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  1. 14th September 2010, 03:22 PM #1
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    Default Kreg jig for chair making

    I will be making a couple of chairs for the grandkids who are seven and nine. The chairs are to go with a desk/table and will have to last a few years. Will the Kreg system provide the required strength for these chairs. I am trying not to go down the path of having to use mortise and tennon joinery for this project.
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  3. 14th September 2010, 03:27 PM #2
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    The short answer... No

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  4. 14th September 2010, 03:32 PM #3
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    Visit Festool. They once had a jig, designed locally, for a bandsaw that worked with compound curves and other things. I remember being impressed with it tho not ever used it.
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  5. 14th September 2010, 03:35 PM #4
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    Thanks for the quick replies.Lignum, you confirmed my suspicion which is why I made the post. Back to my original plan.
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  6. 14th September 2010, 04:56 PM #5
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    The long answer is nooooooo.
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  7. 14th September 2010, 09:10 PM #6
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    So the long and short of it is ..................No. I thought that you had dropped off the edge Scott. Any recent projects?
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    No, I am still making a lot of stuff. I don't post them.

    I am making 8 chairs from solid Rosewood. I am using the Maloof joint to hold the seat and the legs together.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    No, I am still making a lot of stuff. I don't post them.

    I am making 8 chairs from solid Rosewood. I am using the Maloof joint to hold the seat and the legs together.
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    Thanks Lignum. You are very kind.

    How did you make these back slats? Are they laminated? I am laminating mine. 4 slats per chair, 32 slats all together.

    Chairs are such a bugger to make. They are hard to make but you can't charge too much. (like <$1,000 )

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    Solid timber using the bandsaw jig. Took 20 minutes to make the jig, then 50 - 60 seconds to make perfect copies of each splat.

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    Thanks. They look very well done.

    My workshop is in full production mode at the moment. Here are some pics.
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    Great pics Do us a favor (or i will ) re post this in the chair thread. Great work, cant wait to see it progress.

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  14. 15th September 2010, 10:21 AM #13
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    Thanks Scott.
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