October 15, 20169 yr The rear legs are now glued up today. These will sit over night before the clamps are removed. While these are setting up I'll be working on the front legs and head rest today. All the strength I have is exerted on these clamps. Then I'll wait 5 minutes and wrench them down more if there is room left.
October 15, 20169 yr can't find any adjectives strong enough to do that justice... Edited October 15, 20169 yr by Stick486
October 15, 20169 yr 54 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said: I second what Stick said I second what Kelly said! ...and no way am I looking directly into the seat bottom this week! John, the squeeze out appears to be ordinary white glue. Is it? If so why that choice opposed to Titebond II or III or equivalent?
October 15, 20169 yr Author 17 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: John, the squeeze out appears to be ordinary white glue. Is it? If so why that choice opposed to Titebond II or III or equivalent? It is indeed Tightbond III Dave, for two reason, first color, second as most of us know, it has a long open time. The amber color is always a good fall back just in case, sometimes a micro gap may happen, and the amber color in darker woods can hide that gap. The joints on this chair however won't need that fallback protection, they turned out flawless! Whew!
October 15, 20169 yr Author 16 minutes ago, HandyDan said: Nice work John. That is sweet! They are fun Dan! Thanks!
October 16, 20169 yr John I see you have the pads on clamps that came on them. I had a problem with those leaving what appeared to be an oil spot on the wood and started glueing leather pads on clamps. Do you have that problem?
October 16, 20169 yr 3 hours ago, John Morris said: It is indeed Tightbond III Dave, for two reason, first color, second as most of us know, it has a long open time. The amber color is always a good fall back just in case, sometimes a micro gap may happen, and the amber color in darker woods can hide that gap. The joints on this chair however won't need that fallback protection, they turned out flawless! Whew! Thanks John for the learning lesson. Must be the lighting or contrast to the walnut or just my eyes...it just appeared more of a bright white than TB3. I'll never ever be adept enough to do something like this, but I really appreciate following along on this project.
October 16, 20169 yr Author 17 hours ago, Gerald said: John I see you have the pads on clamps that came on them. I had a problem with those leaving what appeared to be an oil spot on the wood and started glueing leather pads on clamps. Do you have that problem? I do indeed have the same issues Gerald. But with all the sanding I do, I never worried about it. The spots are gone in minutes. That being said, I love the leather pad idea. The plastic pads tend to slip.
October 16, 20169 yr John I use hot glue to put the pads on. Leather comes from old boots. They do come off sometime only takes a minute to reglue and since I have so many clamps I set them aside till get a chance and do assembly line.
October 16, 20169 yr Author 51 minutes ago, Gerald said: John I use hot glue to put the pads on. Leather comes from old boots. They do come off sometime only takes a minute to reglue and since I have so many clamps I set them aside till get a chance and do assembly line. Thanks Gerald!
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