Loving these videos and working my way through them. What a fantastic teacher imparting vast knowledge! I'm almost tempted to embark on a chair making journey myself...
Here I sit at nearly 1am watching the legging up process. I've done and or seen it a hundred times. Just can't get enough of Windsor chair building. For me the legging up is that moment that I feel like I'm going to successfully end up with another chair. Much like that first time you were able to ride a bike. Once you get the hang of it, it's smooth sailing and so satisfying. Thanks Mike.
You are just great! Simple as that. English isn't my first language nor I do woodworking, but this is perfectly understandable and nice to watch and learn.
Thank you for these videos. Your skill and experience both as a teacher and as a chair maker comes through very clearly. This is inspirational content.
Thanks mike! I’m now in process of building my first Sack Back chair, I’m using Curtis Buchanan’s prints and between you and Curtis I’m learning some very valuable techniques! I’m taking it slow and easy:)
Thanks so much for making these videos! I'm fairly new to furniture building and have been avoiding chairs so far. However, after watching these videos break down the process so well, I can't wait to give it a try. If someone could point to a source for a tapered reamer similar to the one in the video, I would really appreciate it. I'm having trouble finding one that also has the pilot tip Mr. Dunbar is using in this video.
Thank you Mike Dunbar for doing these videos! I rarely make public comments on social sites but the community of master chair builders, Knights, Lords, & Dukes and the fellowship built through the Institute over the years is simply too important to allow it to fade into history. Mike Borgeest…I agree with everything you said and have similar feelings about chair building. I can still remember being terrified at legging up. Back in 1990 when I took my first class with Mike (a C-Arm class) part of the legging up procedure was to stand back, look at the legs to see if they looked good. Mike, along with input from the 'Immortals', has evolved Windsor chair making to the point that, if followed correctly, each resultant chair will be within a very close (< 5%) tolerance to the original. Thanks again Mike for doing the videos and Greetings to my fellow chair makers!
Thank You again for making these Excellent instructions and videos! If you want to put a link on your computer stuff here or your website with a method to purchase these specific tools And the QUALITY of which that You Use, I will be glad to pay a more for them through that source to compensate you for your expertise and your proven knowledge!
Thank you for your kind comments, David. I hope you make a chair that your family will honor and pass on to your descendants. You are correct. The VanHovenometer is named for the student who suggested the idea. That was our practice. When someone had a suggestion that proved to make the process easier for others we honored the guy by naming his suggestion after him. I would then come up with a humorous name for the device or technique.
So it's been a long time since I last took a class and I have not seen that reamer that you are currently using, please tell me about it. I love that you are doing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Election Day Mike! 😉 You mentioned the dimension sheet several times during this week's class. You might consider posting a pdf for those people watching that never actually attended an in person class so they can have the dimensions also. Great class as always!!!
Mike, These videos are great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. But I must know! ...please tell us the backstory of the name: VanHoven-ometer? (maybe it could be a UA-cam short all it's own) My money is on a former student-or former mentor.
Using a bevel and sight lines is so easy and fast that using a jig would slow you down without improving your results. Plus you have to take the time to make the jigs.
Socket construction WILL NOT fail if you don't use conical tenons and conical holes but use cylindrical holes and tenons instead and wedge the cylindrical tenon. An example of a Dunbar-like tenon is a tap in a wine barrell. If you want to loosen it and remove it from the barrell, you just hit the side of it and it's loose.
Before I retired we sold them through our catalog. When we shut down we sent all our stock off to auction. However, they are not difficult to make. The full name was the Wright Vanhovenometer. It was a joke that memorializes the two guys that gave me the idea for the device.
@@thewindsorinstitute2047 Yeah, I think all it takes is a dowel with a straight tenon cutter and then a tapered tenon cutter. At least that's how I'm going to try to make one. I've got a set of your legs, etc. I guess if my attempt is successful, I'll need to eventually buy a lathe to make my own of those too. I wish I learned of your classes before you shut down.
positive reinforcement for my first attempt at one of these marvelous chairs
Loving these videos and working my way through them. What a fantastic teacher imparting vast knowledge! I'm almost tempted to embark on a chair making journey myself...
Always love your teaching Mike. My dimension has come up among the missing.
Thanks for sharing!!
Here I sit at nearly 1am watching the legging up process. I've done and or seen it a hundred times. Just can't get enough of Windsor chair building. For me the legging up is that moment that I feel like I'm going to successfully end up with another chair. Much like that first time you were able to ride a bike. Once you get the hang of it, it's smooth sailing and so satisfying. Thanks Mike.
