Managed to find a wee bit of time, to go and hide in the shop today.   Needed to cut a tenon on the end of the front post, so I could stash the side out of my way

And, yes I did use that big,old rip saw.   Keystone by Disston.  More on that later...stashed the completed side frame over with the other one..

1" tenon, designed to go throughthe arm rest, and be wedged in place......need to cut armrests...sometime...

As for the slats, since the bandsaw likes to make "waves", I needed a plane to remove the waves..

If you look close, there on the end?  There is a screw and a scrap of wood.   Two screws and another scrap are at the far end.    Needed a way to clamp the slat, without running the plane through the clamps.   The plane is a Stanley No.7c, jointer plane.   Slats are 26" long.   I also used this long plane on the edge grain..

When I can get the slat to stand up, that is.  Used a block plane to round the corners a bit.   Slats were set up to have 1" tenons on the ends.  I tend cut 1/4" or so off the sides of the tenons.   Slats are a might to thin for any other cuts...

Five slats done= 10 tenons made.  That coping saw did a bit of the crosscut work.   On some of the slats, my backsaw just would not start to cut.  Coping saw had no problems.   I'm keeping the thicker slats for the middle area of the back.  Thinner two are out on the sides, less stress that way.   That thing sticking up?   Well, as long as I was cutting tenons, might as well do the front seat rail.   Again, that 1" length.   backsaw was a bit....meh about this job.....sooo

Ah, remember about that rip saw?    5-1/2ppi.   Challenger by Disston/Keystone  Paid $6 for it, and then sharpened it up.   Seems to work, a candle rubbed on the teeth helps, too.  Made the bigger rip cuts, the backsaw was "shamed" into making the rest..

Disston No.4,  9ppi, filed rip.  Got the rail done, but had all these toys in my way..

Needed to clear the "deck".    Saws went back up into the overhead till.   needed to lay out the spacing (again) of the slats, since some may have gotten skinnier...laid the top and bottom rail on the bench, then spaced the slats out, and made a few marks...

Number the slats, too.  Then marked the mortise locations, as well.   mallet is already out.   need to set up a way to chop the mortises.  Without things hopping around on the bench.   I now have a few 3/16" dowels handy, to pin this thing together, when I can get to the shop, again..

 

I did find a box fan, and set it up on the dryer.  It can now blow cold air on me, as I work.     Stay tuned, might get something done, before too much longer?

Rolling along Mr. Steve, so are those gonna be straight back slats, any curve to em?

No  curve planned for them.....The Boss will likely add a cushion to it anyway.    The rails the slats fit into do have a curve to them.   Just trying to keep things simple.....first time building a rocking chair sort of thing...easy for things to get out of hand..

11 minutes ago, steven newman said:

easy for things to get out of hand..

You betcha! Great job Steve, and nice and fun too.

Fitted one rail to the five slats tonight....lots of chopping going on..

This is actually the top rail.   Will try to do the bottom one later, IF I can get a bit of shop time.   Usual cast of tools to do this little job

That big old c clamp in the background?  Seems it is bent, and works loose....may take it back to sears.   Plane is to "adjust" the tenons a bit..

Back is now in the clamps, glued up, and pinned..

Then a dowel pin into each joint..

Not waiting on the glue to dry.....

Let the glue cure awhile, then went back down and got back to work.

Out of the clamps, coping saw to trim the pins, then sanded flush.....kind of hard to plane them.   Set the assembly aside

Not too bad?   Cleared the deck, had a side frame to chop into....

Getting to be a challenge to clamp this thing to the bench.   That be the back support for the seat..   Cut a "flat" to get it to sit all the way down.   Slid the frame a bit, and chopped another mortise

Note the flats?   The longer mortise is for that back assembly.   At least for the bottom rail.  Top mortise might have been a challenge..

Looks like I have to move things around...again.  Got the top mortise chopped, and a flat formed.   Test fits?

Needs a bit of fine tuning....will do, for now.   Laid out for one more mortise, but...

It is way out here.   Front support for the seat goes about where that top rail meets the post.   Looks like I'll need to move things around, again. 

 

Will have to wait awhile, Gulley-Washer came through tonight....

We have a creek in the shop....

yep, right about where I have to stand.....quitting time.

I am loving watching you put this chair together Steve. You are such a craftsman. Excellent work. I wish I lived closer, I would love to spend a day in the shop with you.

On 5/31/2016 at 7:17 AM, John Moody said:

I am loving watching you put this chair together Steve. You are such a craftsman. Excellent work. I wish I lived closer, I would love to spend a day in the shop with you.

Yea.... Me to....