Z5NrFvqbOWUOjB6HnLKzQilZnrFziTRZO67y3DMaw9vzwDmJ7tu9oXDqvukSYw/s2592/DSC05341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7vZ1TJ1EmH87PM6ReSXXSX3wYzXTN8Lvki1ayjh0DcCpp7S0Io5up9U1IjWykqzeSJorMLw_vere2siLw4GdpmZyGYMA9RCkY51hv6jC2AnDWM9C-YYxLBYKmnb5Z5NrFvqbOWUOjB6HnLKzQilZnrFziTRZO67y3DMaw9vzwDmJ7tu9oXDqvukSYw/s320/DSC05341.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tenons formed on a leg</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3dXqHGU8vP964Bbk6MOKbS9UCghQ0j_gfi5OBGqe40SuLUiJPOnFhfyBOQz71ycQ67p0G5f8seKb_3Its6YzV7z10nLmQ5R0lqTKVKyJxRCLPQGIP3J9BIVnDo8NcMnXQduvb0PXoJzA9AhvL2HPn3KjxUcpmoKXbayw0CAoQWAJ5IqN3expzVhhPg/s2592/DSC05342.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3dXqHGU8vP964Bbk6MOKbS9UCghQ0j_gfi5OBGqe40SuLUiJPOnFhfyBOQz71ycQ67p0G5f8seKb_3Its6YzV7z10nLmQ5R0lqTKVKyJxRCLPQGIP3J9BIVnDo8NcMnXQduvb0PXoJzA9AhvL2HPn3KjxUcpmoKXbayw0CAoQWAJ5IqN3expzVhhPg/s320/DSC05342.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A first test fit</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmpC1Z-RCeSnRiXK3Bapij888j9n6-t_W6G9hYCfMXKF3BpBZltPrTfx10HGsabu-W_tDTMRP0245SMe5scTX71WqxYVYa7YDKsS89gfH5Y0OvpWNcWlcJGX3_7Dmu0SryRcF0q9gE6qtjdztUPQ8NVib7Tmfl1Ug5gsMozYdE6R2As3LwazvDAgpHw/s2592/DSC05343.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmpC1Z-RCeSnRiXK3Bapij888j9n6-t_W6G9hYCfMXKF3BpBZltPrTfx10HGsabu-W_tDTMRP0245SMe5scTX71WqxYVYa7YDKsS89gfH5Y0OvpWNcWlcJGX3_7Dmu0SryRcF0q9gE6qtjdztUPQ8NVib7Tmfl1Ug5gsMozYdE6R2As3LwazvDAgpHw/s320/DSC05343.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying out the leg mortises</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCRCcbN8MxMdJvG0EbXcXKoNWIWJuIIKRQCifwZf_UxFH0u-sHuBQcY-jtP8VVYyMdsAwnOVckQ2RI-CFPSn8oP9otyG_jyPrNkVqiYOMrxoZP54Qw3xQOw06URVO6w8k4AmKIzL4PSo4J5PTjkGUYo5ClAQgO6urbf3YApLwMBUGAUsS7BrUjyjpLA/s2592/DSC05344.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCRCcbN8MxMdJvG0EbXcXKoNWIWJuIIKRQCifwZf_UxFH0u-sHuBQcY-jtP8VVYyMdsAwnOVckQ2RI-CFPSn8oP9otyG_jyPrNkVqiYOMrxoZP54Qw3xQOw06URVO6w8k4AmKIzL4PSo4J5PTjkGUYo5ClAQgO6urbf3YApLwMBUGAUsS7BrUjyjpLA/s320/DSC05344.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bored, then cleaned up with chisels</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWWBZ6UBqLhn4oPpbpV6I2TzpVXHzhiMKgx4edbEwMiru8WVKoNwHxh4sfXND2tYu1snHgUniXc7J-BaVrMpS8JgVVkaCAxM_RjiieijhdpHViNLDTSHGWDr3zjqZypMRQUjjH4CE-G4GCMH_c6Qgn5_YhLwZXwVpU1S1VuzNWKEqoNc-Vqlvr8VkiQ/s2592/DSC05346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWWBZ6UBqLhn4oPpbpV6I2TzpVXHzhiMKgx4edbEwMiru8WVKoNwHxh4sfXND2tYu1snHgUniXc7J-BaVrMpS8JgVVkaCAxM_RjiieijhdpHViNLDTSHGWDr3zjqZypMRQUjjH4CE-G4GCMH_c6Qgn5_YhLwZXwVpU1S1VuzNWKEqoNc-Vqlvr8VkiQ/s320/DSC05346.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leg mortises complete</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYDC0hZj8xN6HH1qQAjNlad56SlKCgqy0sNG11HhuM4qzu9ViRbh6GlCYfrS3f1TI0MSA_q-Z5VRr5dLRpH5FyVbAYeLxEAy82mcFSpNjqV4rXTxk8mGNn87LuVDjBZuvw7hr4kS6MIiU3-HkJ98g_C_2AkWXNErx7yk6C__Jt0JPOdfxKy_ApTGjxw/s2592/DSC05347.