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Obviously the project isn't actually finished but the one sheet of plywood part just about is. I'm trying to design a dead easy to build chevalet for my students, one that doesn't require sophisticated joinery. So far I'm really impressed with how crisp the lines are on this little guy and how very solid he is.
I say little because this one will be a 20 1/2" to 23" adjustable saw for one of my first students who …..... isn't all that tall.

You will be hearing more about this one …..... promise.

Thanks for looking

Paul

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That looks really neat.
Reminds me of your bench too, which ain't so shabby.
You are the pride of the west.

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Nice project Paul, nothing better than playing with plywood.
 

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Very interesting project for sure!
Almost to the point of wanting to build one.
 

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Very interesting Paul, looking forward to more posts on this.
 

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Looking good , Paul. Plywood is amazingly strong when laid up like that!!

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Paul, you are simply amazing… :)
 

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That's just downright cute.
 

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Nothing wrong with laminated material and has a look all it's own which can be very pleasing .
Will the arm and bearings ETC. be the same as the once you built for your classes ?

Klaus
 

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Yes, sir. More, please, sir.
Incidentally, in the early days of the motorcar industry Chevys, and all the others, were built, largely of plywood.
 

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Ok, I'm watching.
 

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Quite cool, I can hear some Frenchmen turning in their graves. Very practical and stable.

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Thanks everyone. There will be more on this of course.

Klaus, yes plywood can be pleasing to the eye and this is void free so it looks really nice already, no finish but that said you know how I am with veneer…..
As for the working parts, I have no intention to try to improve on perfection. The classic chevy works just soooo well so I will keep it functionally pretty much like all my others which work pretty much like the traditional saws. All I'm trying to do here is make it a little more accessible to woodworkers without high end joinery skills and use easy to source materials.
 

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It looks to me like you are the Henry Ford of the chevalet industry Paul (sounds weird doesn't it?). I have never seen my chevalet (your design) as a work of art, but rather as an ingenious tool to cut marquetry with, and after all the planing and joinery work to get my maple one built it is easy to see the wide appeal that your plywood version will have for those more interested in doing marquetry than building machines. Good on you!
 

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looks real good so far, Paul. I can really appreciate all the time that went into planning out your cuts like you did in picture 2… that step can be tedious, but can also save so much material
 

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Oh wow Paul. This is almost a move to modernism - plywood indeed! So you are now allowed to try some modern linear bearings in your quest for some thing simple for your students No M&Ts in the saw frame of complicated "question mark' frame supports for them to have to make.

Hey but if it gets more people building them and then actually talking about the finer points of using a chevy rather than just building one for fun as Stefang comments, it will be great progress!
 

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After crappy inlays (probably wrong name) I finally need to start paying attn to your marquetry projects…

This looks good…

Next time you have extra ply you need to make a PDR…
 
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