This is, hopefully, the penultimate post on these chairs. I was unsure whether to post this one since the changes and progress must appear so small to all, yet I am aware of how much work goes into shaving, shaving, shaving ... And there is still more to do, as well as more shaping to slim the arms further, and then sanding to a finished surface before adding shellac (for tone) and hard wax oil for protection. We are closing in.
The toughest task in working on the arms is to hold them. I choose to work at a MFT bench as it has options for clamping. Here are some ...
The end vise gets used in a number of ways ...
Hold downs secure the arms to work on the mortises ...
The arm-leg connection was worked on earlier and mated closely, but not enough. Final fitting is made by holding the two together and sawing though the join with a thin saw blade ...
The current state of play ...
Regards from Perth
Derek