Shaker-Style Bench Seat: Episode 5
Posted 3 September 2014
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This episode start with the gluing up of the legs and cross rail to the seat. Once this has dried and been cut flush with the top of the seat, Paul goes over the shaping of the spindles and introduces the chair devil. He then applies the shellac to the spindles to prepare them for the next section of this project.
Excellent!
Great video but it has a very abrupt ending! Is it an editing issue or a problem with the streaming version? “That leaves the end of my tenon free of shel…”, then cuts out with no outro.
George.
Mine cut out at the same spot……54.?I think
Frankj
The problem with the sudden ending is sorted now. Sorry about the confusion and thank you for your patience.
Really like this project. The sudden stop at the end was a bit unsettling but I get the idea..
Same abrupt ending for me. The last word must be shellac. Did I win a price 🙂
Great episode though. I am pretty sure that I will build this bench some day because the one I have now needs to be replaced.
Question: would you also consider using rasps to shape the spindles?
Thanks.
I am really enjoying this project. I have a question about the mortises. I am aware that your design is made around the average tools that most of us have though if that were not the case would you ream the mortises to a taper to except the spindle taper like a windsor chair ?
Is any one having problems with down loading ? i have had problems with the last 3 for some reason.
Great series though I really like this bench and plane on making a couple.
Steve
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Thanks,
Phil
Loving watching this project – I never knew you could make spindles without using a lathe. Just on the wedges, could you use that method to make tool handles for the likes of axes and hammers etc? Would it stand up to the forces? I have a couple hammers that have wobbly heads.
Is there a video on making the chair devils?
Hi Chuck
See 15th August 2014 or enter chair devils in search,
Harry
Thanks! For some reason I couldn’t find it with the search, but the date got me right there.