Thank you! Your video showing how to shorten legs on a chair is terrific. I bought the Japanese saw and scoring tools and followed your directions. My chair has curved legs in the back and without your help, I would have never been able to mark the legs and get all the legs to stand flush to the floor. I first practiced on a scrap piece of wood. I needed to shorten the legs 2.5 inches. I scored all 4 legs first, then one leg I scored at 1" and did a test cut. The test cut gave me the feel of how the saw works on the leg. The saw works great and your tip of guiding the saw with a knuckle really helped.
A very sincere thank-you! Your instructions were perfect! I am an older lady and wasn't sure I could take this project on. Thanks to your clear explanations, I shortened the legs on a table perfectly! Blessings to you for sharing your expertise!😇
Wow! After lots of other videos mentioning it or roughly showing how to do it this is the first to cover everything. And what fabulous tips along the way which I can apply to other things. First time I ever heard of using the wood itself to support the cut. Keep them coming please.
Hey, thanks for taking the time to make your video. I was looking for a way to level out a quick pair of sawhorses. I put them on a bench I keep level, shimmed the legs till the top of the horse was level, and then used your scribing method to mark and cut the legs. They are perfect now. 👍
A think I much prefer a jig with chair upright and just bring the saw across the top of the jig for almost exact uniform leg height. Use the cut legs to replace the height of the cut legs plus a very thin shim to simulate the cutout thickness while you work around to each leg. Add a chamfer to the cut edges.
I had to do this to a set of 5 Bar height chairs that needed to be shortened, getting that level table IS the key and from there it’s just cut and clean up the ends, (I love the Japanese saws, wish I had them when I was younger). Thank you for the video sir.
We thank you so much for your detailed and accurate instructions ....... please when you'll have the time help us with" If you have a love seat sofa with wooden legs as this chair and you want to ADD length "
I bought a jigsaw to jack the legs off an easy chair. The plan is to change the legs to make it coordinate with an ottoman. Im worried about the fabric for one, around the legs. Any tips? Thank you. Love to learn and you give lots of info.
I'm not sure what you're asking. I offer project advice over Zoom video meetings. If you're interested, here's where you can buy an Advice Session woodenitbenice.ca/collections/all
I usually just take a small scrap of wood, size of a matchbox, tape the pencil to it and draw the line pressing it into the table, the height from the surface is still fixed, but way more freedom of movement
Hello Scott, I have these chairs in counter height and a matching table. I would like to cut them to standard height. The back legs flair outward quite a bit. Will stability be lost if I cut them down that much? Thank you.
I don't think shortening the chair legs will reduce the stability. There are many chair designs that have straight legs at the back. I hope that helps.
Hi Scott! In regards to painting have you ever used a single stage paint ? Have you ever used an electric or battery powered sprayer? I’ll be using a single stage paint for my car as my first DIY to see how it’ll come out and would love to avoid orange peel as much as possible I know it won’t be perfect and I’m fine with that.
Yes, I've used a single stage sprayer and it gave an orange peel texture I couldn't avoid. I now use a 3-stage turbine with good success. I'm not an expert, but what I observe is that single-stage sprayers are typically used for exterior painting, not fine finishes. I hope that helps.
I need to shorten the legs on an adjustable shower chair because even with the several height adjustment options, it's still too tall at the lowest adjusted height. Any advice please? Thank you.
As a very amateur DIY-er, this video is phenomenal at explaining every step of the process. I thank you and your team!
Glad you enjoyed it! Scott
Thank you! Your video showing how to shorten legs on a chair is terrific. I bought the Japanese saw and scoring tools and followed your directions. My chair has curved legs in the back and without your help, I would have never been able to mark the legs and get all the legs to stand flush to the floor. I first practiced on a scrap piece of wood. I needed to shorten the legs 2.5 inches. I scored all 4 legs first, then one leg I scored at 1" and did a test cut. The test cut gave me the feel of how the saw works on the leg. The saw works great and your tip of guiding the saw with a knuckle really helped.
That’s awesome! Congratulations on your success. Thank you for sharing that!
Nice video and surprisingly relaxing to watch due to the calm presenters voice. A bit like the Bob Ross of woodwork
Wow, thanks!
A very sincere thank-you! Your instructions were perfect! I am an older lady and wasn't sure I could take this project on. Thanks to your clear explanations, I shortened the legs on a table perfectly! Blessings to you for sharing your expertise!😇
Thanks a lot for your attention to show all the details of how to do work properly.
