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My First Rocker #7: Working on the back - and introduction of my new shop buddies!

Blog entry by Betsy posted 188 days ago 414 reads 0 times favorited 7 comments Add to Favorites Watch
« Part 6: Small steps Part 7 of My First Rocker series Part 8: Getting the back close to ready to go »

Started working on the back of my rocker this weekend. Got the mortises cut for the back slats and the ends cutout and ready to round over.

This is my gobbled together drill press fence to use to get my spacing. Nothing pretty but it did the job.

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The mortises are 3/8 in thickness, 3/4 in length and 3/4 in depth. Used a 3/8 forestner bit to drill the main holes then cleaned up with a chisel.

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Finally I’ve started fiddling with getting the router set up for rounding over the tenons. My test piece came out with a pretty good fit.

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And finally – let me introduce my new shop buddies!

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The little brown guy is Oliver Wendell. He’s a Brussels Griffon. The white shaggy girl is a miniature Schnauser named Anne. Both are great company. The only thing in the shop that seems to scare them is the router. I’m guessing its the whine that hurts their ears. Got to be careful with little Oliver – he’s small enough to miss when moving around the shop.

I’m hoping for some short spurts of shop time during the week. With any luck I can get most of the back pieces done and ready to fit together.

Thanks for looking.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.


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a1Jim

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posted 188 days ago

Hey Betsy
Good start, Those Dogs look so life like LOL

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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PurpLev

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posted 188 days ago

nice job on the mortises

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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lew

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posted 188 days ago

Looking Great, Betsy!

Love the puppies!!

Lew

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degoose

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posted 188 days ago

So you have a shop-mop too?

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 187 days ago

Looks like you are on a roll now!!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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pommy

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posted 187 days ago

must of taken years to carve tho’s dogs betsy they look sooooooooooooo life like carn’t wait to see finished rocker

-- cut it saw it scrap it

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Betsy

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posted 187 days ago

They’ll make good company in the summer.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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