1st off :
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!!
My goal for Thanksgiving was to get the chair completely glued together so that I could take it down to Fla. with me so my family could all rock in it without clamps.
I had to get the crest rail glued in 1st:
Then I had to shape the rocker-to-chair transitions before gluing the rockers on:
Then I had to make new dowels and glue the rockers in (this occurred last night between PM and AM -burning the midnight oil! :wwink
And this morning, the chair is completely glued together and I'm happy to say it actually works-the rock is smooth, I didn't break anything while building it, and it might actually look alright once I finish it. I'm just happy it's finally together-these glue-ups have been mighty stressful.
Now I'll pack it up and take 'er down to Fla. When I get back I'll finish shaping the transitions I didn't get to, finish sand, and rub on some Deft oil.
Thanks all and have a safe holiday.
:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:clamps-clamps-why do I never have enough clamps
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!!
My goal for Thanksgiving was to get the chair completely glued together so that I could take it down to Fla. with me so my family could all rock in it without clamps.
I had to get the crest rail glued in 1st:
Then I had to shape the rocker-to-chair transitions before gluing the rockers on:
Then I had to make new dowels and glue the rockers in (this occurred last night between PM and AM -burning the midnight oil! :wwink
And this morning, the chair is completely glued together and I'm happy to say it actually works-the rock is smooth, I didn't break anything while building it, and it might actually look alright once I finish it. I'm just happy it's finally together-these glue-ups have been mighty stressful.
Now I'll pack it up and take 'er down to Fla. When I get back I'll finish shaping the transitions I didn't get to, finish sand, and rub on some Deft oil.
Thanks all and have a safe holiday.
:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:clamps-clamps-why do I never have enough clamps