Chips N Dust Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 That is a good looking leg. Great job! FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Just now, Chips N Dust said: That is a good looking leg. Great job! Great legs for sure! Thanks Chips. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Chips N Dust said: That is a good looking leg. Great job! 8 hours ago, John Morris said: Great legs for sure! Thanks Chips. We're still talking about the rocking chair, right? LarryS, John Morris, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post schnewj Posted April 10, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 9 hours ago, John Morris said: I love sharing Gramps. I get an ego boost from you guys when I do. You know, they did have access to some beautiful figured maple Dave, actually more so than we do today, I have seen original chairs with gorgeous figure, here is a chair at the New Lebanon Museum in New York. This chair was built in the 1850's. Here is the link to the furniture gallery for the New Lebanon Museum: https://shakerml.org/blogs/furniture Can't wait to see this chair progress! That sure is some nice figure in the wood. Now, question. In the photo above the back legs have metal (brass or steel) feet. I don't know that I ever saw these on a Shaker style chair, was that common? Why only the back? ...education time! HARO50, Grandpadave52, John Morris and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 33 minutes ago, schnewj said: Can't wait to see this chair progress! That sure is some nice figure in the wood. Now, question. In the photo above the back legs have metal (brass or steel) feet. I don't know that I ever saw these on a Shaker style chair, was that common? Why only the back? ...education time! Those are tilt back chairs, they actually made the fittings so The back leg tips would stay flat on the surface. Pretty cool huh! And yes, very common on their tilt backs. Folks would sit on the chairs, and literally tilt back on them. FlGatorwood, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnewj Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 1 minute ago, John Morris said: Those are tilt back chairs, they actually made the fittings so The back leg tips would stay flat on the surface. Pretty cool huh! Neat! Thanks, John. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 2 hours ago, John Morris said: Those are tilt back chairs, they actually made the fittings so The back leg tips would stay flat on the surface. Pretty cool huh! And yes, very common on their tilt backs. Folks would sit on the chairs, and literally tilt back on them. Very interesting,never heard of that before, Mom an Grandma always said "Don't tilt your chair back like that"! Grandpadave52, John Morris, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Morris Posted April 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dadio said: Very interesting,never heard of that before, Mom an Grandma always said "Don't tilt your chair back like that"! A little more info. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaker_tilting_chair FlGatorwood, schnewj, Gene Howe and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Very interesting, John. Thanks. I guess the Shakers were responsible for a number of furniture innovations. More than we realize, it seems. FlGatorwood and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 17 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Very interesting, John. Thanks. I guess the Shakers were responsible for a number of furniture innovations. More than we realize, it seems. They must have liked to lean back in their chairs while puffing on their pipes. Herb FlGatorwood and John Morris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, Dadio said: They must have liked to lean back in their chairs while puffing on their pipes. Herb Exactly. John Moody and FlGatorwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Moody Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/8/2017 at 0:54 PM, John Morris said: Thanks for the kudos gents! This morning I have parts roughed out, and ready for planing and smoothing and turning. I book matched the rockers, arms and back slats. The chair rungs are in the middle below the back slats, the legs are laying on the sides. You really jump on it this morning. That is looking awesome!!!! FlGatorwood, steamshovel and John Morris 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Morris Posted April 14, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Today I have two back legs heading to the steamer. In just a few minutes they'll be ready to set inside. Dry fit the legs into the forms, just for a good visual before it's committed. In they go, for about an hour and a half. steamshovel, FlGatorwood, Cal and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Morris Posted April 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I'll take it! A successful bend. Gene Howe, p_toad, steamshovel and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 That's just pretty darned clever. Do you expect any spring back? FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Gene Howe said: That's just pretty darned clever. Do you expect any spring back? We'll see Gene, the Cherry rocker I did have a little bit on one post only, the other post held it's form pretty good. It's going to happen, from what I am learning through doing, studying and reading, it's not a science, every one will be different. But just because one part that is supposed to be the same as the next, isn't, does not mean it's trashed. It's very usable. I love making these chairs, my experience up until a few years ago consisted of precise machined projects, cabinetry, router shaping, if I couldn't turn a switch on to make it happen, I did not touch it. The chairs have taught me that it's ok to be imperfect, I am finding a ton of beauty in a non-perfect project. And a slightly out of shape post in a chair, makes it all that much more wonderful. When I pop the maple posts from this form, I'll report back with a more accurate summary of how much they sprang back if any. I'll remove them next Friday. Grandpadave52, FlGatorwood and LarryS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) John, did I notice one of the legs already has a wedge slot at the bottom/top? Couldn't agree more about small imperfections. Adds charm to be celebrated. At least, that's my story and, I'm sticking to it. Edited April 15, 2017 by Gene Howe John Morris and FlGatorwood 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: John, did I notice one of the legs already has a wedge slot at the bottom/top? Couldn't agree more about small imperfections. Adds charm to be celebrated. At least, that's my story and, I'm sticking to it. No wedges or slots yet Gene. It maybe blade burn that your seeing from when I cut the end off from the lathe. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Morris Posted April 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Front spindle/leg is turned and I am laying out mortise lines for the rungs. I use a handy pencil holder that is set at the the same height as the lathe center. I can mark parallel lines on a spindle. lew, p_toad, Chips N Dust and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 You're really "rockin' & a rollin' with this one John...I still can' wait to see this one finished knowing how cool the grain is... Keep posting away...I'm staying tuned. John Morris, FlGatorwood and LarryS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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