Good, I didn't kick the dog or do anything else dumb. Bottom line some days the magic works, some days it doesn't.
Both seats split when I set the legs. When setting the legs you should tap 'em in just until they sound "right". If you add a tap a split is likely. The first seat split in two places. I did not think I had done the extra tap but the results tell the truth. I was able to save the legs, they will live to be used on another day.
I was extra careful with the second stool, so careful when I turned it over the back leg fell out. Back to the tap-tap-tap drill. When I turned it over everything looked ok so I started wedging the legs. The wedges drove in true and everything looked good up to the last wedge just as I finished the seat split.
I'll probably keep the second stool, butterfly the crack and use it in my shop.
There isn't enough time to start over so I'll have to figure out something else to give this year.
ken
Sorry. That's a bummer but it's all part of the ride.
ReplyDeleteAndy,
DeleteSo true. The good part, the stools were quick and easy. It could have been a couple of chairs with a week or more of work in 'em.
ken
What kind/size were the growth rings on the seat? It sucks that both went south on you but it looks like you saved one. Maybe it was good thing they split on you and not when someone sat on one.
ReplyDeleteRalph,
DeleteThat could be part of the problem, the single leg was near the heartwood. Most likely, I just wasn't hearing the tenon seating. With a 12* tenon and Poplar it doesn't take much extra force to split the wood.
ken