Coop Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Chet said: The one thing to remember with the first time spraying shellac is that because it is fine it can be easy to over spray, so practice on a large surface of cardboard or something to get the feel of the process. I disagree. Especially if the second time is months away from the first. I’ve learned to practice everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Chet said: This is a good brush kit. Spray Gun Cleaning Kit Has all sizes and other things to get in the nooks and crannies. Well that looks familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted June 27, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Taking the safe route and just going waterlox. I didn't even do a test piece since I knew basically the result would be similar to ARS. First coat is done. NOW I'm getting excited. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I was really nervous starting the finishing process, kept thinking I'd find I had hidden squeeze out on every other joint, dents, or I didn't sand well enough. Most of my fears were unfounded. There may or may not be a couple of penciled in numbers on the inside of a couple slats, I can not confirm or deny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Wow what a difference! Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Difference indeed. I don't know how well the cell phone pictures picked it up, but there is a lot of figure that I did not realize was there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 3 hours ago, bleedinblue said: There may or may not be a couple of penciled in numbers on the inside of a couple slats, I can not confirm or deny. There’s something I like about leaving a couple inconspicuous marks, whether intentional or not. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 The finish really brought out the beauty of your wood selection. Nicely done Frank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted June 28, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Somebody call a cop........ Look at those glue lines in the arms.............Thought I forgot didn't you? It turned out beautiful, damn nice work young'un. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 SWEET, Blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Looks great and Waterlox is pretty easy to touch up little dings that are bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SeventyFix Posted June 28, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 7:06 AM, Chestnut said: One of the Morris chair builds here ran into a similar problem. I believe he made the pyramid top on a piece of stock and glued it to the top of the arm. If you still want the look but don't want the hassle that's always an option. Check my thread for the sizes of ply i used for the bending form. I didn't create any waste with the ply and used 2/3rds of a sheet instead of a full sheet. Now i have material left over to make the slat bending form and don't have to go searching for scraps. I had some trouble surrounding this part of the build. Some of my through tenons turned out perfectly and one did not. And I wanted to place a "through" tenon on the back legs. Marc's plans did not include a through tenon on the rear legs (which is fine). Marc also used a more modern "pillow" look. I prefer the old school pyramid look. So making my own artificial through tenons allowed me to do whatever design I wanted and to make it absolutely perfect. I made a bunch of these artificial through tenons and picked the best ones. I'm sure that I have more pictures of the process on another computer. Essentially, these are thin end grain pyramids, with a small hole drilled into the underside to accept a dowel. The whole thing was then recessed into a shallow mortise that I cut into the chair arm, starting with a marking knife and deepening with a very gentle passing of the router. Each artificial through tenon is laid in a bed of epoxy - they're never coming out of there! And since each was fit with a marking knife, the joint is absolutely perfect! There is no glue joint on the top of the artificial tenon as there would be if you joined your legs from 2 pieces of lumber (per the plan). They're end grain, just as they would be if they were real. I presented these to a local (Dallas) woodworking club for a presentation. A VERY experienced (professional, does it for a living) woodworker asked me if the joinery was real. I said "can you tell"? He said no. I explained the process. Honestly, given the choice again, I wouldn't even bother with the through tenon. This method was easier and, seriously fool proof. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I did mine the same way. So much easier and better results, at least for me. My legs are mesquite veneered over cherry core, so to avoid the glue line and exposed cherry, I really didn't have any other choice. Another thing I think I would have done - I think one of the toughest things about the build was matching the curve to the top rails and fitting the top of the back leg to the curve with a chisel and saw. I think if I were going to try to produce these chairs for a profit I would center and cut 1 1/2" square mortises, deep, maybe 2" into the tops of the legs, by whatever favorite method, before I even got to fitting the arms. Once the arms were done I'd fit the whole dry fitted side assembly to the bottom of the arm, then transfer the mortise locations to the arms and cut the through mortises. Glue in a floating 1 1/2" tenon and voilá. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 If i was going to mass produce as use fake through tenons I'd nix both leg tenons counter sink a screw and glue the fake tenon over top. I'd really on the long glue joint between the arm and top rail. These chairs are way over built. I could do back flips off the arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Huge slowdown in progress. My upholstery guy just now today was able to take the chair...he hopes to get it done sometime in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted October 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 It's been a long wait on the upholstery, but it's done. Picking it up on Wednesday, then it needs one or two more coats of finish and this thing will be ready for use. Finally! A couple pics he sent me. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Looks fantastic Blue! I’m itching to build one of these now that I’ve seen a few builds on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Very nice! That looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 It looks good and thanks for the preview but it doesn't count until the final pictures are from its final location in your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted October 30, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 It's a wrap. I learned some lessons along the way, and overall the build went a lot smoother than I expected. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Turned out amazing!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Did you steal that from my house while i was away this morning? Both of mine better be there when i get back! Awesome work i like the straps on to hold the back cushion on. Also the grain choice for the back slats is nice i think you did a great job there. Also the wood for the sides and front rail look great i love the subtle figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 You should definitely be proud of how that came out Frank. It really looks amazing. Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 It looks great! And very comfortable. I'd fear that my productivity would drop significantly after completing a Morris chair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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