tuned up the other mortise and tenons so I didn't have to use a lot of force to fit everything together. Then I was able to get a good measurement...

Up next was to cut the waste area from the bottom of the feet, leaving a small pad on each end. When I was drill out the waste for the mortise I dr...

I had to think the process through, since I wanted to use the drill press, the wrong way would have meant drilling by hand, and I may have drifted....

My last pair of blanks are for the armrests.  I started by planing them down to 5/8" thick, which is the final thickness for rear of the armrest.  ...

With all the last minute shaping and sanding complete, everything was ready for the final glue-up.  There's not really a whole lot to show here.  I...

Except not "finished."  I should say, it's functional. I did the test lacing with the chair on the floor.  That was a bit hard on my back.  I got ...

I have started the Instagram #offcuts only challenge put up by Mark Dainer, a maker from Townsville.   Thank you to Dean & Francine of Living Timbe...

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I got a couple chunks of 4”+ thick pine, roughly 20” wide and 5’ and 4’ long from my trip to MN. [IMG_7202.jpeg] Milling that into pieces my tool...

I got some juniper a while back from Sycamoray. Been slowly working through it, milling it into flat boards, mostly between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick ...

Boys and Girls,   If this topic gets your juices flowing, after watching this video, the title may be on your lips as the included link at Taylor...

Make the wagon vice. Chunk of willow for the screw. [20230309_153403.jpg] Square it up and leave it overnight in case it wants to warp at all. [20...

Glue up the sections of the top. [20230329_165730.jpg] Then just give it a final flatten. [20230329_170116.jpg] [20230329_171407.jpg] [20230329_...

OK, so I needed to make a box for the rounding plane, as I seem to have run out of flat surfaces to dump stuff on. Nothing fancy, just a basic box....

The arms have a long taper from full 5/4" thickness at the rear down to about 1/2" at the front.  I made a sled to hold the arm in place and elevat...

The rear edge of the seat frame has 4 loose tenons glued in place.  The protruding tenons dry fit into corresponding mortises in the rear stretcher...

Well, finished without finish, but structurally complete.  Here's the completed chair next to the deck skirting from whence it came. [20221016-1G6X...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...