Nice job Scott. That's your first solo effort? It's apparent that you've been doing your homework. We'll be looking forward to seeing the comb backs. When...
Thanks, Rick. I'm making seats now, hope to be bending next week, maybe assembling by the end of the month. We'll see how things pan out. Greg Betit and I...
Scott, great first solo effort, should serve you well! Makes me want to make a shop stool, but I am sworn not to start any more projects until after we move....
Thanks, John. Yeah, verdigris looks like fun paint to make - it'd be a fun home chemistry experiment. The pigment is available to purchase, but where's the...
The following windsorchairmaking poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How many Windsor chairs/benches or stools have you built? ...
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I have used red oak and ash in the past to steam bend backs and arms for the chairs that have made. My last trip to the sawmill I was unable to find red oak or...
Well, I bent a comb and some arms from white ash today, and that went fairly well. Think it's starting to get past its shelf life, though - in spite of our...
Hey bliorg, You got my curiosity up with the following comment... "Think it's starting to get past its shelf life, though - in spite of our nice high pressure...
Hi All- Seems like there is no ideal wood for bending, always something wrong and some compromise to make. I use white oak mostly, because it is cheap,...
Hi, Pat - Well, this is all anecdotal, related to me by a member of this board. I have very little experience yet, so I can't draw conclusions, but someone...
... Hmm, I don't think we have to worry too much about the enthalpy of the steam. :-) But I think the temperature of the piece to be bent is important, and ...
Robert Chambers wrote: "....And if you can pressurize your steam box, in the manner of a pressure cooker, you can go significantly higher in temperature." ...
Pressurizing the steam box is a really, really bad idea. When I was in power plant school, learning how to handle steam turbines, the instructors provided...
... Agreed, and I apologize for presenting the idea in a manner that might be construed as a suggestion of something to try in any one of our small shops. ...
As dangerous as it could be, if I recall correctly Brian Boggs uses a pressurized steam apparatus made up of stainless steel. I'll just buy a barometer and...
I'm sure I'll regret saying this, but Greg Betit and I have discussed this before: It'd be a small ordeal to rig up a pressure cooker, leaving the PSV in...
Hi all- just got done working a little bit on a continuous arm chair. I have to drill the seat mortises for the short spindles and I'll be fitting up and ready...
John, Mine are all at about 1.75 inches from the center of the stump top to the front edge of the hand. I suggest that the measurement isn't as critical as ...
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Apr 8, 2006 8:32 pm
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Has anyone tried the dowel / spindle cutters offered by Lee Vally Tools? They have them ranging from 3/8 to 5/8 which might work to at least get a start on...
... I can't take credit for this observation. Mike Dunbar sometimes mentions in his classes that on the average, nice clear days will yield a higher percentage...
I just measured the chair that I made at The windsor Institute last spring. The distance from the center of the stump hole to the front edge of the c-arm...
Steve, (private reply) Are you saying you have a 6.5-inch overhang? How big is the hand block you glue on? My 1.75-inch measurement I wrote about was taken...
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Apr 9, 2006 10:37 pm
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Thanks for the replies- as I think I said, all my books, pictures, and notes are packed for moving, and this is the last project I will complete in this shop....
Woops, sorry. I got thrown by the word "overhang" in your description. The end of my arm overhangs the LOWER stump hole by 6.5", but the stump hole in the hand...
Hi John, On my C arm its about 2 inches, but I do one side first, then (and this goes for sack back and any chair with an arm as well) swivel the arm around a...
Hi Dave; I have two of these, the 3/8 and 1/2 inch I think. I have not sharpened the iron yet. I made a futile attempt at using one out of the box and it was...
Dave-- They're a bit fussy to set up (and they need to be sharpened/honed a fair amount); but once they're set, they work quite well. The real beauty of them,...
Hi Everyone, First, let me apologize for being on the wrong board. I am not a chair maker, although I wish I were that talented. I have two OLD chairs and...
I'm not an antique expert. But I would say you got your money's worth. The rush material on the side chair's (braced hoop back)seat would cost more than what...
Greg, Thank's so much for answering. I appreciate your knowlege. The only thing I'm doing now, is keeping them safe from my children, who think chairs are...
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