Dear Workshop Nerd, . This comment is post John Malecki,😉! Perhaps that is a certain dividing line, like B.C. and A.D. . B.J.M. and A.J.M. ? . ----- Anyway, THANK YOU for introducing me to a name to go with the iconic folding chair of my youth, Hans Wegner! . I didn’t know about him, but we had his folding chair out at our log cabin, Rose Cottage (Loudoun Heights, Va.), since approx. 1963, and even after taking it inside from our front porch for all the winters, nevertheless it has gotten very weathered, and also split right up at the front “handles” of the seat, where I’m sure countless people other than myself put their hands, in order to drag oneself out of this relaxing chair.
My "shop" is pushed to one side, Shopsmith to the rescue! A gas heating with all the piping is being installed. The end of wood heat only is happening after 20 years. You folks who make my fav vids will get me through. Great vid.
Tom, one of the differences between being a carpenter and a woodworker is the constant attention to wood grain. For the most part, carpentry cares about straightness, knots and size. However, when doing woodworking appearance, strength and availability of expensive materials dictate that wood grain stay top of mind. I do a lot of work with wild grain and rare woods. These are one shot deals. Especially on ‘show wood’ parts. It is rare that I can do final shaping of straight or curved pieces with a plane or jointer. Tear out and grain splits preclude their use. As a result, an array of sanding tools litter my shop. It is rare that I don’t use at least a couple of different hand and power sanding tools to finish the piece. It is interesting that the spokeshave worked so well. I’ve used mine on inside curves before… but never on a laminated piece. You did a nice job of detailing your approach. Keep pecking away on this chair and I’ll keep watching! PS: a project that I’m working on now involves turning parts from the core of a walnut tree that was struck by lightning. It is beautiful wood but the grain is hard as a rock, brittle and shatters if you touch it wrong. Since I only have enough to make the parts that I need… it is taking me forever to finish each turning…. But, the grain is absolutely beautiful.
Thanks Dave! Yeah to only time the spoke shave worked was when one of the laminations stood proud of the other. Once they were flush I had to switch to the abrasives. I wonder if abrasives or a series of rasps instead of turning chisels would work on your difficult turning pieces?
@@woodshopnerdery I am sanding a lot more of the spindles than normal. But, they have beads that need sharp V’s t their intersections. I don’t have the skill to form them with sandpaper. I made template parts and am using my SS Lathe duplicator with sharp carbide cutters… and slow fine passes.
My brother's wisdom on figuring time for a project was "make your best, most accurate estimate. Double it, and add two weeks." The extra two weeks are for when you suddenly realize you're missing a piece or tool or fastener and have to make time to get to the hardware store or home center.
Off cuts are the result of being very selective of the material you chose to put into your project. Dealing with scrap can be difficult but don’t let that burden your end result. I try to free my mind of the accumulation of scrap wood. I prefer working with boring straight grained wood. Your attention to reducing and collecting the dust is a good lesson you shared with us. A few minutes getting the dust collection right improves your project and saves a lot of clean up time.
P.S., . Wouldn’t it be nice, if I could watch your videos on my TV, while in my lap I kept my keyboard? To comment in real time watching, instead of having to pause the 📺, and find my📱, just to make my comments. . The only good takeaway from this predicament is that your video energized me enough to do just that! . THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENERGY!
Thanks Scott! I need to come up with a “poor man’s” oscillating mechanism that works in under table mode. I don’t believe that the official version has enough room to mount under table.
@@woodshopnerdery I’ve come this close👌to building a steam box. Using steamed oak you can damned near tie a knot with it. I had a commercial fishing boat and participated in more than one steam bending of white oak. Requires a jig and a heat source, water and really only some 6 mil or so visquine. Somthing to capture the steam. Doesn’t take too long - few minutes. We steam bent (bent a little mind you) some 5” wide x I forget how thick iron bark for a piece of cap rail. Here I steam bent two runners for a dog sled my dad got from a native while my dad and mom lived above the Arctic Circle, Nuiqsit, Alaska.
Tom this is as much a question as a suggestion. If you put blue tape on the pattern where the baring rides (1 or 2 layers) and do your routing. Yes this would have some tear out . Then it might be easier to clean up. Or maybe when you take the tape off it would a small amount that it would clean up without tear out. Just something that popped into my head.
Always enjoy watching someone show the actual challenges woodworkers face and not show only the perfect scenario. When you run into challenges like this, we can all relate, and when you learn, we all learn. So thanks! I'm curious if you had any regrets not patterns routing the parts prior to glue up, and do you think that might have saved you any work? If not, why did you choose the method you chose? Keep up the great work!
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Despite all the power tools at our disposal, there is something so satisfying when we hand plane those shavings off a board.
So true, Bill.
Dear Workshop Nerd,
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This comment is post John Malecki,😉! Perhaps that is a certain dividing line, like B.C. and A.D.
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B.J.M. and A.J.M. ?
.
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Anyway, THANK YOU for introducing me to a name to go with the iconic folding chair of my youth, Hans Wegner!
.
