01-01-2018 02:54 PM
by EarlS |
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I never really paid much attention to the curves and angles on our dining room chairs or wondered why, or more importantly, how they were built that way. Building these chairs has given me a new appreciation for the subtle functional details that go into designing a comfortable chair as well as one that is visually appealing. The angles were the main challenge with the legs and seat rails while the back of the chair is a confluence of curves and arches.
Once again, the instructional wri...
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03-26-2017 09:04 PM
by GnarlyErik |
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”My curves are not crazy.” ~ Henri Matisse
“There are no straight lines in nature.” was a truism in the School of Architecture when I attended college. This is not strictly true for the human eye at least, when you consider crystalline structures and such things. Perhaps there it still even holds true in the sub-atomic world. But, it is true in almost all of the visible natural world. There is something about curves we all seem to like. Men in particular certainly s...
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07-12-2012 03:19 PM
by thewoodwhisperer |
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Shaping The TopThe top of the Bench/Stool features a nice deep curve. This not only looks cool, but adds a lot of additional comfort when sitting. I scribe the shape onto both sides of the top piece using my template. Since the top is supposed to be symmetrical on both sides, I prefer to shape only one side of my template. I then flip it over to scribe the profile on the other side. This way there is no possibility of error and the top should be exactly the same on both sides. I also decid...
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12-06-2010 05:00 AM
by kevinw |
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So after the glue up dried on the larger piece, I clamped up the smaller interior piece giving attention to the fit as I did in the previous glue up of the large interior piece.
Here is the piece unclamped. This shows the backside where the template was not seen.
Here is the same piece flipped over with part of the template still showing.
I used a scraper to remove the worst of the glue on the bottom side so it would sit flat on the bandsaw and then starting cutting out t...
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11-29-2010 02:48 AM
by kevinw |
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We are now ready to begin sawing out our components. By hot gluing the two boards together this allows us to cut two identical pieces of each part so that they will fit properly.
Note that I am only sawing out the interior shapes of the cross at this point. This will allow me to have better control when re-gluing. Here the vertical piece has been cut out. Keep in mind that you must get the best cut possible. Be sure your blade is narrow enough that it can saw the curves without backing up ...
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11-23-2010 05:29 AM
by kevinw |
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I am working on a project commission that involves some new things I am trying, so thought others might enjoy the journey. The customer wanted a small cross to go in a pastor’s study, but wanted something somewhat contemporary/artistic.
First step was to submit several ideas in rough sketch form.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61707624@N00/5199768189/in/set-72157625449931604/!
Second step was to refine a drawing based on the one the client preferred.
http://www.flickr.com/phot...
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07-20-2010 03:09 AM
by danzaland |
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I admit it. I am a wood hoarder. My garage has plenty of untapped talent in it. Tables, chairs, shelves, car ramps… Now just the time to do something with it all.One of my earliest gets was a brace that was rejected at the timberframe shop I worked for.I was able to locate a second one and decided it may hold up a vanity top one day.
Those sticks on top were cut out of 8x timbers as a screen channel. Those are 1×2ish at varying lengths.
Probably my most prized are these cut ...
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05-22-2010 05:53 AM
by Blake |
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The last time I left off I still needed to cut the dovetails on the other side of the case. I didn’t photograph that because the process is the same as before. But it took another four or five hours. I did think this was interesting enough to take a photo of though… “stretching” my clamp collection:
Leg Joinery
The legs are going to protrude up through the top of the case in the corners and attach with a sort-of “L” shaped mortise and tenon. This ...
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09-12-2009 10:46 AM
by degoose |
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This board is not part of the 150.. I showed one of the 150 to a friend and she wanted one but a little larger,This is the way it was made.Cut some bits of board. NGR SA TBDress all sides.This is to see the way it will look with the stripe. Cut all pieces to 250 mm.Join the NGR and edge with TB on one and SA for the other.Glue a sacrificial board to the SA prior to cutting the arcs.This is the arc cutting jig.. a slight variation on the patron jigSet the stop with a nail… high tech I kn...
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06-21-2008 08:31 PM
by Skip |
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I have re-created the episode on building a jig to mate two curved surfaces for gluing. I hope this is much better.
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