Patron Version Video: Greenwood Chair Legs
Added 2024-05-11 11:00:05 +0000 UTCFriends:
Welcome back to our multi-part series in building a greenwood chair straight from the log! In this installment, Rob and I are tackling the front "posts." (Regular people call them legs.)
This means lots of draw-knife and shavehorse work. For the first time, we're making finished chair components. These are going straight into the final chair, so the pressure is on to do clean work.
In our next installment, we're going to build a kiln and dry the rungs. Rob and I are hard at work on that part right now.
Also, this is a "Patron Version Video" it's much longer and more detailed than the final release will be. You all are a specialist audience and we know you want all the tips for your future builds.
We hope you like it.
Happy Saturday!
--Rex
Comments
Great series, Rex!
Marco P. Lascari
2024-05-26 11:57:37 +0000 UTCMan, these are fun. You are really hitting your stride.
Sean McGown
2024-05-15 20:51:00 +0000 UTCI'll do that. Thanks, Rex!
Bob Kauten
2024-05-14 14:52:00 +0000 UTCYou're very welcome!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:08:15 +0000 UTCI think we're going with Shaker tape because it looks good, lasts a long time and is pretty easy.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:08:07 +0000 UTCThanks for watching! (From Portugal).
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:07:36 +0000 UTCThank you!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:07:13 +0000 UTCHopefully, we'll make rungs out of some of the waste. We can also make drawbore pins for (non-chair) projects out of the little scraps.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:07:07 +0000 UTCI'm impressed by what a natural Rob is. He's just a great teacher and natural on camera.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:06:20 +0000 UTCOld-time craftsmen would keep parts under water in a pond or tub until they were ready to work them. Compared to that, a little plastic wrap is easy!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:05:54 +0000 UTCIf you're interested, read "Craftsman of the Cumberlands". It's a great read and covers Chester's life as well as detailed information on chairs.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:04:55 +0000 UTCI do like that you'll undertake things that you might not be interested in to create content your audience might want or are interested in.
GFHWoodWerks (Gregory)
2024-05-14 12:02:36 +0000 UTCWe're really glad you're enjoying it!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:01:14 +0000 UTCI don't think I would do it if I weren't making the video series! But I am learning a lot.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:00:52 +0000 UTCChairs were quite expensive back in the day. So much so that even a prosperous house would just have one. Crazy to think about.
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 12:00:26 +0000 UTCSounds like a solid horse!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 11:59:44 +0000 UTCYou've very welcome!
Rex Krueger
2024-05-14 11:59:25 +0000 UTCThanks
Jennessa Lynam
2024-05-13 08:45:00 +0000 UTCGreat stuff looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. Are you going to cane the seats? Because that would be awesome..
Dave West
2024-05-13 00:58:57 +0000 UTCI know I am going to keep watching! Thanks from Portugal!
Gerald Eddy
2024-05-12 22:47:43 +0000 UTCWonderful series!
Thomas Hverring
2024-05-12 15:03:10 +0000 UTCReally enjoying this series so far. One of the reasons to start with the large pieces is you can use the ones you mess up for making smaller pieces. Thank you Rex and Rob for putting this series together. Have a great week both of you.
Matt Evans-Koch
2024-05-11 20:31:40 +0000 UTCI don´t think I´ll ever build something like this, but it´s a really cool series. Good on you for having a "guest teacher" on your channel. He is doing a very good job imho.
Helge
2024-05-11 18:05:33 +0000 UTCY'all answered my biggest question in the first 30 seconds. "How do you keep the wood from drying out?" Thanx.
Michael Bennett
2024-05-11 17:05:15 +0000 UTCThanks for the fun video! Who is "Chester"? Looks like my kind of woodworker. Found him. Chester Cornett.
Bob Kauten
2024-05-11 17:00:36 +0000 UTCEducational and entertaining. Thanks.
Robert Rutledge
2024-05-11 14:22:26 +0000 UTCAnother good video. I'm enjoying this series, even though I doubt I ever do this type of work.
GFHWoodWerks (Gregory)
2024-05-11 14:01:40 +0000 UTCWell, I’ve determined that making a set of eight chairs for a dinning room would take a quite awhile. For the common people I can see why there’s one at the head of the table and benches for the sides.
Richard C von Brecht
2024-05-11 13:37:48 +0000 UTCI use my shave horse mostly for working down bow staves, but I made mine out of a 2x10, a pair of 2x4s, and some 2x6 scraps but there's enough extra that I didn't need those technically. It's a dumbhead design so it's big and bulky up top and it's open on one side for quick maneuvering.
Sam Bender II
2024-05-11 12:37:35 +0000 UTCThanks Rob and Rex!
Marc Barash
2024-05-11 12:00:57 +0000 UTC
