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The structure is starting to take place. Maureen carefully positions the center back slat
having marked the center point of both cross braces and the slat, itself.
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Yes, we did jump ahead a bit in this
picture. We both became occupied in spacing out the vertical slats and the seat slats.
Notice that Maureen is using a pneumatic brad nailer at this point. Since
this is a prototype we decided to use brads and simply tack pieces in position so that we
can make minor changes. Once assembled, we will mark where we want screw holes,
disassemble everything, do final sanding, drill them at the drill press, and re-assemble.
Tacking with the brad nailer makes this step go quickly.
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The finished prototype of the
Jake's Chair.
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Several days have passed and we both
have had a chance to list what we like and dislike about the prototype (sitting at the
rear of pic.)
We wanted to downsize the width (6") and the arm height (2") and
some other minor changes.
Here we are going over those parts that can be made from the original
templates and what templates we will have to convert.
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Back to cutting and shaping. This time
Maureen is using mahogany deck boards (1" X 4"). The day before, I had edge
jointed and glued up some of these boards for the parts that require wider stock..
I used a reverse glue router bit (inset) for edging the boards. This gave the
mating of boards excellent match-up and a lot of gluing surface. I used 2-part epoxy for
the joining.
(The use of the reverse glue bit is added to the menu
under routing. Click here if you want to go there now. Use your browser "Back"
button to return here.)
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An advantage of having made a prototype
is that we can make templates or jigs to aid such things as positioning the front leg to
the seat support.
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She attaches the arm runner to the
front leg using a square to position the pieces.
It is amazing how fast this chair is going together.
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One of the changes we made was to add a
cross brace near the bottom of the leg extensions. Maureen makes the cuts for the cross
piece.
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With the new cross brace installed she
attaches the middle cross brace.
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