Chestnut Posted March 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 This Ipe is probably going to do a number on my plug cutter.... hope there is a way to sharpen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Chestnut said: This Ipe is probably going to do a number on my plug cutter.... hope there is a way to sharpen them. I've routed ipe without much irritation. Just cleaned the bit before and after. Plug cutters usually have some beef behind it that helps w cooling. I think you'll be good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: I've routed ipe without much irritation. Just cleaned the bit before and after. Plug cutters usually have some beef behind it that helps w cooling. I think you'll be good I just ran out 10 plugs and i'm going to have to cut about 50% more than i need because the Ipe chips baddly. Probably just because the wood is a PITA becuase the cutter is new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 The ipe looks very nice in that oak. Another good pairing is white oak pegs in maple. Not too contrasty, but interesting & complementary. Hey @Chestnut, what did you use to make the ipe plugs? The stuff is so nasty hard that I don't think a plug cutter would last long. It just laughs at a sharp chisel. edit: Sorry disregard that question cause you already answered it above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, drzaius said: The ipe looks very nice in that oak. Another good pairing is white oak pegs in maple. Not too contrasty, but interesting & complementary. Hey @Chestnut, what did you use to make the ipe plugs? The stuff is so nasty hard that I don't think a plug cutter would last long. It just laughs at a sharp chisel. I'm using the veritas snug plug cutter. It's handling it well but some of the long grain edges chip off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Chestnut said: I'm using the veritas snug plug cutter. It's handling it well but some of the long grain edges chip off. I wonder how well it would work cutting the plugs into endgrain & then slicing them off the board. Might be less chipping that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, drzaius said: I wonder how well it would work cutting the plugs into endgrain & then slicing them off the board. Might be less chipping that way. Maybe but i'm not sure if i'd like how much darker the end grain is going to look compared to face grain. It's only 1 in 4 that chip so baddly they are unusable so it's not so bad. Slowing down the feed rate helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Ya, the end grain would be a lot darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Plugs chip quite often in a wide variety of the hardwoods I have bored. Running the cutter deeper than the plug truly needed was the solution we settled on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 I wonder if a thin backer board in front would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted March 31, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 So today i made a big push on getting the backrest designed and finished. I had no idea what i was going to do with this when i woke up. I nailed down the design and plunged a lot of mortises for dominoes and got everything together for both back rests. It's starting to look like a chair. I need to get some shorter SS screws to attach the back rest to the chair. To tie the seat in I'll be plugging the screw holes with Ipe. I like how the back of the back rest turned out. Everything steps in. The one down side is the back rest is heavy so the chair sits at a fair natural tilt. In the pictures i used a block as a kickstand. The good part about the extra weight is that when sitting in the chair it sits better in the reclined position. I need to route a more comfortable chamfer or something for where your head touches the headrest and then finish sand everything. So it's close to being done. 6 hours ago, Brendon_t said: I wonder if a thin backer board in front would help. It might i still have quite a few to make so I'll give it a shot. I've been working on the back rest today cause i wanted to see how everything was going to turn out. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted April 9, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 My chaos week at work ended and i made it home early yesterday and was able to wrap up 1 chair. I got the back mounted with some screws and plugged the holes. The Ipe was a good choice it blends in to the white oak very well but also hides the glue line around the outside some. Not all the plugs are perfect but i had a difficult time with stuff chipping. The chipping occurred in the middle of the plugs more often than the top or the bottom so there wasn't much of a solution other than a very slow feed rate. I probably should have dropped the rpm of my drill press some but i didn't think about that until after it was all done and it was already at 300 rpm. Pictures first finish decision to follow. Total chair with finish. Color is nicer than i expected. I thought it was going to be a lot more yellow. Shows side plugs and seat plugs. With finish they blend in nicely and add a touch of complimentary color without being high contrast. For the finish i decided on the Outdoor Defense Tung Oil from The real Milk Paint Company. The main reason is easy of purchase and is readily available. Secondary but near equal reason is they clearly label the ingredients in their product and didn't have the smoke and mirrors confusion that all the box store brands employ to get people to buy their product. What i was looking for in a finish was something that didn't form a think film and was easily touched up by just wiping on another coat or treating scratches. This stuff will accomplish that. Beings that the chairs will get wet and won't see much sunlight i wanted something that was going to control mold and mildew and this product clearly includes zinc which is an additive that will accomplish that. Clear simple strait forward .... i love it. Shots fired at osmo, it could be the greatest product in the world but the distribution network in the US is crap. Dealers are hard to find and the ones that carry all the products seem very sketchy. The dealers that are reputable don't carry the full line of products. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Well done. It’s got a really nice clean look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Sweet color on a very cool looking rocker. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 I hear you about the Osmo. Its a European product thats just recently came to our side of the pond. I got mine through Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Another great build Drew! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 56 minutes ago, Gary Beasley said: I hear you about the Osmo. Its a European product thats just recently came to our side of the pond. I got mine through Amazon. The availability through Amazon is spotty for their product line. Has the most popular stuff like indoor products and that's really it. Their outdoor stuff is lacking. I also wish they specified what their biocide was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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