..Kev Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice job Shane! I enjoyed seeing you do a couple different things than I did.Still more uses for that set bevel angle coming.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice job Shane! I enjoyed seeing you do a couple different things than I did.Still more uses for that set bevel angle coming.. Thanks Kev, im just a different kind of guy lol. I was trying to take your advice but my bevel gauge screw was loose and it lost its setting a bunch of times. Atleast i kept the setting on the angle finder thing-a-ma-bopper so it was easy to reset. Ive since tigtened the screw on the bevel gauge so it shouldnt move anymore! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 very nice work so far! Yes, please keep a log of hours ... I am curious for an estimate. I know Kev said it took him around 200 hours or so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Looking great! You did a nice job on the grain match for that seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaneymack Posted December 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Im having so much fun working on this chair that I had to get into the shop last night after putting the last kid to bed. Since I don't have my order from Lee Valley yet I decided to start the front legs. I milled up my leg stock and a piece of poplar the same size as my legs as a test piece. I set up the dado blade with two stops to cut the dado on three sides Now it was over to the router table for the round over to match the rabbet that was put in the seat. I tried the test piece and it fit like a glove. So I did the same process on the actual legs. Test fit Perfect Now time to prep the legs for the lathe. I marked out the offset turning Traced the pattern onto the legs and bandsawed as much as i could before heading to the lathe Now it was onto the lathe. My total experience on the lathe is one bowl and 4 pens but i was confident I could do this simple turning. My lathe is actually too small to turn these legs but i just removed the stops and hung the tail stock and headstock off the ends a little. Shhhh don't tell the safety police.Chucked it up One turned yay! Both legs done! I am happy with them. I checked them with a caliper and they are pretty darn close to identical. And on the chair My Lee Valley order shipped yesterday so hopefully by the weekend i can try my hand at some power carving! Total time for front legs last night was 3 hours which brings my total up to 10 hours.Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Shane's gonna be relaxing on this chair with a nice glass of coconut water by Christmas Eve. Nice job man, you're really cruising along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Nice! Nothing unsafe about hanging the tailstock off a bit, as long as the nut plate and lever are on the bed to secure it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Holy Moley Shane! You're kicking some tail on this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Looks awesome Shane! You cut a lot closer to the joints than I did, probably a smarter move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Looks awesome Shane! You cut a lot closer to the joints than I did, probably a smarter move. Thanks Kev! I figured id rather bandsaw it out than have to use the rasp!! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thanks Kev! I figured id rather bandsaw it out than have to use the rasp!! Sent from my SGH-I337M using TapatalkI did most of that with the die grinder.. If I were building another, I would most likely cut mine like you just did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Man Shane, I think Brian is right your going to have this ready for Santa to give it a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Man Shane, I think Brian is right your going to have this ready for Santa to give it a try.Better make sure you sand it really smooth - if Santa gets a splinter in his butt you'll get on the naughty list for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I left work early yesterday to work on the chair. I started by milling my rear legs to final thickness of 2". Then i traced the leg on the blank and rough cut at the bandsaw. Then over to the router table to template route. Two beautiful identical legs This is the extra material that needs to be removed on the bandsaw. Here it is removed Next i glued up the adder block to cut the 6° angle for the leg splay I gave the glue an hour to set then it was back to work. I now had to flush up the adder block and make sure it was square. Pulled out the hand tools for that. Perfect I then marked out the material on the adder block the need to be removed on a 6° angle. Made a 6° jig to make the cut on the table saw. Here is the setup Before i made the cut i made sure the adder block was sitting square to the table. Here are the two pieces cut at the 6° The cuts were perfectly square off the tablesaw. Next up was the leg joinery. I had to cut dados. Marked out the center of the adder block and the center on the bottom of the leg. This was kind of cool. When lining up a ruler from the bottom center line the dado starts when the ruler intersects the upper center