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYDC0hZj8xN6HH1qQAjNlad56SlKCgqy0sNG11HhuM4qzu9ViRbh6GlCYfrS3f1TI0MSA_q-Z5VRr5dLRpH5FyVbAYeLxEAy82mcFSpNjqV4rXTxk8mGNn87LuVDjBZuvw7hr4kS6MIiU3-HkJ98g_C_2AkWXNErx7yk6C__Jt0JPOdfxKy_ApTGjxw/s320/DSC05347.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting stretcher shoulder lines directly from top mortises<br />(this stretcher is still a bit too long)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i-68Fx4iu0mmFAi0jhA4lBBwhmiCDWC6zFU704132zJo9883wqJ6vCeU8RWozPbfxH61QkQIj362Qit8MfSyVKPKd3fJjvK0zCx1IyeX9_9w9iUgM9snZ7AZAyl-mxMeMF4G-q-_c0doVh3DkPHnRwzlM0WuqiCRjm4TadCmZrE_VU6_3XCtLpu7sA/s2592/DSC05348.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i-68Fx4iu0mmFAi0jhA4lBBwhmiCDWC6zFU704132zJo9883wqJ6vCeU8RWozPbfxH61QkQIj362Qit8MfSyVKPKd3fJjvK0zCx1IyeX9_9w9iUgM9snZ7AZAyl-mxMeMF4G-q-_c0doVh3DkPHnRwzlM0WuqiCRjm4TadCmZrE_VU6_3XCtLpu7sA/s320/DSC05348.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dialing in the tenons</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOL0draBpFL-2STH6KEgDmdsTY3mNXnqPjNppP19bnErgvP4N9GuJohn8p1oYzYtEbbUJWfdXJA9TjIIwbNXeQoWTiK4OL2xdAx9qrInNZy_8hzqwbSvPSw7vheVfyT0Kql6h1xa_TuUrRmwgmM_QWiICWGKIxj80SVSyIGTxxorqXUbSxhtpq9eWEg/s2592/DSC05350.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOL0draBpFL-2STH6KEgDmdsTY3mNXnqPjNppP19bnErgvP4N9GuJohn8p1oYzYtEbbUJWfdXJA9TjIIwbNXeQoWTiK4OL2xdAx9qrInNZy_8hzqwbSvPSw7vheVfyT0Kql6h1xa_TuUrRmwgmM_QWiICWGKIxj80SVSyIGTxxorqXUbSxhtpq9eWEg/s320/DSC05350.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First test fit with all components</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsziykZeHRZQv7kAcze8fgz0X5ltTdo1ysJmofWrdiu0bmTlGGjAuRYS_3d1XanRjCnmvkTH5OO1ZqenZwF5PotU0hic9rIO4xRxv1-U6_gb_tlhnN0ZR9mNaObOpFOgE32Buarz9RVQIMbIhQznGHnYOZP0ivFaazqjztdL74Il-mPr0aeay2NU9Fw/s2592/DSC05353.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsziykZeHRZQv7kAcze8fgz0X5ltTdo1ysJmofWrdiu0bmTlGGjAuRYS_3d1XanRjCnmvkTH5OO1ZqenZwF5PotU0hic9rIO4xRxv1-U6_gb_tlhnN0ZR9mNaObOpFOgE32Buarz9RVQIMbIhQznGHnYOZP0ivFaazqjztdL74Il-mPr0aeay2NU9Fw/s320/DSC05353.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounded the corners of the top and rounded all edges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxSo9L1dN2hNrM0QCfnwkI6W6fWNv86I9CpSHe8xXn4EMIHuP7Jg2ZzwU4xNUsFzJlRxj8MIpJvSSclHdhw0woTtTnXfbvynGC0b8zq4R-4xdLbEfkRQNtosPis55yYJB4LoIgNk8EfcnouDKvK-183cUWUv0DeHkK3DwZ1660mUe7XTZtEYDGEBfhA/s2592/DSC05356.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxSo9L1dN2hNrM0QCfnwkI6W6fWNv86I9CpSHe8xXn4EMIHuP7Jg2ZzwU4xNUsFzJlRxj8MIpJvSSclHdhw0woTtTnXfbvynGC0b8zq4R-4xdLbEfkRQNtosPis55yYJB4LoIgNk8EfcnouDKvK-183cUWUv0DeHkK3DwZ1660mUe7XTZtEYDGEBfhA/s320/DSC05356.