It may be a little high for Levi, if it is it is easy to cut down. I will include instructions on "how". If things do not get too crazy with work, critters, getting the motorhome ready for the Oregon trip and keeping Casa Chaos from falling down I could have the chair finished in a few days. Will not happen but I could.
Chair base, leveling the legs:
Looking good and pretty stout, surely heavy duty and Levi proof 🤣😜🤓
ReplyDeleteBob, sipping coffee while Rudy is looking out the window
Bob,
DeleteThanks, I figure he can use it up to about 8 or so. I'm not sure what a active 8 year old would weigh but whatever, 40-60 pounds of boy can wreck a steel ball :-).
Squirrels? Sounds like it may have cooled off? Enough clouds and rain here for our coolest day since May.
ken
Ken any suggestions on what to start with for a reamer and a tenon cutter. I looked at LV and few other sites and my initial response would be to buy it all but I would rather go with one of each to learn on.
ReplyDeleteRalph,
ReplyDeleteThe three tenon cutters you will use http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,180,42288,54835&p=54835 . The 5/8 will be the most used, The large reamer will also be the most used http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,180,42240,53317,54864&p=54864 but I would also get the small onehttp://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,180,42240,53317,54864&p=54864 .
I hope that helps,
ken
Looks really nice Ken. I've installed legs on rustic furniture twice by drawing sight lines, using a bevel gauge and cranking away with a brace and bit. Both times it turned out far better than I expected it to, requiring a reasonable amount of correction of leg length due to angles that weren't quite equal. You have to look really hard to see it. So far, the round tenons have stayed tight. I am sure it is better to use a reamer.
ReplyDeleteAndy,
DeleteThanks, One leg is more than a bit off, enough to easily see. I'll blame it on Sam or Maggie wanting a treat or some such :-). Because this is a kid's chair the more I look at it the more whimsical it becomes and the more I like. Sometimes happy mistakes are good if you open your mind and eyes.
I'm sure round tenons work as well as tapered ones but the tapered ones are, I expect, easier to fit. One of the first learning curve items was learning to "hear" the fit and not go Conan when setting the tenon. The price for not learning is quick and costly, there are a few split tops and seats in my firewood pile.
ken