line at 9-3/4" I finished marking out then dados on both rear legs then it was on to the tablesaw to kerf it out. Here is the setup. And the result. Next more bandsaw cuts to remove excess leg material. First the excess adder block Then the extra material around the joints. I used a roll of tape to draw on some coves. Pretty high tech Result The headrest meets the legs at 9° so i had to cut the top 9" front and back of the leg at 9° so it blended with the headrst. Angled the bandsaw at 9° And the result With the template on the top of the legs to double check the cut. Pretty good. Last thing was to cut the bottom of the legs at 6° to bring them back flat. Because of the 6° leg splay the bottom of the legs were no longer horizontal.Thats all for now. It is going really well. I spent one hour on Tuesday night rough milling the leg stock and making the adder blocks. And yesterday I was in the shop for a little under 7 hours. That brings the total so far to 18 hours.Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Come on man! Cut it out! You're making the rest of us look bad!!Seriously looks awesome. I'm amazed at your progress so far. Looks like all the joinery is dead on so far. Next up seat sculpting? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 That's a phenomenal amount of precision work Shane!You also have a day job?Man... I was thinking you must be a stay-at-home Dad. I mean...Who gets that much done with a job and a family? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Come on man! Cut it out! You're making the rest of us look bad!!Seriously looks awesome. I'm amazed at your progress so far. Looks like all the joinery is dead on so far. Next up seat sculpting?Thanks Brian! Ya the joinery all lined up pretty dead on right off the saw, guess im lucky. As for the seat sculpting that should be done by now but my LV order never showed up. It was "out for delivery" yesterday and they screwed me. I called this morning and they said, "sorry, its out for delivery today" Hope it shows up today!That's a phenomenal amount of precision work Shane!You also have a day job?Man... I was thinking you must be a stay-at-home Dad. I mean...Who gets that much done with a job and a family?Lol thanks Dave. I do have a day job. I left early yesterday to trim the tree with the family. Then i headed into the shop at around 3pm. The wife was out late with the kids so that gave me 7 hours straight which is a very rare occurrence. I have been working after putting the kids to bed at 8:30 pm. Im pretty tired....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Left work early? If I left work for a month I wouldn't get half of what you did. Looking awesome and you have some mad bandsaw curve skills! If I get within 1/4" of the line then it's entering the danger zone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Left work early? If I left work for a month I wouldn't get half of what you did. Looking awesome and you have some mad bandsaw curve skills! If I get within 1/4" of the line then it's entering the danger zone. haha! Thanks Mike. There is ALOT of bandsawing on this chair. It definitely requires some experience but i also have some nice machines that are well tuned. That helps. I have been marking pretty thick lines with a sharpie to be able to split them in half at the bandsaw. It works well. Also, there is quite alot of room for error as it is a sculpted piece so if i over cut by a couple hairs it wont change too much. This chair might look more complicated than it really is im sure most guys on the forum wouldn't have a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 WTH? Shane you're a well oiled woodworking machine! That chair is already rocking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I really enjoy all the detailed comments along with your photos. I don't know if a rocker is on my radar but seeing techniques that I haven't seen before gives something to store away for future projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 WTH? Shane you're a well oiled woodworking machine! That chair is already rocking!LOL!!I really enjoy all the detailed comments along with your photos. I don't know if a rocker is on my radar but seeing techniques that I haven't seen before gives something to store away for future projects.Thanks Chet. I assume some people are like you and like the details and others just tune out after the third photo lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Awesome job Shane! It's amazing how much work goes into those legs! And to think, you haven't even picked up a rasp yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Loving all the detail in your journal, Shane. Keep up the fine work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm impressed that you're maintaining such high quality at that pace Shane! I really like how you are verifying each step, making sure everything is as it should be before moving on. Doing it right by making the needed jigs, carefully marking out all the waste areas, doing lots of dry-fits.Now go tuck those kids into bed - your fans need their project journal pics and updates! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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