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leg sides shaped with gentle "S" curve<br />(used saws, chisel, spokeshaves, scraper)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNSHeYMbwVm9cG5TiR_K8YBSUimTVO_wjKo-scDMezA5TSXcUxtIpv9fcuCyXNtcVa-kSQlW669WVWNWGoYRRN2tJDqzR_aKS_DVKsGZ9l64C87EcrQ9AR4nvYiURXVugPzmd_vfBXbOLPprHB93M0yH-C8OP6K4kBIwM8ZT0Z3MtZ1B1NPnCUU1rSg/s2592/DSC05358.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNSHeYMbwVm9cG5TiR_K8YBSUimTVO_wjKo-scDMezA5TSXcUxtIpv9fcuCyXNtcVa-kSQlW669WVWNWGoYRRN2tJDqzR_aKS_DVKsGZ9l64C87EcrQ9AR4nvYiURXVugPzmd_vfBXbOLPprHB93M0yH-C8OP6K4kBIwM8ZT0Z3MtZ1B1NPnCUU1rSg/s320/DSC05358.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The half-oval cutout in the bottom of the legs was challenging due to its depth</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0is5-hD4KR5ADhHD2jnpHF3MW7SKTuLfx41HR-9qVRlA7D2SoLBYOYtFZOxyCvrC3dju3dZjRMYC6lg8Mxfh7j_GxqvE6ZqovJ_uzXw5fM2yd4WfnNHWg5xsDUHn-UJEw4v4CdLANgEaOPZtcg_tPPmD5k4KDu7uzOr_N61RbJD0KgSWBEN3TnJorg/s2592/DSC05351.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0is5-hD4KR5ADhHD2jnpHF3MW7SKTuLfx41HR-9qVRlA7D2SoLBYOYtFZOxyCvrC3dju3dZjRMYC6lg8Mxfh7j_GxqvE6ZqovJ_uzXw5fM2yd4WfnNHWg5xsDUHn-UJEw4v4CdLANgEaOPZtcg_tPPmD5k4KDu7uzOr_N61RbJD0KgSWBEN3TnJorg/s320/DSC05351.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounded over the stretcher's edges and protruding tenons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX_el7OZ5pDsFCxzQ5MR-xWWSncjI__aZy-PTHk65PJ2d8XSN8jqFFFUnw20OkD7-AwNFTU4Yc-ioM_os9jzXA-atiaSpNI22jGQedIZzuSrRmh3u1e2gVg-CjM4gA1l6FLMXElH2LZ2f96YhvaekmVqz53wKFn5cmscEIQ9WGLr86nwL4hlsKjSegg/s2592/DSC05360.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX_el7OZ5pDsFCxzQ5MR-xWWSncjI__aZy-PTHk65PJ2d8XSN8jqFFFUnw20OkD7-AwNFTU4Yc-ioM_os9jzXA-atiaSpNI22jGQedIZzuSrRmh3u1e2gVg-CjM4gA1l6FLMXElH2LZ2f96YhvaekmVqz53wKFn5cmscEIQ9WGLr86nwL4hlsKjSegg/s320/DSC05360.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First view all shaped and assembled</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgApYL5iWeUIt-MgE7VDW29uDCQU__qzsTlGc3kui7lgkiLra0wdZtSg2p-d47RCiIxgKJWJ8ounheoG7boyxL4Z94KSk4SqblPsd16Yh6pa7LFQJmhhPGAEFyVHcom_sEZlskApmWcFPp_-W1ObzYhEgSIoS1q9G-eqG3dQBNE9Hd6vaTUrEVsmdHg/s2592/DSC05362.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgApYL5iWeUIt-MgE7VDW29uDCQU__qzsTlGc3kui7lgkiLra0wdZtSg2p-d47RCiIxgKJWJ8ounheoG7boyxL4Z94KSk4SqblPsd16Yh6pa7LFQJmhhPGAEFyVHcom_sEZlskApmWcFPp_-W1ObzYhEgSIoS1q9G-eqG3dQBNE9Hd6vaTUrEVsmdHg/s320/DSC05362.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decided to add a little extra stability where the legs join with the top<br />using this 1/4" deep housing dado. This was fussy to get aligned with the mortises.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lIF7ire58VO4DfLXkHWCP4WRtfjCOjRp9KMkTIjDbdGiuest-VQYyJPK5_QdwM8jeMrL1Mk1wttgnGflUrg1MSRD-DR90mrxm3E0FhC8fwhAnBMnLaaO_sdLjPnQ7PI5b6o2cAlLZvOeBBFpkFsarast55QC1OOadkFHBU2HEKKsMVI4EJzmTR5f5A/s2592/DSC05363.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lIF7ire58VO4DfLXkHWCP4WRtfjCOjRp9KMkTIjDbdGiuest-VQYyJPK5_QdwM8jeMrL1Mk1wttgnGflUrg1MSRD-DR90mrxm3E0FhC8fwhAnBMnLaaO_sdLjPnQ7PI5b6o2cAlLZvOeBBFpkFsarast55QC1OOadkFHBU2HEKKsMVI4EJzmTR5f5A/s320/DSC05363.