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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #8: Arm/Legs clamping jig
Ross Leidy
I still need to do some shaping and sanding of the legs and arms before they'll be ready for glue-up, but I took some time to work out how to clamp...
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Estate auction surprises
Carey Mitchell
An on-line estate auction was announced in our retirement community last week. I almost hit delete, but clicked on the link and took a look, 6 pag...
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Urban Ore #35: Stanley 04-421 “Silken” Hole Cutter
DevinT
A rare find. Some collectors passed it around and it came to me. I knew it was a hole cutter, but I didn’t know about this variant. Usually the piv...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #7: Stretchers trimmed to shape
Ross Leidy
With all the tenons cut on the stretcher blanks, I used a router template to cut them to final shape. I used the test front stretcher as my templa...
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Urban Ore #34: Record 77 Spare Iron
DevinT
For $1, picked up this new-in-package plane blade. Lord only knows how old it is. When was the last time Marples was in business. Also, looks to be...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #6: More stretcher progress
Ross Leidy
I completed the remaining stretcher mortises in the two pair of front legs and trimmed the outline on the test stretcher. [20241124-IMG_9577.jpg...
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Urban Ore #32: Starrett 657AA Magnetic Base
DevinT
Need to test the run-out on a drill press? Grab your Starrett 657AA and a dial indicator. This magnetic base holds strong to the table of your dril...
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Urban Ore #33: Tool Engineers Handbook
DevinT
For $2, acquired a new book. What a book it is. Measures over 3” thick printed on vellum. I estimate over 1,000 pages. Printed in 1959. [IMG_8840....
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #5: Stretcher practice run
Ross Leidy
I can't really tell if the ends of the stretchers on the original chair had shoulders around the tenons or not. I decided that I would use shoulde...
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Urban Ore #30: Kunz No 79 Seitenfalzhobel
DevinT
Side rabbet plane. They had this priced at $48 [IMG_8810.jpeg] I talked them down to $20. Just because I love a bargain. EDIT: at $48, I don’t k...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #3: Arm finger joints
Ross Leidy
While I had been thinking about how to make the arms from the time I had started scheming to build this chair, by the time I got to this point, I s...
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Hans Wegner's "Bukkestolen" #1: Introduction
Ross Leidy
In this project, I'll be building a pair of chairs modeled after Hans Wegner's, "Bukkestolen", which he designed for Johannes Hansen in 1959. Weg...
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