Sellers Home Rocking Chair: Episode 3
Posted 24 February 2021
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In the grand scheme of design on paper, the realities hit in the zone of making and prove or disprove the theorised version you thought just might work! In this third episode, Paul found himself thanking himself for going the extra mile in creating not one but two prototypes to bring this final chair to pass. We know! Self-praise is no praise, but itโs not that. It meant that the changes should guarantee your success and nothing more. All of the techniques Paul uses in this part of making are his own uncopied versions. He developed them as he made them in the saddle whilst at a gallop and then a sprint. The end result is what you will have when you reach this point. We hope you love the sprint part!
BOOKMARKS:
PREPPING THE SEAT – 00:07
BACK RAIL CURVE LAYOUT – 02:52
CHOPPING BACK RAIL MORTISES – 23:04
Good Morning Paul and Team , This is another great, informative episode and the sequence from min 21 to 23 where you cycle from saw / chisel / plane /spokeshave / scraper to shape the curve is just magic !!
Each time I see a new episode I am more and more amused by the improvements in the quality of filming, directing and soundtracking. You guys are an outstanding Team. Sooner or later watching Paul’s episodes will be like being in a movie theatre !!! Of course with the best woodworker/actor I personally know. And as a cherry on top of the cake, I get to learn how to hand make a rocking chair, a project I am very eager to start doing myself.
Congratulations Team, I love you all.
Just curious about the amount of time it took between chopping the curve using the saw & chisel vs the bandsaw. Nice to see both methods demonstrated but was there a substantial difference in thine to accomplish?
Thanks Paul. The information you provided on how to clean the surface with the spoke shave was priceless. Recently, I had some pieces where I had cut a gentle curve. I was struggling with the spoke to avoid shudder and especially so on where the curve met the parallel face. You showed lots of useful tips that will definitely help me next time.
Mr Hall,
I think the band saw is faster but not a whole bunch. A good wide chisel can do a lot of roughing pretty quick, it comes down to skill with either, and with the hand tools , knowledge of grain direction is more important .
show video number 4 on the sellers home rocking chair, for some reason it want advance from step three
Interesting, I saw you using the rabbet plane in the intro to plane down the sides of a board . Was it just because it was handy at the time, or is there a deeper reason to it? ๐
Hi Daniel,
Paul says:
This is a converted Stanley 78 I use as a scrub plane. The blade is rounded like a scrub plane but this plane has the advantage of a narrow blade and a wide mouth.
Izzy
Daniel, see this:
https://paulsellers.com/2018/05/the-stanley-78-scrub-plane-what/
I liked the idea and did the same with some old plane from eBay with the fence missing.
Ah thank you, Roberto!
I apologize if Paul mentioned this and I missed it but just a word of caution. Make sure you’re marking and cutting the mortises of the top rail on the BOTTOM of the piece. I almost botched this by marking them on the top but caught myself before I started chopping.
Whew, that was close!
Hope this helps,
Roy