Do you have a measurement for how far the backsplat mortise is set in from the back of the seat at the centerline? I’d gotten the plans printed prior to the mortise location being added, but with that one measurement I can figure the rest out
I’ve not been a chair guy, but I have to say this gorgeous little beauty has some gravitational pull! I hope you do more of these types of posts, it was a lot of fun!
Looking good. Do you have a process for shaping the arm like you do for saddling? Shaping the arm is a part of the build where I just mess around with various tools until it seems ok, and it does turn out ok, but I'm always left thinking that I'd get quicker and more consistent results if I had a somewhat consistent approach...
Not exactly. I decided if I want the arms fully rounded or only partially rounded. The arms shown above are partially rounded.
For partially rounded arms, I sketch in a line about 3/16" all the way around the arms. Then I rasp that away, making a chamfer. Then I round the chamfer with rasps. I hit it with some #80 grit backed by a cork sanding block. Then I scrape it clean.
For fully rounded arms, I sketch in the 3/16" line on the edges. Then I sketch in a centerline on the top face and bottom face of the arm.
With a big-a$$ chisel, I hog off the waste between the centerline and the 3/16 " mark on the edges. Then it's lots of rasping to get an arm without flats. I finish with sanding then scraping.
Do you have a measurement for how far the backsplat mortise is set in from the back of the seat at the centerline? I’d gotten the plans printed prior to the mortise location being added, but with that one measurement I can figure the rest out
Apologies for that. It's 1-3/8".
The spindle deck is 2" wide. So the mortise does not intersect it (FYI)
Thanks Chris. I’ll get that added to the plans
Any reason to not paint the leg tenon checks with glue?
Do you mean the shoulders? If so, feel free to paint the shoulders with glue. There's more clean-up, but it will add strength.
Sorry I was apparently half asleep… tenon shoulders. Thank you.
I’ve not been a chair guy, but I have to say this gorgeous little beauty has some gravitational pull! I hope you do more of these types of posts, it was a lot of fun!
Love the WKRP shirt.
Sorry, but the attached drawing still doesn’t have notch on the arms.
I didn't draw the notch in the arm because it depends on:
1) How close you cut to the backsplat pattern
2) How accurate you mortised the seat
3) How deep you want the notch
I could put *a* notch in there, but then people would think that's the notch they should cut. It might not be right. Hope this makes sense.
Looking good. Do you have a process for shaping the arm like you do for saddling? Shaping the arm is a part of the build where I just mess around with various tools until it seems ok, and it does turn out ok, but I'm always left thinking that I'd get quicker and more consistent results if I had a somewhat consistent approach...
Not exactly. I decided if I want the arms fully rounded or only partially rounded. The arms shown above are partially rounded.
For partially rounded arms, I sketch in a line about 3/16" all the way around the arms. Then I rasp that away, making a chamfer. Then I round the chamfer with rasps. I hit it with some #80 grit backed by a cork sanding block. Then I scrape it clean.
For fully rounded arms, I sketch in the 3/16" line on the edges. Then I sketch in a centerline on the top face and bottom face of the arm.
With a big-a$$ chisel, I hog off the waste between the centerline and the 3/16 " mark on the edges. Then it's lots of rasping to get an arm without flats. I finish with sanding then scraping.