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In my most resent project ,6 mission dinning room chairs I had a request for information regarding a chair seat scooping Jig that I used to scoop out the seats. Remarkable as it seems this jig is used on the table saw and does a good job once you get the hang of it.The video I found on youtube " Carve a Chair Seat on the Table Saw with Mario Rodgriguez " gives a very good idea how it works , in the video Mario states that after using the jig to scoop out the seat it only takes 10-15 minuets to clean in up to the finished product , unlike in the video I found it took much longer to clean up each seat. I found the design to be good but the shuttle has the challenge of making the handles strong enough to take the pressure applied in the process (note quick repair).

#1 photo the jig with seat blank an shuttle attached
#2 photo center of fence with center "V"
#3 photo the end of adjustable fence with number system
#4 photo of end blocks that fence adjust on
#5 photo repaired shuttle (connects to the bottom of chair blank)

Marios Video



Alternative seat scooping method by Charles Neil



The finished chairs

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I want to try this jig sometime, but I have to get a better tablesaw to do it. I currently only have a Ryobi jobsite saw, so it won't be feasible yet. Great write up Jim! Strong Work!
 

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Hello A1Jim

A very nice jig

The mario's video is very explicit

I will try this idea for another project
I have seen a video on you tube with this idea to """" turn """" a bowl
The mind is in reflexion

Thanks for sharing
 

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Very useful and informative post Jim, thanks very much. An added bonus was discovering that wonderful tool, the spoon plane, that I had not heard of before this morning.
 

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Thanks,

I'm always looking for time saving alternatives!
 

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Thanks for posting this Jim-I live near Mario, and have taken several classes from him, so I can go get a lesson in how to use it if I have any trouble.
 

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Nice build of a Mr. Rodriguez's jig. Since you mentioned clean up took longer than expected, I would ask: have you ever performed a seat sculpting the old traditional way, and which method do you prefer?
Thanks for showing and the very interesting web links.
 

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Thanks everyone . It's funny how these techniques find their way around Mario even explains how he found this jig in and old woodworking book.

Steve your very fortunate you have Mario so close to you ,he's a very knowledgeable guy I've read a number of his articles in Fine Woodworking.

Oldtool to answer your question ,yes I have scooped a seat the old school way,using a Adze,scorp , and hollowing plane. And oh yeah that takes a lot lot longer. Since this was a rather shallow scoop I used this technique ,If I were to do a deeper scoop I would have used Charles Neil's approach .
 

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Looks like it did the job very well Jim.
 

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Awesome Jim. Thanks for the information.
 

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Very useful. Thanks for sharing the videos as well.
 

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That is really slick! Now you can mass produce those seats!!

Happy Easter…...............Jim
 

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I had seen this method before but had forgotten about it. I want to thank you for reminding me of this unique jig/process that I am most likely going to give this a try! I have in my wooden bucket list, a two seat outdoor bench idea and I think this would be the way to go ! Thanks for sharing !
 

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Awesome stuff, Jim. Thanks for sharing this. (Ah, I love the old books. There really were some cunning tricks that it's wonderful to rediscover.)
 

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Excellent jig and very helpful photos. Thank you for sharing. I need to try making a chair someday!
 

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Thanks Jim. Great jig. I have been thinking about making a chair for my mini shop in the garage but need a little push to get started. This is all very helpful an inspiring. I never saw a Charles Neil video on this before. pretty cool.
 

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Some of the jigs I see posted here at LJ are are amazing and this one is certainly among them. Simply ingenious! Thanks for sharing. :)
 
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