I didn’t know about him, but we had his folding chair out at our log cabin, Rose Cottage (Loudoun Heights, Va.), since approx. 1963, and even after taking it inside from our front porch for all the winters, nevertheless it has gotten very weathered, and also split right up at the front “handles” of the seat, where I’m sure countless people other than myself put their hands, in order to drag oneself out of this relaxing chair.
Great story. I hope to give one each to my daughters who I hope will have some stories of their own one day.
My "shop" is pushed to one side, Shopsmith to the rescue! A gas heating with all the piping is being installed. The end of wood heat only is happening after 20 years. You folks who make my fav vids will get me through. Great vid.
Thanks James. Congrats on the shop upgrades
Tom, one of the differences between being a carpenter and a woodworker is the constant attention to wood grain. For the most part, carpentry cares about straightness, knots and size. However, when doing woodworking appearance, strength and availability of expensive materials dictate that wood grain stay top of mind.
I do a lot of work with wild grain and rare woods. These are one shot deals. Especially on ‘show wood’ parts. It is rare that I can do final shaping of straight or curved pieces with a plane or jointer. Tear out and grain splits preclude their use.
As a result, an array of sanding tools litter my shop. It is rare that I don’t use at least a couple of different hand and power sanding tools to finish the piece.
It is interesting that the spokeshave worked so well. I’ve used mine on inside curves before… but never on a laminated piece.
You did a nice job of detailing your approach. Keep pecking away on this chair and I’ll keep watching!
PS: a project that I’m working on now involves turning parts from the core of a walnut tree that was struck by lightning. It is beautiful wood but the grain is hard as a rock, brittle and shatters if you touch it wrong. Since I only have enough to make the parts that I need… it is taking me forever to finish each turning…. But, the grain is absolutely beautiful.
Thanks Dave! Yeah to only time the spoke shave worked was when one of the laminations stood proud of the other. Once they were flush I had to switch to the abrasives.
I wonder if abrasives or a series of rasps instead of turning chisels would work on your difficult turning pieces?
@@woodshopnerdery I am sanding a lot more of the spindles than normal. But, they have beads that need sharp V’s t their intersections. I don’t have the skill to form them with sandpaper.
I made template parts and am using my SS Lathe duplicator with sharp carbide cutters… and slow fine passes.
My brother's wisdom on figuring time for a project was "make your best, most accurate estimate. Double it, and add two weeks." The extra two weeks are for when you suddenly realize you're missing a piece or tool or fastener and have to make time to get to the hardware store or home center.
So true, you’re brother is a wise man!
Off cuts are the result of being very selective of the material you chose to put into your project. Dealing with scrap can be difficult but don’t let that burden your end result. I try to free my mind of the accumulation of scrap wood. I prefer working with boring straight grained wood. Your attention to reducing and collecting the dust is a good lesson you shared with us. A few minutes getting the dust collection right improves your project and saves a lot of clean up time.
Great points all! Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Thanks. Looking forward to seeing the completed piece
You’re welcome Chris, thanks so much for dropping in a comment!
Thanks Tom, I really appreciate how you show your problem solving. Helps me a lot.
You're welcome Dennis. Glad you liked it.
Thank you.
You're welcome James. Thanks for watching.
P.S.,
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Wouldn’t it be nice, if I could watch your videos on my TV, while in my lap I kept my keyboard? To comment in real time watching, instead of having to pause the 📺, and find my📱, just to make my comments.
.
The only good takeaway from this predicament is that your video energized me enough to do just that!
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENERGY!
Great problem solving, Tom!
Thanks Scott! I need to come up with a “poor man’s” oscillating mechanism that works in under table mode. I don’t believe that the official version has enough room to mount under table.
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Lookin’ good - - -
That’s a hellofa build you’ve embarked on.🤜🤛
Thanks John!
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I’ve come this close👌to building a steam box. Using steamed oak you can damned near tie a knot with it.
I had a commercial fishing boat and participated in more than one steam bending of white oak.
Requires a jig and a heat source, water and really only some 6 mil or so visquine. Somthing to capture the steam. Doesn’t take too long - few minutes.
We steam bent (bent a little mind you) some 5” wide x I forget how thick iron bark for a piece of cap rail. Here I steam bent two runners for a dog sled my dad got from a native while my dad and mom lived above the Arctic Circle, Nuiqsit, Alaska.
Tom this is as much a question as a suggestion. If you put blue tape on the pattern where the baring rides (1 or 2 layers) and do your routing. Yes this would have some tear out . Then it might be easier to clean up. Or maybe when you take the tape off it would a small amount that it would clean up without tear out. Just something that popped into my head.
Good question Allen! I did look through my bearings to see if I had an oversized guide bearing. Same sort of idea as the tape. But I didn’t have one.
@@woodshopnerdery If you do something along this idea, I will be watching wide eye. Thanks very much.
Always enjoy watching someone show the actual challenges woodworkers face and not show only the perfect scenario. When you run into challenges like this, we can all relate, and when you learn, we all learn. So thanks!
I'm curious if you had any regrets not patterns routing the parts prior to glue up, and do you think that might have saved you any work? If not, why did you choose the method you chose?
Keep up the great work!
Thank you Jason!
Bravo Zulu
Thank you!
If it works, is it really a bad idea?
For sure!