Ok, what would you do with this wood? - Page 2 - Woodworking Talk

Youngman · 01-14-2008, 09:29 PM

I still think it would have made a nice suit jacket stand.....

**Daren** · 01-14-2008, 10:44 PM

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I still think it would have made a nice suit jacket stand.....

It may well have...I am not 007, more like WD-40

. I can still throw my 2 XL flannel shirt over it

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Youngman · 01-14-2008, 10:50 PM

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It may well have...I am not 007, more like WD-40

. I can still throw my 2 XL flannel shirt over it

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If that is the case, were the heck is the cup holder and the chain for fastening done the remote......

ricric · 01-25-2008, 01:48 AM

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Then I got thinking...... I butterflied them together (just dry fit, not glued yet). It is rough saw/skip planed. I am going to fill the crack with epoxy.

Darren hi, Just saw your post. I'm pretty new to woodworking but was very impressed with the way you 'butterflied' the pieces together. How though do you cut the butterfly pieces and the 'slots' to insert them in so neatly. Is it craftsmanship or is there a simple way of getting them just right?

Many thanks, Richard

**Daren** · 01-25-2008, 06:07 AM

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. How though do you cut the butterfly pieces and the 'slots' to insert them in so neatly. Is there a simple way of getting them just right?

It's not terribly hard, just takes some time. I cut the butterflies on the bandsaw. Then trace them where they get cut into the piece. This one was easier because it was completely split, I could cut the slots with a scroll saw. Just go slow and clean them both up with a chisel until you get a good fit. Then number them and make an orientation mark so when you are ready to glue up you are not fiddling around trying to figure out what goes where and how.

stuart · 01-25-2008, 09:03 AM

Got interrupted 1/2 dozen times by guys wanting to buy lumber/have tools sharpened

Sound like you're in upswing business, Daren. Which is a good thing.

chippy · 01-25-2008, 09:33 AM

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Well, this is what I came up with. A 1/4 sawn oak frame. I guess it'll work.

I like the chair very much in the old Quaker style that sells well in the UK especially through Auctions.

The other things you could always do with those bits is to make CLOGS for the Dutch as they are short of useable timber.

stuart · 01-25-2008, 09:37 AM

The chair looks perfect for that teen sitting there or the petite girl.

It really looks nice. I say keep the thing.

chippy · 01-25-2008, 09:40 AM

Nice chair in the Quaker style that would sell well in the UK especially through the Auctions.

But I can still see these bits of timber being used for quality Clogs,I hear the Dutch are short of good timber.

stuart · 01-25-2008, 10:00 AM

I know those clogs are a big hit. My parents got each a pair from Sweden many years ago.
Today we have Airwalk and Crocs. Not the same thing, of course.

stuart · 01-25-2008, 03:27 PM

Handyman · 01-26-2008, 11:23 AM

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I said in another thread I some times get stumped, well I may be. I found these little pieces of funky (curly and with some spalting) oak in the shed and since I do some George Nakashima knockoffs, I was going to build this chair (or something similar, just kick it up a notch with funkier wood).

Daren

What tool do you use to cut the butterfly in the wood? and are they there to keep it from splitting any farther?

Gerry KIERNAN · 01-26-2008, 11:27 AM

Great looking chair Daren. Truly funky.

Gerry

**Daren** · 01-26-2008, 12:17 PM

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Daren

What tool do you use to cut the butterfly in the wood? and are they there to keep it from splitting any farther?

Saw (scroll saw, coping saw, back saw...whatever the situation calls for) and chisel. I cut mine all the way though and drive in the butterfly so it is sticking out both sides, the butterflies are thicker, and sand them down.

Yea they are to keep them together, the wood is dry and will not split anymore. And it is an aesthetic thing.

**Daren** · 01-26-2008, 12:18 PM

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Truly funky.

You've been around long enough to know "Funky" is my middle name

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**Leo G** · 01-26-2008, 03:51 PM

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Well, this is what I came up with. A 1/4 sawn oak frame. I guess it'll work.

Where are the arms Big guy? Looks good anyway. But I'd be leary of a big fella such as yourself dropping hard into the chair while hitting the back of the chair as hard. I guess the simple solution would be, don't sit like that.

**Daren** · 01-26-2008, 04:17 PM

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Where are the arms Big guy? Looks good anyway. But I'd be leary of a big fella such as yourself dropping hard into the chair while hitting the back of the chair as hard. I guess the simple solution would be, don't sit like that.

I really thought hard about arms Leo, but I was wanting a clean little frame to put the 2 piece of wood in, couldn't figure anything that looked right.

The joint I circled is 1/2 lap, pretty tight, but I still ran a 3" screw up from the bottom and glued it well. And another screw where the other red dash is. It's 1/4 sawn, so even though it is only 4/4 framing it's pretty stiff. But you are right, anyone over 200 lbs like myself should not flop on it like a recliner (for one thing it would hurt my butt

). I have sat in it and wiggled around, I believe it can handle some years of hard use...having said that, I will not set it it long...it doesn't have any arms

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Maybe I will just sell it, one site the bidding was really getting heavy

(I sure would not take a check from any of those guys though)

**Leo G** · 01-26-2008, 04:21 PM

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I really thought hard about arms Leo, but I was wanting a clean little frame to put the 2 piece of wood in, couldn't figure anything that looked right.

The joint I circled is 1/2 lap, pretty tight, but I still ran a 3" screw up from the bottom and glued it well. And another screw where the other red dash is. It's 1/4 sawn, so even though it is only 4/4 framing it's pretty stiff. But you are right, anyone over 200 lbs like myself should not flop on it like a recliner (for one thing it would hurt my butt

). I have sat in it and wiggled around, I believe it can handle some years of hard use...having said that, I will not set it it long...it doesn't have any arms

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Maybe I will just sell it, one site the bidding was really getting heavy

How about $21.50, you need to put arms on it though.

**Daren** · 01-26-2008, 04:39 PM

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I really thought hard about arms Leo, but I was wanting a clean little frame to put the 2 piece of wood in, couldn't figure anything that looked right.

I had thought about something like this. The arms tapered to match the back and seat frame. The riser to support the arm on the same angle as the support to the seat...but I think this is going to be a desk chair (I have a desk in mind) I have made a few writing desk sets, arms seem to get in the way at times and are not used much. The desk will be lower (with a drawer) and the arms will not let me get close enough/slide the chair under it completely when I am not using it.

I see you have upped your bid, aha, you must like it better than you let on if you are thinking about getting off that kinda serious coin

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**Leo G** · 01-26-2008, 04:51 PM

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I had thought about something like this. The arms tapered to match the back and seat frame. The riser to support the arm on the same angle as the support to the seat...but I think this is going to be a desk chair (I have a desk in mind) I have made a few writing desk sets, arms seem to get in the way at times and are not used much. The desk will be lower (with a drawer) and the arms will not let me get close enough/slide the chair under it completely when I am not using it.

I see you have upped your bid, aha, you must like it better than you let on if you are thinking about getting off that kinda serious coin

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Only if you put arms on it. Did you say a desk came with it too?