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glued and in the clamps. I've had these parallel jaw clamps<br />for many years, but rarely ever use them any more.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQVt5Zbnqfni1z_0xnv6HhLjyax0xIe54GuMPjDpk5INijKZYzxn009hFmW9vdNfvacI5bobegE5At18_Efad0rjSfITe9b7GTKlgCilBkrP1v7AYrtzsj9XiAk86qEHmPZuXb1ncXFYlbg0gsDYSL_Cb2INUuIdBfXHDuxjF7q2X0jnTgoSrQmc16g/s2592/DSC05367.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQVt5Zbnqfni1z_0xnv6HhLjyax0xIe54GuMPjDpk5INijKZYzxn009hFmW9vdNfvacI5bobegE5At18_Efad0rjSfITe9b7GTKlgCilBkrP1v7AYrtzsj9XiAk86qEHmPZuXb1ncXFYlbg0gsDYSL_Cb2INUuIdBfXHDuxjF7q2X0jnTgoSrQmc16g/s320/DSC05367.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finish is two coats of milk paint, lightly rubbed with scotch-brite after each coat dried,<br />followed by 2-3 coats of spar urethane (sanding between coats) for outdoor protection.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMHNhxADiKwGmiYw1lSAnDMc3GFn8VUpj1U4dJF93vjGMmOG3AQjt9Lr9T5RWLtb2Xi3-cI8Zrpv6-uUlb-tyB1tVVWHfhEm4QpevBnOcjYCxjaGt9OpDTzTl-mL9Uj2s6E7uSdkSViB4YOGo_JdbO2Wpm6_iROlgxlIefff0CP3O2NLtGIw4QBvDgw/s2592/DSC05368.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMHNhxADiKwGmiYw1lSAnDMc3GFn8VUpj1U4dJF93vjGMmOG3AQjt9Lr9T5RWLtb2Xi3-cI8Zrpv6-uUlb-tyB1tVVWHfhEm4QpevBnOcjYCxjaGt9OpDTzTl-mL9Uj2s6E7uSdkSViB4YOGo_JdbO2Wpm6_iROlgxlIefff0CP3O2NLtGIw4QBvDgw/s320/DSC05368.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its resting place in a corner of the back yard</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Just a little rant here. The hardware stores no longer carry half-pints of polyurethane-type finishes. I had the choice of 11 oz. in a spray can for $14 or a quart for $25. Hating the thought of wasting the unneeded 90% of the quart that would surely harden in its can by the next time I use it, I got the spray can. Big mistake! Most of that stuff goes into the air and not on the project. It barely made one thin coat on the bench. I had to go back and buy the quart can for further coats.</p><p>Rant, part deux. I hate using this stuff. It stinks, it's a hassle to clean up after, and it's got far more chemicals than I'd like to subject myself to. But I know this stuff is probably the best for an outdoor project.</p><p>Until next time ...</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-31921148163753200702023-06-15T11:39:00.000-07:002023-06-15T11:39:20.405-07:00Shop Tip: Vise Chop Markings<p>A few weeks ago, I replaced the worn out plywood "chops" on my front vise with hardwood chops lined with cork. I find it helpful to mark a couple of lines on the top edges of the chops. The lines mark the outside edges of the guide bars that are a few inches below.