tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post7802986455829981341..comments2023-10-30T05:30:14.873-07:00Comments on I'm a OK guy: Marking The LegsI'm a OK guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-38254144636936151912019-05-26T02:34:43.490-07:002019-05-26T02:34:43.490-07:00Ralph,
I expect a tapered tenon could be a slight...Ralph,<br /><br />I expect a tapered tenon could be a slightly stronger joint but I also expect it doesn't make a hill of beans difference. <br /><br />BTW, I haven't posted it yet but this last chair will not be finished and is headed for the burn pile. The left front leg's angles are off enough to ruin it visually. I'm still learning and I'm not sure what went wrong. Before glue up I dry fitted the legs and lived with the chair for several days. Whatever, between the dry fit and knocking the legs home with glue and then wedging 'em my angles changed. That's life and my burn pile grows.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-23034525792590592812019-05-25T17:50:53.850-07:002019-05-25T17:50:53.850-07:00I am planing on making a few stools first. Most of...I am planing on making a few stools first. Most of what I have seen has been round tenons. Chairs I have seen tapered tenons. I have the round tenon making tools and a travisher on the way. I was wondering if I should pony up for a reamer too. And it looks like something to make tapered tenons.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-83075782392405461522019-05-22T10:37:30.069-07:002019-05-22T10:37:30.069-07:00Ralph,
Legs are almost always tapered. Spindles I...Ralph,<br /><br />Legs are almost always tapered. Spindles I've done both ways.<br /><br />Depends. If using a through mortice I will usually taper with a reamer. A stopped mortise will usually be round.<br /><br />Come on in, the water is fine :-) and best I can tell; the only way to figure it out is to build a few chairs or better start with a couple of small tables to help figure out how to get the angles right and not split the top when driving the legs home. Making a chair seat is pretty labor intensive to make learning mistakes on.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-12925761532163157612019-05-21T15:19:01.942-07:002019-05-21T15:19:01.942-07:00Question - I am assuming you are using round tenon...Question - I am assuming you are using round tenons. Does that mean you need to use a tapered reamer? Or is it used only for tapered tenons?Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com