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Thanks! I see what you mean about staggering the ends. In any case I ended up just buying a new, single board to make it easier.
Thanks Joost. I ended up getting a kit at my local hardware store (I was surprised they had one.. it’s a small store in a small town), and it worked out ok. It’s not the greatest socket ever, but I can replace that later if needed.
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Thanks Joost, this is good advice. I’ll look for these fittings you mentioned.
Oops, Paul does mention that he’s using 4-inch foam at the beginning of the upholstery episode of the rocking chair series.
Yeah, I think I’ll go with 5 or maybe even 6, and maybe add the layer of closed-cell foam like Larry suggested. I could always cut an inch or two off the top of the foam if it was too thick.
Thanks Larry. Looks like the foam he uses in the link you shared is two inches thick, and the foam he uses in the rocking chair video is at least double that, so I might go with 4”.
I may have missed it, but what thickness of upholstery foam should I use for the rocking chair? In the video it looks like 4 or 5 inches.
Thanks a ton Larry. This is very helpful!
I’m surprised Tandy still exists.
I took a leather craft class in 7th or 8th grade. It was mandatory, and this was around 1992-1993. Super small town in Montana, so if the shop teacher could also teach leather craft, then that’s what was offered. Anyway, I got some of my own tools from Tandy back then. I bet they are around my mom’s place somewhere.I’m in Portland, Oregon. I’m making the rocking chair.
I’m also not sure of what weight to get. I assume a rather thin leather such as 3-4oz?
Oh, thanks for the tip Barry. I hadn’t heard that. I’m about to try bending some wood for a pipe today so I’ll give that a try.
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Ha! Yeah, I did bend it but 90% of the curve came out. First time I had tried bending wood and it didn’t go so well. The back is solid Doug fir, not plywood.. but maybe plywood would have been easier to bend.
Turns out the dowel question is the least of my worries :).
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I should note that I get the impression that most of the projects in this book are beginner projects. This chair is quite small and should really be called a “child’s desk chair”. Or maybe I’m just tall…
I’ve been cutting the angled tenons for the side rails today, which are a bit tricky since they’re only about 1/8″ of an inch thick and go almost an inch deep. And I’m making this out of a couple Douglas fir 2x4s I had lying around, which is pretty junky wood (some growth rings are 3/8″ thick and tear out easily). Anyway, it’s not exactly a big oak chair, so maybe stronger joints would be a good idea. This is really just a learning project/challenge (see if I can make something without watching every step Paul makes), so I’m not too concerned if it isn’t perfect.
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