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I58ijD1i1nQml03zanrD-cninG_K1Z02B4n9Wtb0exF2DRpd-xwJr7ekznM42MJoRpC1qmxKX9W2zKqS7S5G-ZZSkt1lsNo063F4yIe1MzzR7gMfeeSPfvF6qMSiGjcdmWClk7CrqveL-JuD0mtzFtXeeVmTHLLxiIznByvr53CZH_R_3JdcFut9Dw/s2592/DSC05262.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I58ijD1i1nQml03zanrD-cninG_K1Z02B4n9Wtb0exF2DRpd-xwJr7ekznM42MJoRpC1qmxKX9W2zKqS7S5G-ZZSkt1lsNo063F4yIe1MzzR7gMfeeSPfvF6qMSiGjcdmWClk7CrqveL-JuD0mtzFtXeeVmTHLLxiIznByvr53CZH_R_3JdcFut9Dw/s320/DSC05262.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pointing to one of the marked lines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyXu7Z3ku6IbnfUsm8mfsutY_1rsSQEnqw6VH4-ODLn2NdNBAPwgSq6r-7jnm8xPtLEFD8C4ipPp3iaGRLcoPzfHpxfle9ShHUfmjYpqktGfXCJZQxu0hcB_ezs6yxxBkN--aZQ3uReh1E9X99LqXxffI3ET7uApmwVNRuycjPb45C4MWbNeusLg53g/s2592/DSC05263.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyXu7Z3ku6IbnfUsm8mfsutY_1rsSQEnqw6VH4-ODLn2NdNBAPwgSq6r-7jnm8xPtLEFD8C4ipPp3iaGRLcoPzfHpxfle9ShHUfmjYpqktGfXCJZQxu0hcB_ezs6yxxBkN--aZQ3uReh1E9X99LqXxffI3ET7uApmwVNRuycjPb45C4MWbNeusLg53g/s320/DSC05263.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP8A06Fff6_gpxegwKW_3i0yKCBi3gu7MlS36hKq7gkxIPNcsAmTkS6HpbdGSOb4CwJ1WPDxeXr2LwI8rtH7spXBVkM-DG-6Ey7AC293L7Ph6atmqwhkZ-sQ_e3NSTVK9hl88i1DnT-HIzPp4_AIDb4d5w-P_vofnO9DdjnliHJ3d6nCgwNyp2_yuZQ/s2592/DSC05264.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP8A06Fff6_gpxegwKW_3i0yKCBi3gu7MlS36hKq7gkxIPNcsAmTkS6HpbdGSOb4CwJ1WPDxeXr2LwI8rtH7spXBVkM-DG-6Ey7AC293L7Ph6atmqwhkZ-sQ_e3NSTVK9hl88i1DnT-HIzPp4_AIDb4d5w-P_vofnO9DdjnliHJ3d6nCgwNyp2_yuZQ/s320/DSC05264.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How they're located: blade of the square is touching the guide bar</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This way, when I need to clamp a workpiece vertically in the vise, I can butt the piece against the guide bar and align the piece with the marks on the chop. This ensures the workpiece is (very nearly) perpendicular to the benchtop.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUepa731fLKN3syka7REt7dl9mgaJaufFJ7_3OoDw7l80jQnF8UhVyRGZKtIQ6xIkjUiCoZF_KJqY2ZkR69VIGKsgy7gr6U3wqga9NHCNrc73kJkiD4-YdVtd1bVeYZoPVJlTq7DYjdxGftgCJ8OGasQL6PHxnr0qi_KDRT1i7wblnxkzLo-fwxbxy9A/s2592/DSC05267.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUepa731fLKN3syka7REt7dl9mgaJaufFJ7_3OoDw7l80jQnF8UhVyRGZKtIQ6xIkjUiCoZF_KJqY2ZkR69VIGKsgy7gr6U3wqga9NHCNrc73kJkiD4-YdVtd1bVeYZoPVJlTq7DYjdxGftgCJ8OGasQL6PHxnr0qi_KDRT1i7wblnxkzLo-fwxbxy9A/s320/DSC05267.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's perpendicular to the bench, but not exactly vertical due to<br />the garage floor sloping at about a 1-2° angle</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Here's another one. On the cork that lines the vise chops I've marked a series of lines at 30° to the horizontal top of the vise. For a tool that is challenging to sharpen, this can help. When I line up the tool with the marked lines, the tool's bevel will be approximately horizontal, making it easier to hone the bevel.