Glad it was helpful! Scott
Wow! After lots of other videos mentioning it or roughly showing how to do it this is the first to cover everything. And what fabulous tips along the way which I can apply to other things. First time I ever heard of using the wood itself to support the cut. Keep them coming please.
Glad you found it helpful. Please share it with others so more people can learn about this. Thanks. Scott
Scott: I love Japanese saws. They are so refined to do the job. Or maybe it’s the hand that pushes the saw. Super job. Carol from California
Glad you enjoyed seeing that Carol!
Hey, thanks for taking the time to make your video. I was looking for a way to level out a quick pair of sawhorses. I put them on a bench I keep level, shimmed the legs till the top of the horse was level, and then used your scribing method to mark and cut the legs. They are perfect now. 👍
Thanks for the detailed instructions. I have four chairs I've been procrastinating getting the legs shortened, so I just may give it a try now!
A think I much prefer a jig with chair upright and just bring the saw across the top of the jig for almost exact uniform leg height. Use the cut legs to replace the height of the cut legs plus a very thin shim to simulate the cutout thickness while you work around to each leg. Add a chamfer to the cut edges.
I had to do this to a set of 5 Bar height chairs that needed to be shortened, getting that level table IS the key and from there it’s just cut and clean up the ends, (I love the Japanese saws, wish I had them when I was younger). Thank you for the video sir.
You're welcome! Yes, I'm enjoying using Japanese saws - definitely worth trying. Scott
Thanks for this. I used it to lower my ottoman legs and it turned out absolutely perfect.
Great job!
We thank you so much for your detailed and accurate instructions ....... please when you'll have the time help us with" If you have a love seat sofa with wooden legs as this chair and you want to ADD length "
Очень толковое и подробное видео по укорочению ножек стула. Задачка очень непростая, когда делаешь в первый раз. Спасибо Автору!
You’re welcome
Prevent the saw from binging in the kerf, by keeping the kerf, the hand, and shoulder in alignment.
Quality video and excellent instructions. Thanks!
Excellent instruction. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I almost hope to come across a chair that needs cutting to try this all out.
Glad you liked it Kyle! Cheers. Scott
Very helpful video, specially if you're thinking about learn the art of Wood........thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I bought a jigsaw to jack the legs off an easy chair. The plan is to change the legs to make it coordinate with an ottoman. Im worried about the fabric for one, around the legs. Any tips? Thank you. Love to learn and you give lots of info.
I'm not sure what you're asking. I offer project advice over Zoom video meetings. If you're interested, here's where you can buy an Advice Session woodenitbenice.ca/collections/all
Thank You ! Good Video 👍🏽
Super helpful
I usually just take a small scrap of wood, size of a matchbox, tape the pencil to it and draw the line pressing it into the table, the height from the surface is still fixed, but way more freedom of movement
That's a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
This gives me an idea of actually using a matchbox to mark the legs. (I don’t have spare pieces of wood). Thank you for the tip
Thank you. Very helpful.
You're welcome!
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Scott what would you typically charge if a customer brings in a chair for shortening from bar stool height to dining chair height ?
Does this work on a real leg? Asking for myself please
Hello Scott, I have these chairs in counter height and a matching table. I would like to cut them to standard height. The back legs flair outward quite a bit. Will stability be lost if I cut them down that much? Thank you.
I don't think shortening the chair legs will reduce the stability. There are many chair designs that have straight legs at the back. I hope that helps.
THAT CHAIR HAD A FAMILY
😭😭😭
...and the family is now taller
Hi Scott! In regards to painting have you ever used a single stage paint ?
Have you ever used an electric or battery powered sprayer?
I’ll be using a single stage paint for my car as my first DIY to see how it’ll come out and would love to avoid orange peel as much as possible I know it won’t be perfect and I’m fine with that.
Yes, I've used a single stage sprayer and it gave an orange peel texture I couldn't avoid. I now use a 3-stage turbine with good success. I'm not an expert, but what I observe is that single-stage sprayers are typically used for exterior painting, not fine finishes. I hope that helps.
I need to shorten the legs on an adjustable shower chair because even with the several height adjustment options, it's still too tall at the lowest adjusted height.
Any advice please? Thank you.
Does this video not give you the information you need to tackle that project? Scott
👍👍👍
Thanks Pete!
Lol didn't realize there were that many saws
LOL, yes, and there are even more if you go down that rabbit hole
Your voice is really basey. You should make a stand-up base and then sing like a riverboat captain about carpentry.