Using SketchUp to work out all the Domino offsets and joint locations meant my first real use of the new machine was trouble free and gave me time for a dry fit and a couple of photos.
Chair 2.0 Build Photos
All the design work yesterday paid off as the making of the side rails went smoothly and the compound angle cutting jigs worked a treat which meant I had time to cut all the mortices.
Using SketchUp to work out all the Domino offsets and joint locations meant my first real use of the new machine was trouble free and gave me time for a dry fit and a couple of photos.
Using SketchUp to work out all the Domino offsets and joint locations meant my first real use of the new machine was trouble free and gave me time for a dry fit and a couple of photos.
Chair 2.0 Update
Spent time resolving the joinery for Chair 2.0 in SketchUp today.
One of the advantages of the Domino is less marking out for joinery if you can use the built in stops and board thickness slide to locate the mortices. By juggling with the presets and manually adjusted jointing heights you can set rails in from the outer faces of the legs.
Legs are square on rather than in the same plane as the side rails so the compound angle cuts are all in the side rails. Mortices shouldn't be much trouble with the Domino but cutting to length will need both the saw blade tilted and the rail ends cut at an angle. I've resolved the angles and designed jigs and hope to get the side rails cut to length tomorrow.
Seat material hasn't arrived yet so I'm leaving room to adjust the rails to have the outer face of the legs flush with the seat edges. Once I know the diameter of the cord I'll be able to cut the mortices and do a dry fit.
One of the advantages of the Domino is less marking out for joinery if you can use the built in stops and board thickness slide to locate the mortices. By juggling with the presets and manually adjusted jointing heights you can set rails in from the outer faces of the legs.
Legs are square on rather than in the same plane as the side rails so the compound angle cuts are all in the side rails. Mortices shouldn't be much trouble with the Domino but cutting to length will need both the saw blade tilted and the rail ends cut at an angle. I've resolved the angles and designed jigs and hope to get the side rails cut to length tomorrow.
Seat material hasn't arrived yet so I'm leaving room to adjust the rails to have the outer face of the legs flush with the seat edges. Once I know the diameter of the cord I'll be able to cut the mortices and do a dry fit.
A New Start & Chair 2.0
Trying to fit in as much as possible into the year at Rowden and dealing with all the other things going on meant that blogging never became the regular thing that I had hoped it would last year.
I completed the course at the end of November 2010 having extended my stay a month to complete my final project; the Genkan Table and finished with three personal pieces in addition to the student projects, workbench and jewelry box required to be completed during the course.
Having taken a couple of months off to sort out a few things that have been put to one side during the last few months of the course I have now moved to a new workshop and made a start on another chair. This one will be in white oak with a woven seat and use Domino joinery in contrast to the Parnham Joints used in Chair 1.0 which I'm hoping will be a lot quicker.
Rear legs, front legs, and front and back rails are cut and shaped with the side rails due to be made this week. I'm fitting a number of new techniques and materials into this one and hoping to have it ready for a dry fit by the end of the week for a quick photo.
I completed the course at the end of November 2010 having extended my stay a month to complete my final project; the Genkan Table and finished with three personal pieces in addition to the student projects, workbench and jewelry box required to be completed during the course.
Having taken a couple of months off to sort out a few things that have been put to one side during the last few months of the course I have now moved to a new workshop and made a start on another chair. This one will be in white oak with a woven seat and use Domino joinery in contrast to the Parnham Joints used in Chair 1.0 which I'm hoping will be a lot quicker.
Rear legs, front legs, and front and back rails are cut and shaped with the side rails due to be made this week. I'm fitting a number of new techniques and materials into this one and hoping to have it ready for a dry fit by the end of the week for a quick photo.