TomD Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi all im well on my way into my first guild build and made a measuring mistake, essentially there are two opposing mortises on the front legs. The front rail mortise is 5 1/2" and the side rail mortise is 5 1/4", and I got them backwards. The bottoms of both mortises are set at the correct height of 5 5/8" so I am racking my brain trying to figure out if the rail locations will be fine as long as I adjust the tenon sizes to match, or if I will end up with either the front or side rails being 1/8 " off on both sides? Hoping there is someone out there who can envision this mistake more clearly then me and offer some guidance? I'm usually pretty good at fixing my mistakes, I have a lot of practice !! But this one has me a little stumped. Thanks in advance TomD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Tom, you can also contact Marc with your question. When you are signed in on the guild site, to the left of your name is a drop down menu, click on "support" and fill out the form. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I haven't done that chair, so no help, but since this appears to be your first post, Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 11 hours ago, TomD said: Hi all im well on my way into my first guild build and made a measuring mistake, essentially there are two opposing mortises on the front legs. The front rail mortise is 5 1/2" and the side rail mortise is 5 1/4" Where are you getting these numbers? The plans show 4.25" for both mortises... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Since the bottoms of the mortises are correct, you can just elongate the front to make it the 5.5" and either leave the side one long or glue in a small patch and reroute it to 5.25". Honestly though it shouldn't matter. Just cut the tenons to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 10 hours ago, Eric. said: Where are you getting these numbers? The plans show 4.25" for both mortises... Page 6 of the PDF plan. I don't think it matters, I don't see why the mortises are different sizes. Just cut the tenons to fit. I'm sure someone who has built it can chime in and explain why they're different, but looking at the plans, I don't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 32 minutes ago, bleedinblue said: Page 6 of the PDF plan. ? Looks like 4.25" to me...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomD Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi Eric Thanks for digging to make sure I'm not on the wrong path, seems you are looking at an adirondack chair plan and I am building the Morris chair.. sorry if my post was not clear. TomD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, TomD said: Hi Eric Thanks for digging to make sure I'm not on the wrong path, seems you are looking at an adirondack chair plan and I am building the Morris chair.. sorry if my post was not clear. TomD Gah! Well that makes more sense, doesn't it? Sorry. LOL What a bonehead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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