Watched this with a smile on my face. Legging up, I'll never forget. A wise man told me, " better is the enemy of good"
You are just great! Simple as that. English isn't my first language nor I do woodworking, but this is perfectly understandable and nice to watch and learn.
I've been building chairs (mostly) based on your book for 15 years and love seeing your new methods through these videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for these videos. Your skill and experience both as a teacher and as a chair maker comes through very clearly. This is inspirational content.
Thanks for the kind words, Noel.
Thanks mike! I’m now in process of building my first Sack Back chair, I’m using Curtis Buchanan’s prints and between you and Curtis I’m learning some very valuable techniques! I’m taking it slow and easy:)
Thanks so much for making these videos! I'm fairly new to furniture building and have been avoiding chairs so far. However, after watching these videos break down the process so well, I can't wait to give it a try. If someone could point to a source for a tapered reamer similar to the one in the video, I would really appreciate it. I'm having trouble finding one that also has the pilot tip Mr. Dunbar is using in this video.
Thank you Mike Dunbar for doing these videos! I rarely make public comments on social sites but the community of master chair builders, Knights, Lords, & Dukes and the fellowship built through the Institute over the years is simply too important to allow it to fade into history. Mike Borgeest…I agree with everything you said and have similar feelings about chair building. I can still remember being terrified at legging up. Back in 1990 when I took my first class with Mike (a C-Arm class) part of the legging up procedure was to stand back, look at the legs to see if they looked good. Mike, along with input from the 'Immortals', has evolved Windsor chair making to the point that, if followed correctly, each resultant chair will be within a very close (< 5%) tolerance to the original. Thanks again Mike for doing the videos and Greetings to my fellow chair makers!
Great explanation. So helpful as i've made a couple chairs in the past and had all the problems that you knew how to correct.
Thank You again for making these Excellent instructions and videos! If you want to put a link on your computer stuff here or your website with a method to purchase these specific tools And the QUALITY of which that You Use, I will be glad to pay a more for them through that source to compensate you for your expertise and your proven knowledge!
Thank you for your kind comments, David. I hope you make a chair that your family will honor and pass on to your descendants. You are correct. The VanHovenometer is named for the student who suggested the idea. That was our practice. When someone had a suggestion that proved to make the process easier for others we honored the guy by naming his suggestion after him. I would then come up with a humorous name for the device or technique.
So it's been a long time since I last took a class and I have not seen that reamer that you are currently using, please tell me about it. I love that you are doing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Election Day Mike! 😉
You mentioned the dimension sheet several times during this week's class. You might consider posting a pdf for those people watching that never actually attended an in person class so they can have the dimensions also. Great class as always!!!
The dimension sheet is part of the template page download. You can obtain it from the website makeawindsor.com Thanks for watching.
I love you
Just me or is Dunbar always working an angle?.... Ha! Ha!
He is an absolute legend for a reason.
Mike, These videos are great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. But I must know! ...please tell us the backstory of the name: VanHoven-ometer? (maybe it could be a UA-cam short all it's own) My money is on a former student-or former mentor.
Your skill is immense. However, in order to get precision in drilling, would it not be good to make a jig to guide the drill?
Using a bevel and sight lines is so easy and fast that using a jig would slow you down without improving your results. Plus you have to take the time to make the jigs.
Socket construction WILL NOT fail if you don't use conical tenons and conical holes but use cylindrical holes and tenons instead and wedge the cylindrical tenon.
An example of a Dunbar-like tenon is a tap in a wine barrell. If you want to loosen it and remove it from the barrell, you just hit the side of it and it's loose.
When you measure the 12 1/4" on the legs, where are you measuring from? It looks like an arbitrary point on the legs. What did I miss?
Measure between the scribe lines. They are the layout lines for the joints. Inside of one leg to inside of opposite, at the height of the scribes.
Check 30:39 on the video. I explain measuring at the scribe lines.
Hello Mike, Where do you get your reaming tool with the stop on the end and what size should I get? Thanks, Randy
You can buy a reamer from Lee Valley. However,
it does not have a pilot.
That vanhoevenometer looks handy. I'm guessing no one sells one on amazon!
Before I retired we sold them through our catalog. When we shut down we sent all our stock off to auction. However, they are not difficult to make. The full name was the Wright Vanhovenometer. It was a joke that memorializes the two guys that gave me the idea for the device.
@@thewindsorinstitute2047 Yeah, I think all it takes is a dowel with a straight tenon cutter and then a tapered tenon cutter. At least that's how I'm going to try to make one. I've got a set of your legs, etc. I guess if my attempt is successful, I'll need to eventually buy a lathe to make my own of those too. I wish I learned of your classes before you shut down.
The question that just went through my mind is, How did he know what was going through my mind??