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz1rTXsSUuPxEape_qyqoBTm5rUp936dtRxP1WE6N4JxJBIZnlnwW6BDz1jYJHyM26ECtUTDaQD423KY4zFq7_dMMs8b_CuD6RMFehMzZ6bbQLPof0RPzKhN9-Yxf_U5pfmGAcHfSejzvjx3j2Qu2o5n2ph2TNEv3qa4O4kg1l_IW6Ekrg5rWexuO5Q/s2592/DSC05364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz1rTXsSUuPxEape_qyqoBTm5rUp936dtRxP1WE6N4JxJBIZnlnwW6BDz1jYJHyM26ECtUTDaQD423KY4zFq7_dMMs8b_CuD6RMFehMzZ6bbQLPof0RPzKhN9-Yxf_U5pfmGAcHfSejzvjx3j2Qu2o5n2ph2TNEv3qa4O4kg1l_IW6Ekrg5rWexuO5Q/s320/DSC05364.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking 30° lines on the rear chop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHfHgigRjcwXuen-In5lXG7jSL5Zw6UtQeAqWO1lBotYulXPyrY8Dt0BkGPaCQo9jjavt4SE69yl7eKQTvt9dtFdzwyDN7XfgCyFsB-iIyH8wisnIOd8s31nx9DoLQjOlbb5ELI43amMCjF3GBwfHlTg7KieH8NqKkkJOlsJDofisszegNW5EjmmoJA/s2592/DSC05365.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHfHgigRjcwXuen-In5lXG7jSL5Zw6UtQeAqWO1lBotYulXPyrY8Dt0BkGPaCQo9jjavt4SE69yl7eKQTvt9dtFdzwyDN7XfgCyFsB-iIyH8wisnIOd8s31nx9DoLQjOlbb5ELI43amMCjF3GBwfHlTg7KieH8NqKkkJOlsJDofisszegNW5EjmmoJA/s320/DSC05365.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamped an incannel gouge along one of those lines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPbbBvlkHIdYkyNndT9F9Vu59n3s6DIg2MZWHU8xr55B2SF7I1a2lYvKlfo4qu1Kwymo_5AuVFLOxZT2Q93lFxECPOURHLn-zoun8-Kp9BDEBnsgJFaX_1pxvh8EScve9VSXkRe0rh8QTUvc9BhkDJcubQu0aqwQi4bQqlpYpUq2zHPUJkMDV7IAGCQ/s2592/DSC05366.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPbbBvlkHIdYkyNndT9F9Vu59n3s6DIg2MZWHU8xr55B2SF7I1a2lYvKlfo4qu1Kwymo_5AuVFLOxZT2Q93lFxECPOURHLn-zoun8-Kp9BDEBnsgJFaX_1pxvh8EScve9VSXkRe0rh8QTUvc9BhkDJcubQu0aqwQi4bQqlpYpUq2zHPUJkMDV7IAGCQ/s320/DSC05366.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This makes sharpening the incannel gouge less difficult</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've found these to be helpful time-savers; hopefully you will too.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-4194334906188240882023-06-08T19:42:00.000-07:002023-06-08T19:42:20.491-07:00PAST Tool Meet 03 June<p>This past weekend I attended the Spring tool show put on by <a href="http://pasttools.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PAST Tool Collectors</a> (formerly Preserving the Arts and Skills of the Trades). As always, there were some great people, great tools and great deals. Tools from all trades can be seen here, but there is typically more woodworking stuff than other trades.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNELKm5isVsLZstGYiQjukiP8uzTonrvmNhml2QkuToNyOvwqX89vlagyD1VsJif78cdRW4gSHJaRS1HABtxOfTtayE_d6F87Ui_KmmH0d1KrVFR9OTxzORZD5nUd9F0EgZoPLUK1Wi-dyCkB_mJEO5IhVwjRegmYUlWvcChn2hAiYZ5tKzHAYp5iDxg/s4032/IMG_2245.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNELKm5isVsLZstGYiQjukiP8uzTonrvmNhml2QkuToNyOvwqX89vlagyD1VsJif78cdRW4gSHJaRS1HABtxOfTtayE_d6F87Ui_KmmH0d1KrVFR9OTxzORZD5nUd9F0EgZoPLUK1Wi-dyCkB_mJEO5IhVwjRegmYUlWvcChn2hAiYZ5tKzHAYp5iDxg/s320/IMG_2245.