I have read a number of articles and books on using wedges in furniture making in general and making Windsor chairs specifically. One of those articles was in...
Hi, Dave. Some good questions about wedges. The thickness of the wedge, in some way, depends on what you want it to accomplish. If you have somewhat of a gap...
Hi Dave, I have never measured the angle of the wedges I use. I eyeball the taper and width, working them on the shaving horse with a draw knife from scrap...
Anyone still here? Earlier this summer I tok on the task of building some benches for the trestle table http://www3.sympatico.ca/larchmont/TrestleTable.jpg I...
... <SNIP> Should I have turned ... Hi Darrell, Yep, I check in once in a while- Nice benches. I've only made benches with no stretchers (Welsh stick...
... Yup, that's what I did. I chose 10 degrees rake and 10 degrees splay for the corner legs, and then bored & reamed the centre leg sockets to get the legs...
... <larchmont@s...> wrote: <snip> ... Your other issue was that on leveling the chair the middle legs were sawed off higher up, giving them a different look...
... <larchmont@s...> wrote: <snip> ... I don't know if you follow the Windsor Chair Resources Forum, but I asked the question about this issue there. The...
Hi all, I am trying to locate a measured drawing of a baluster style leg. Is it possible for someone to either post one or email me with one? Thanks. Also,...
Ray? I think that's your correct 1st name...sorry if I'm out of sync. I haven't personally turned soft maple yet, though I have 8/4 stock. I have heard from...
... style ... Hi everyone! Rayyronn, let me look around a bit. I have some personal sketches of various legs, with measurements. I will post some. I also...
... Hi! It has been quiet here, hasn't it? I have been recently focused on mandolins and fiddles, and will be building a new shop (and house!) starting in the...
Oh we're here, but a bunch are too busy making chairs and some others (like me fer instance) are too busy making all kinds of other things. I do have 3 sets...
I'm like the rest, except I don't have sets of anything turned yet. I did just get two nice 2.5ft lengths of a huge pine tree cut into slabs. These will...
Working on my first windsor. Legs are done (again thanks to johnjesseph for the info). Purchased some used tools on ebay and some new from Lee Valley but am...
Rayyronn (odd sounding name, even for a Canuck) I took John Robinson's sackback class a couple years ago and got to use his Emhof reamer. Very nice, easy to...
Agreed on the Emhof reamer. I've used the Conover first sold in the mid eighties and then a clico, but neither was satisfactory. The conover steel was too...
I am looking for info on the differences in leg geometry between a basic sack back and the same in a rocker version. Specifically, how does the rake and splay...
Pat, I've studied old orginal chairs with both sizes. If you have hardwood floors the thinner size will work....never actually measured them but I think some...
... Hi, I own a couple hollow augers. One is a fully adjustable model that scores a rotational cut to the depth of the required tenon diameter. it usually...
Hello all, I am working on a philadelphia windsor, the one with the D shaped seat and the cylinder and ball leg. I'm wondering about the arm and the spindles....
Hi Herman, and everyone else! The short spindles and the arms support the arm- I would taper the short spindles slightly to an accurate length, and wedge them...
Hi all, I am starting to make traditional windsors, along with my oldest son, who is going into his senior year in high school. We took a great class with Drew...
Hi Tom; Sorry I can't be of any help here,shipping would be prohitive from here in Indiana. Have you tried the Woodfinder at Woodcentral.com? I think you...
... Now I can write something that makes more sense. The turned arm stumps and the short spindles do most of the work of holding the armrail even in a...
Hello- You might find some leads for pine at: http://www.vtwoodnet.org I would think that nearby western Connecticut would be a good place to look for local...
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