05-22-2017, 04:59 AM
I'm learning why folks think chair making is so difficult. I've been working on a bar stool for out in the shop.
I made the mistake of thinking holding it all together with dowels would be easy. HA!
I have both sides of this chair put together and now have to try to align 24 separate dowel pins tomorrow all at the same time. 12 on each side with some oddball angles, 2° offset on top, 3° on the bottom. I went with bent rear rails to prevent tipping over towards the back, but that offset angle ain't no walk in the park..
All together there are 40 dowels. I have a feeling I'll end up with a much shorter stool than intended just because I doubt that all four legs will touch the ground at the same time ..
Oh well..It's a prototype learning experience anyway. It's 2x lumber so I don't have a lot invested in it. If it all goes together as planned I'm hoping to move on to better woods and take the time to shape the pieces better. As it is now it's plain straight pine boards for the most part with a lot of rough edges.
Here's the basic design that uses dominoes to hold things together, but I don't happen to have the cash to spend with the Festool tool company. Their joiner is ONLY $999 ..a 3/8" drill bit? About $1.98. I can afford the drill bit.
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I made the mistake of thinking holding it all together with dowels would be easy. HA!
I have both sides of this chair put together and now have to try to align 24 separate dowel pins tomorrow all at the same time. 12 on each side with some oddball angles, 2° offset on top, 3° on the bottom. I went with bent rear rails to prevent tipping over towards the back, but that offset angle ain't no walk in the park..
All together there are 40 dowels. I have a feeling I'll end up with a much shorter stool than intended just because I doubt that all four legs will touch the ground at the same time ..
Oh well..It's a prototype learning experience anyway. It's 2x lumber so I don't have a lot invested in it. If it all goes together as planned I'm hoping to move on to better woods and take the time to shape the pieces better. As it is now it's plain straight pine boards for the most part with a lot of rough edges.
Here's the basic design that uses dominoes to hold things together, but I don't happen to have the cash to spend with the Festool tool company. Their joiner is ONLY $999 ..a 3/8" drill bit? About $1.98. I can afford the drill bit.
[img] http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q490/atheola/3337-DIY-Bar-Stools-1.jpg
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Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
