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16th November 2014, 11:00 PM #121
jeez wheelin', I've been telling everyone I hand carved it.......
Being on a (forced) sabbatical from the shed, I'm visiting daughter number 1 and so I took the opportunity to put 'Ellen' with one of the tables.....
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...originally I was thinking of it as a TABLE with 2 chairs but the chairs are so 'imposing' that I'll need to start thinking of it as 2 CHAIRS with an occasional table?
Anyway, the chairs are comfortable, they'll look better with leather cushions ....and I have to finish them because the bits are filling the shed!
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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17th November 2014, 09:04 AM #122
Chair looks great with the table Alan.
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26th November 2014, 11:49 PM #123
Your chairs look great.
I like the detail of the carving.
Beading would add another interesting detail to them but they definitely don't need it.
They will be great conversation pieces with the story about your ancestors that you have for each one.
It would have to be Two Chairs and a table.Scally
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4th January 2015, 08:08 PM #124
The sabbatical is over, my finger is sewn back on and I'm back in the saddle! Given my recent router 'incident', I was quite dreading the router shaping of the side frames but all 10 remaining side frames are now finished. I used a jig, patterns and a spiral follower bit to create the shaped sides and radiussed joints......
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I can now get back on to assembling the dining chairs and then clear the deck for the related office and rocking chairs, Don and Mary
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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4th January 2015, 08:34 PM #125
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23rd January 2015, 05:35 PM #126
the family is growing
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Ellen is joined by husband Magnus, son David and Daughter-in-Law Martha-Ann (who was quite a handful apparently)a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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25th January 2015, 07:14 PM #127
I couldn't go to Jerilderie ....so I thought I'd go to extremes!
In spite of the heat, I had some time today and decided to really get stuck into the chairs. The result is 6 chairs finished, a first coat of finish (Wongo's Wonder Wipe!) on all .... and, because I did it outdoors, heat stroke.
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The next step is to fit the steam bent back slats to 5 and get the cushions made.
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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25th January 2015, 07:37 PM #128
Very nice Fletty.
I'll bet that finish was drying in record time today.Those were the droids I was looking for.
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25th January 2015, 08:44 PM #129
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25th January 2015, 08:47 PM #130
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26th January 2015, 07:38 PM #131
channelling Henry Ford.....?
Nah, had a bit of a backward step with my finger and not allowed to swim in the pond!
My shed is too small to work on the 6 chairs so moved up to the house to fit the back slats. Took a leaf out of ol' Henry's book and set up an assembly line .... ah the joy of space!
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I'm gluing the slats with hide glue because I'm still concerned about the slats breaking and needing to be replaced. Only time will tell. The slats are quite flexible and need to be located by a jig near the middle while the glue sets.
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Once the slats are all set, I'll apply a few more coats of Wongo's Wonder Wipe and they're finished.
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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26th January 2015, 08:56 PM #132SENIOR MEMBER
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I've enjoyed the WIP. Thanks for taking the time to compile it.
cheers
ajw
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26th January 2015, 10:25 PM #133
They is looking good
Not good about the finger at least he hasn't stopped shed play or should that be paver player.
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30th January 2015, 05:08 PM #134GOLD MEMBER
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a long tale with a twist
Once upon a time, a gentleman worker determined to make a set of red cedar chairs for his daughters.
They were delightful children and very excited about the new chairs.
They were to of an unusual design and following an ancient tradition of master craftsmen, he set about finding the right timber.
The first boards were too short, the next were too light in colour but after a period in the wilderness looking for just the right timber, he managed to find boards that were suitable and he set about planing and shaping them.
The first boards wouldn't hold the tricky curves and he had the darndest time getting the glue to set and the boards to match and the timber to bend. Then he ran out of timber and had to find more boards and then the weather got too hot and then too dry.
Time passed and it was a challenge and he found the project a handful
His children said 'Dad, it's OK we would be happy with ALDI or IKEA' as long as your deft hand is used in construction'.
But he was a determined man and kept on with the tricky task of steam bending and shaping many many parts.
Then one day, disaster struck and he was left with a damaged hand that made the construction even more difficult.
But he was determined and stuck to the plan and continued on with the work. His days became long and the nights even longer and he dreamt and slept chairs and cedar and glues and steam bending and sawdust and blood.
Until one bright day, on a sunny afternoon, the chairs were finished and they were magnificent.
His children said: "Dad. they are beautiful and will be treasured as they are made with the blood, sweat and tears of a loving man'
Moral of the story: 'Love conquers all'
A wonderful effort by a great man
All the best for this year
Greg
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30th January 2015, 06:02 PM #135
Gosh Greg, THANKYOU, I am truly humbled !
I certainly couldn't have done it without the support of the forum and Boutique Timber
I'll go and sit somewhere quiet now,
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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