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closest table: axe heads, router planes, chisels, braces, planes, much more.<br />Middle table: planes, auger bits, and yes, that's a small furnace in the middle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscH60FeisT760B8281MI_qBqzOi-OSwEd0voZ5bgKLyz8e-kr0JBo09wi8iAw9Ye_7W-wvNicO15BNicVrFHSJa9dQRAYGh-Y_enJtc0KooXt3ttHVHnlGnbZBd1c2oChA0KFDAqJ0ilNvmSaIJ6XcgUFt7wdHr4Oks1yzwFASF6--EvlrunhRA6dgg/s4032/IMG_2246.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscH60FeisT760B8281MI_qBqzOi-OSwEd0voZ5bgKLyz8e-kr0JBo09wi8iAw9Ye_7W-wvNicO15BNicVrFHSJa9dQRAYGh-Y_enJtc0KooXt3ttHVHnlGnbZBd1c2oChA0KFDAqJ0ilNvmSaIJ6XcgUFt7wdHr4Oks1yzwFASF6--EvlrunhRA6dgg/s320/IMG_2246.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closest table: look at that lineup of planes!<br />Middle table: specializes in various spokeshaves, but many other tools as well<br />Rear table: hammers, lots of hammers!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>There was a woman and her husband who traveled down from Seattle to disburse her father's collection of hammers. This was a crazy collection! Hundreds of hammers! Big hammers, small hammers, ball peen hammers, cross peen hammers, claw hammers, double claw hammers, tack hammers, extendo poster tack hammers, axe heads with hammer head on the other side, crow-bar hammers, hammers of every description and for so many different trades. There was even a decorative glass hammer!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEH8t0nHyJ0tADQNXuCl902myYCLarfUToy2SDgbyAFigY5NaRbKKXar0Q6jK5TNm6OVjyMOvnaMRyx3guiDS7W2znDh49OfGKhlF3cUiQdXg66YMUXo8SOg4W55YwOOiklzrpzy-fpMTYK0w8qdGnKwgUloPfFDMjsK2G_u3eyeC8KRu0ZgNZhFccA/s4032/IMG_2244.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEH8t0nHyJ0tADQNXuCl902myYCLarfUToy2SDgbyAFigY5NaRbKKXar0Q6jK5TNm6OVjyMOvnaMRyx3guiDS7W2znDh49OfGKhlF3cUiQdXg66YMUXo8SOg4W55YwOOiklzrpzy-fpMTYK0w8qdGnKwgUloPfFDMjsK2G_u3eyeC8KRu0ZgNZhFccA/s320/IMG_2244.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small sample of the hammers in that collection<br />$5 each or 5 for $20!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After lunch there was an auction. There were about 25-30 boxes of tools to be auctioned off. Most boxes sold for between $5 and $25 - a steal. The first dozen boxes were hammers - probably from that collection I mentioned earlier.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuiAWHTKoofjQkR-MmGgwH0lJrESKBl_ZecAG7_xzxqsydalHupUC0FgftB1SIGzAK5_Jsho03zs47r3h4OZXSrmm-6eXweIW7z8TDlgFdZIMDYjFgIuglorTp7dj61b-8yTavT2xh1aMTYPY6mfPe-X2ZdF8ixeCYnbKnflbp9nTNPcqUlGHK5SVrpA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuiAWHTKoofjQkR-MmGgwH0lJrESKBl_ZecAG7_xzxqsydalHupUC0FgftB1SIGzAK5_Jsho03zs47r3h4OZXSrmm-6eXweIW7z8TDlgFdZIMDYjFgIuglorTp7dj61b-8yTavT2xh1aMTYPY6mfPe-X2ZdF8ixeCYnbKnflbp9nTNPcqUlGHK5SVrpA" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three of the many boxes of hammers in the auction</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>But there were many other things to be found: saws, planes, and lots of tools I had no clue about.