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  0 Thread: Roubo Design Questions
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I have a traditional Roubo top glued up from three, 8" wide, air dried 12/4 ash beams. I've no idea what the moisture content was when I built it a few years ago or what it is now but I've had minimal...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 7 4,437 06-23-2015, 05:05 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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DONE! [br][br]So about all I had to do after the last post was trim the legs to final length, glue and finish it and none of that was really interesting enough to document. So instead I present the fi...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-17-2015, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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Bob, [br][br]Thanks! Yeah I'm thinking a full dining set. Probably stash the prototype chair in the bedroom and then do a set of four staked chairs with a few design refinements and fill out the dinin...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-16-2015, 10:49 AM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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Thanks for all the kind replies everyone, the encouragement definitely helps with my motivation! /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif [br][br]Despite a full weekend on boyfr...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-14-2015, 10:44 AM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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[blockquote]cputnam said:[hr][br][br]Uncharted territory: Sounds like the lead in to a Star Trek episode. You're looking good dude! Keep up the build along please, I'm really enjoying it. [br][br][...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-11-2015, 11:46 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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[blockquote]eg54string said:[hr][br][br]Thanks for the post and the pictures. It is good inspiration. [br]I like the octagons, esp.[br]Will the spindles have wedges in the tenon ends on the seat unde...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-11-2015, 11:41 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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With the basic stool part built it's time to move on to the back! Uncharted territory for me, prior to this the only proper chairs I've made have been Roorkees. I've also purposely avoided reading up ...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-11-2015, 12:44 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
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Lots of progress to document since my last update! [br][br]After reaming out the mortises in the seat next step is to add the tapered tenons to the legs. Since at 1 1/2" these legs are far to large to...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-11-2015, 12:06 PM
  0 Thread: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)
Post: Building the Chris Schwarz staked chair (pics!)

As I mentioned last week in my post about my staked stool I'm now working on a Schwarz style staked chair / backstool, using information gleaned from his blog posts on the subject: [br][br]http://blog...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 5 20,070 04-08-2015, 09:41 PM
  0 Thread: Saw Tills - Please post pics of yours
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/ssl_proxy.php?url=http://www.acerbic.org/images/WWing/sawtill/IMG_1950.JPG[br][br]One of my first real pieces of shop furniture, except for the drawer, I finally added that earlier this year. I'm gen...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 17 17,162 08-29-2011, 03:20 PM
  0 Thread: A long time ago, in a basement far, far away
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Loving this thread, already one of my favorite bench build-a-long's please keep us posted!
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 89 41,944 11-06-2009, 11:27 AM
  0 Thread: FRAUD/SCAM ALERT!! Mike Morgan @ PaLumber.com
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Thanks for cross posting that over here. I sympathize with the guy, my sister and BIL run a small tree service business back home in Alaska, with snow plowing/firewood sales as a winter gig. They've h...
Funky Space Cowboy Tool Swap N' Sell 12 14,123 01-27-2009, 03:07 PM
  0 Thread: CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure
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Awesome! That's one hell of a bench CT! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the cool stuff you make with it! [br][br]Cheers, [br][br]Josh
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 483 135,766 05-06-2008, 10:08 AM
  0 Thread: CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure
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[blockquote]Peter Tremblay said:[hr][br][br][blockquote]Crooked Tail said:[hr][br][br][br]Left on the To Do list:[br]-Mount the doors on the back[br]-Put knobs on the doors[br]-Mount door catches[br]-...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 483 135,766 05-04-2008, 11:54 AM
  0 Thread: CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure
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You could start the cut with the back saw and then switch to a panel saw after an inch or so to finish the cut. I keep my Sorby kangaroo saw with almost no set in the teeth for just such occasions. I ...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 483 135,766 10-10-2007, 09:12 AM
  0 Thread: CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure
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CT, [br][br]If you think the screws may be part of the problem check out the Spax brand that Lee Valley is now carrying. They claim you can drive them directly into hard maple w/out a pilot hole. I've...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 483 135,766 08-22-2007, 01:15 PM
  0 Thread: CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure
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On the bright side chisel handle's are pretty easy to make, especially if you have a lathe. Smalser has written a few articles on making chisel handles with and without using a lathe, pretty straightf...
Funky Space Cowboy Woodworking Hand Tools 483 135,766 07-10-2007, 03:43 PM

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