Thread: Zigzag chair project published by Woodcraft Magazine

I don't s'pose they'll include any of the destruct testing?

Good show! I'm surprised it took 'em so long to pick up on it though...

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I don't s'pose they'll include any of the destruct testing?

Actually, they do include the picture of the testing; Tom, Ivan_in_Oz, and Krunchy have their 15 minutes of fame

Rocker

Congrats Rocker

cheers
Wendy

Yes congrats, Rocker.

Greenie on the way, of course! Good show.

Well done Rocky.

Read the article, Rocker. A very good piece which should get the Americans very interested in what can be done with the Domino (altho' those of us on tight budgets will just have to use drills and chisels to make mortises and create loose tenons using a plane or a router, if we ever want to emulate your work!!)

Thanks for allowing us to get advance copies.

Cheers

Jeremy

Originally Posted by jmk89

Read the article, Rocker. A very good piece which should get the Americans very interested in what can be done with the Domino (altho' those of us on tight budgets will just have to use drills and chisels to make mortises and create loose tenons using a plane or a router, if we ever want to emulate your work!!)

Cheers

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I would not recommend anyone to attempt to build this chair by using a chisel, or even a drill, to cut the mortices. There are 40 mortices to be cut, and they need to be done accurately if the chair is to withstand the stresses that its structure imposes. If you don't own a Domino, you can rout accurate mortices with a suitable jig.

Rocker

Very nice chair, Rocker. I am a subscriber to that periodical so I will be reading that article with particular interest. I've looked at those Domino setups, but can't bring myself to justify the cost. Seems pretty high for what it is. Or am I missing something?

Cisco,

I have to admit that the Domino is a bit of a luxury, if you are just a hobbyist, and if you only make the occasional piece of furniture. With a good morticing jig, you can rout mortices pretty accurately, so a Domino is by no means essential. But it does enable you to get the job done very quickly and efficiently; so, if you want to undertake ambitious projects, and you want to maximize your output, you may well be able to justify it. If you are a professional furniture maker, it is a no-brainer - you must buy a Domino.

Rocker

I should have pointed out that, unless you subscribe to Woodcraft magazine, the only way that you can download one of their projects is to login with a code number that is printed in the current issue of the magazine. Thus members without access to the magazine will have to contact someone who does have access before they can download a project. I will ask Ciscokid, who is a subscriber, to post the access number for the issue in which my article appears.

Rocker

No problems, Rocker. I will keep my eyes skinned for the next issue and post the appropriate number when it arrives.

The least I can do for everything I've learned from this forum.

My Woodcraft Magazine article on the Domino version of my zigzag chair is now online on the Festool-USA website: http://www.festoolusa.com/Web_files/...WCM_zigzag.pdf . An article on the bridle-joint version of the chair, which can be made without a Festool Domino, is downloadable from my blog. See below.

Rocker