In the wood shop today #9: shaping chair legs on router table
Here I’m shaping the legs to my musicians chair, using a router table with a 1/2’’ round over bit mounted in it.
My Maloof lowback #2: Joint effort
Cant say the project is “gaining momentum”, but at least it is inching forward. I made a jig for getting a straight joint for the back legs, and used it to saw the leg where it joins the seat: This was directly from Scott’s instructions, but it worked so well I think I will be making a similar jig for the part where the back legs meet the backrest. Just have to check I won’t cut off part of the legs in the process… I also got around to making the Ma...
The Craftsman's Path #60: Sculpted Rocking Chair - Leg Joinery
Last time I worked on the seat joinery. This time I complete the Maloof Joint by performing joinery on the front and rear legs of the rocking chair. There are some complication due to the fact that the rear legs need to cant at a six degree angle. Take a look at this post to see the details on how this is solved. Thanks for reading!
The Craftsman's Path #59: Sculpted Rocking Chair - Seat Joinery
With the lamination behind me I have moved on to work on the signature joinery of the chair – the Maloof-style joint where the legs join the seat. This post on my blog covers the seat portion of this interesting joint. Thanks for reading!