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLXRQo5FAUxgudTO1I3tZIYQlMmWiq5ehDaNDtGDr5A3rjsUcYk58Jt1Xi65Vqhwu2qibgex1Oj_8NqMiiOTPDS1pZZw5ts9DJMp2ACUqORoyUFyea4ZgbduU8HrXkhjFogqWNUYM61Mcxr9n_zfaTdGBy-eNT9omjTpxyLfTLf6b7pVQbVx3wz-P1A/s4032/IMG_2241.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLXRQo5FAUxgudTO1I3tZIYQlMmWiq5ehDaNDtGDr5A3rjsUcYk58Jt1Xi65Vqhwu2qibgex1Oj_8NqMiiOTPDS1pZZw5ts9DJMp2ACUqORoyUFyea4ZgbduU8HrXkhjFogqWNUYM61Mcxr9n_zfaTdGBy-eNT9omjTpxyLfTLf6b7pVQbVx3wz-P1A/s320/IMG_2241.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This box was loaded with rabbet planes (at least 3 different model numbers),<br />many missing the fence and fence rods, but still ...</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For my own part, I came away with just a couple small things. Recently I wrote about finding a protractor head for a combination square, so for $5 at the show I bought a 12" rule to mate with it. This way I won't have to change out the blade from my Starrett combo square when using the protractor head. Then later I saw a centering head for a combination square and for $13 it was mine. Now I've got all the heads for a combination square and these should be a nice addition.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgOh2CieiYoq1b1IuWg5zSX1Upy-fW9owXkBep8h84Su6zRMg-qGXAApAIH-XsR_t9-gt-emyH2MixDDGxj4IaPkPkITdVFBSq8qp7kL4JNCFC4q1eudbVDsfIn_cgQgvlvFNdmhPTytjnYJTJFZS9AYu8Cfa-eMWK5erAbqI8L4orNREAz3Qb4f40w/s4032/IMG_2251.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgOh2CieiYoq1b1IuWg5zSX1Upy-fW9owXkBep8h84Su6zRMg-qGXAApAIH-XsR_t9-gt-emyH2MixDDGxj4IaPkPkITdVFBSq8qp7kL4JNCFC4q1eudbVDsfIn_cgQgvlvFNdmhPTytjnYJTJFZS9AYu8Cfa-eMWK5erAbqI8L4orNREAz3Qb4f40w/s320/IMG_2251.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No markings on the centering head, but the seller said it's a Starrett.<br />The rule is by Fulton, straight and true</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cLNANjqQHyBT7OLHhC2ML6lzLHcMbAabD7Fw6ib9AMxis1J6VTiOWUrAe1vS3V2Vnh_PHd2iTSbE0aZ2yaHfZGOfcU7dJydrRvCR6j68pdWQHSCFcvEbWsC1fjWF4JFn8vF-XAoE9WZiaIfZ-XaOZwuIH9VJlpNN17LJ12VbW2G49ETWkHVVSufuXw/s4032/IMG_2255.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cLNANjqQHyBT7OLHhC2ML6lzLHcMbAabD7Fw6ib9AMxis1J6VTiOWUrAe1vS3V2Vnh_PHd2iTSbE0aZ2yaHfZGOfcU7dJydrRvCR6j68pdWQHSCFcvEbWsC1fjWF4JFn8vF-XAoE9WZiaIfZ-XaOZwuIH9VJlpNN17LJ12VbW2G49ETWkHVVSufuXw/s320/IMG_2255.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assembled</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It was a great tool show. Not as huge as a M-WTCA show, but a really nice show. Can't wait for the next one.</p>Tiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.com3