Getting the lumber
It's been awhile since I've posted here on LumberJocks, but because there seems to be interest in the Chevalet here, I thought this would be best place to chronicle my Chevalet build.
I decided to pick up a Chevalet kit from Patrick Edwards. It came with full-size drawings, which was great. Although having full-size drawings in a small shop, was a little cumbersome. So, I decided to convert Patrick's plans into a SketchUp model. I still have a few tweaks to finish on the model, but that should be wrapping up soon.
This weekend I went looking for some lumber. Beech is one of the "traditional" woods used to build a Chevalet. Beech can be a little pricey in my area, so I thought I would have to go with: Ash, Maple or maybe Oak. It turned out I got a really good deal on some European Beech. It was cheaper than the rest and looked a lot better!
This next weekend I should be able to start the milling and maybe some of the build.
It's been awhile since I've posted here on LumberJocks, but because there seems to be interest in the Chevalet here, I thought this would be best place to chronicle my Chevalet build.
I decided to pick up a Chevalet kit from Patrick Edwards. It came with full-size drawings, which was great. Although having full-size drawings in a small shop, was a little cumbersome. So, I decided to convert Patrick's plans into a SketchUp model. I still have a few tweaks to finish on the model, but that should be wrapping up soon.
This weekend I went looking for some lumber. Beech is one of the "traditional" woods used to build a Chevalet. Beech can be a little pricey in my area, so I thought I would have to go with: Ash, Maple or maybe Oak. It turned out I got a really good deal on some European Beech. It was cheaper than the rest and looked a lot better!
This next weekend I should be able to start the milling and maybe some of the build.