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23 September 2017 at 5:29 pm #321076
A few photos of my latest work in progress, An Arts and Crafts ‘prairie settle’. Basically a sofa in a wooden frame loosely based on an L&JG Stickley design (which in turn was loosely based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs).
A good tenon and mortise workout – there are about seventy of them!
At the moment everything is held together with a friction fit. I’m dreading the glue-up on this one (-:
Steve
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You must be logged in to view attached files.So many joints but you move on without hesitation there won’t be any problems I suppose as the wood is pine. If it were maple I would definitely seek for assistance as friction increases very much when you apply glue. At least it is my experience.
Oh! Excuse me for getting into your affairs. Why don’t you install wooden pads on the vise jaws?
23 September 2017 at 6:20 pm #321117Hi Misha,
Ha, it’s funny you mention the vise’s lack of wooden pads because I was thinking about that as I took the photos.
I want to use plywood but still haven’t found a source for it here in Bulgaria. Basically, as time has gone by I have just become used to being careful with the metal jaws. It would be far better though if I could find some ply and finish the job off.
Maybe your comment was the reminder I needed (-:
Steve
24 September 2017 at 1:45 am #321437I’ll bet cutting all those M&T’s was quite a workout. Must have been several days worth of effort. Can’t wait to see the end product.
24 September 2017 at 2:51 pm #321807Crikey! By now you must be an M&T expert.
They look really good and like Matt and I’m sure many others, I can’t wait to see the finished piece.Cracking job!……After seeing those photos I bet you’d be good at making ladders too…Hah!
26 September 2017 at 10:07 am #323124Thanks for the encouragement.
Yes, if I never finish it, at least I’ve got a ladder! (-:
1 October 2017 at 6:01 pm #326691Here’s the latest progress. This is a test fitting of the parts with no glue. There don’t seem to be any major problems or mis-alignments (fingers crossed).
I do have to be careful that it’ll fit through the workshop door though! It’s also becoming quite unwieldy for one person to manhandle.
I’m still dreading the glue-up! (-:
Steve
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You must be logged in to view attached files.3 October 2017 at 3:02 pm #327645Breakdown the glue-up into manageable bits. Have you considered using hide glue? The working time is considerably longer than PVA glue. Beautiful project. Thanks!
4 October 2017 at 9:10 am #328070Hi Harvey,
I’m definitely going to break down the glue-up into manageable stages. PVA is the ‘devil I know’, so I’ll probably stick with that this time (please excuse the pun). I should really get hold of some hide glue though, if only out of curiosity.
Photo is of the first corbel. I’m not sure I have the shape quite right yet though. The thin section needs to be a little thinner, IMO. Once I’m happy with the shape, I’ll copy it to the other three. There will also be two at the back but they will be a slightly different shape and size.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.1 November 2017 at 3:36 pm #347144Just a couple of photos showing the lacing of the nylon rope seat bases. It took a surprisingly long time to do just one, due to dealing with knots in the rope and not being able to find the ends (-: The second will probably go a little faster though.
I’ve had other (non-woodwork) projects on the go, which has slowed down the prairie settle project somewhat, but I’m getting tired of it taking up room in my workshop so am looking forward to finishing it now.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.24 November 2017 at 11:30 am #379424I haven’t had much time to work on this, but it’s coming along. Most of the woodwork is done now, apart from the top. The glue-up went with no mishaps.
That was the easy part. I need to find someone who can do upholstery next, or learn to do it myself.
Steve
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