I confess to knowing nothing about using a trammel. I’ve always understood the concept – but have never used it; until now. I can’t say that I did it correctly, except for the final product – I must have done OK.
I did not have an empty space large enough in my shop so I used my kitchen counter top. (I don’t recommend doing so without permission if you are married.) I did not have a long enough piece of scrap to do the job – so I had to secure two pieces together. Then, of course, I did not want to screw the trammel to the counter top so I used double sided tape to secure a piece of ply that I could secure the pivot to.
The three pieces of paper on the work piece are the pattern pieces from the magazine. (I used copies – the original always stays in one piece.) I used the trammel to draw my curves which connected the three pattern pieces into one large piece. Then it was off to the band saw.
This is the template for my routers.
I have to do some clean up so I don’t have any bumps, etc. that will transmit to my final piece. I’ll clean this up and then make the templates for the legs. I still have a little to finish on my cabinet and then it’s full speed ahead on my rocker.
Thanks for looking.
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lew
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posted 246 days ago
Betsy,
What ever works!! Looks like a fine trammel to me!
Looking forward to more posts on this rocker.
Lew
Allison
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posted 246 days ago
Looks great to me to Betsy! I also can not wait to see more updates. Thanks for sharing!
PEACE!!!
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Moai
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posted 246 days ago
There you go Betsy, looking good!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 246 days ago
Looks like you are on a roll now! Your comment about not using the kitchen counter without permission reminded me of one day i walked through the house shaking a can of spray paint. My wife spontaneously said, “You’re not going to paint in the living room!” I have no idea what ever made her think I would spray paint in the house ;-))
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Huckleberry
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posted 246 days ago
Well on your way Betsy. I made this same chair and I was really surprised at how nicely they spelled it out. Piece of advice though, do not let anybody sit in it until you have the front and back of the seat slats fastened. Learned my lesson after one broke. Look forward to seeing it all together though.
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Betsy
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posted 245 days ago
Thanks Huckleberry. I can’t wait to get the saw dust flying!
Did you do tenons first or mortises?
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