In the recent lowback chairs you've shown, you've used the three-piece arm (not including the backrest). Is the mid arm on those the same size as something like the 7-stick comb back arm?
I use my table saw as my flat reference. I put some carbon paper under the high spots, and the high contacts are marked with the ink, which I then relieve. Sort of like the inked paper a dentist uses to check your bite. Flattening a board, leveling a chair or table legs, the ink mark shows exactly where the high spots are, and where to plane, sand, or saw.
Nitty gritty question… the ryoba saw teeth have a set (correct?) so when you’re sawing between the foot and the bench doesn’t the saw dig into the bench?
I used to really obsess about the legs being flat, and I do still try to get it as close as possible. However, I’ve found that my floor is very uneven. So I get my legs close, and then I put it in three different spots (randomly chosen) within my house and if it doesn’t rock when I sit in the chair then it’s good to go.
The Gibson is working its way up my major-project list, so I’m excited to see the changes you’ve made to the process since the video!
In the recent lowback chairs you've shown, you've used the three-piece arm (not including the backrest). Is the mid arm on those the same size as something like the 7-stick comb back arm?
Yup. It is the same size on both chairs. It might not be ideal because of the stick spacing, but it works.
Who’s that old man in the pic? Looks like David Charlesworth reincarnated!
Ouch. Just happy to be on this side of dirt.
What Mike said Chris!
You’re a good dude Chris, happy 4th.
I use my table saw as my flat reference. I put some carbon paper under the high spots, and the high contacts are marked with the ink, which I then relieve. Sort of like the inked paper a dentist uses to check your bite. Flattening a board, leveling a chair or table legs, the ink mark shows exactly where the high spots are, and where to plane, sand, or saw.
Oh that’s a cute trick, I’ll have to try that on my next chair, I’ve got some carbon paper!
Nitty gritty question… the ryoba saw teeth have a set (correct?) so when you’re sawing between the foot and the bench doesn’t the saw dig into the bench?
If you do it in enough places you get a toothed bench top which some people like.
A little. But it's a bench. If you don't like it, throw a piece of crap ply on top.
I used to really obsess about the legs being flat, and I do still try to get it as close as possible. However, I’ve found that my floor is very uneven. So I get my legs close, and then I put it in three different spots (randomly chosen) within my house and if it doesn’t rock when I sit in the chair then it’s good to go.
This book will be just in time for my trek into chairs. Thanks