Part 9 - Arms - part 2
This
is a last post before I return from three weeks being dragged over
New Zealand mountains by my wife and her family. I used the Easter
Weekend to get as much done as possible, but I needed a few more
days. So there is more to come, later.
It is helpful to
remember what the aim is - as close a copy of the DC 09 chair as
possible. All guidance from photos ...
We
left off here ...
The
three parts that make up the arms and top rail ..
The
top rails were shaped ...
And
shaping started on the arms ...
Today
the arms were begun.
I find it easier to do one part as far as
I can take it, then stop and repeat this with another part. When all
four arms have progressed the same distance, I start with the first
arm again and take it to the next stage. Then the other three to
match. And so on.
Each stage completed must be checked, and
this is done by putting the parts together, to check that they
balance. The two sides must remain a mirror image, and the two chairs
must be identical. There are no templates to mark the lines to work
towards, only the rough layout lines that appear fair to the
eye.
The arms are shaped with rasps and spokeshaves ... mainly
coarse rasps - the Shinto and a 10 grain Auriou - followed with
round- and flat bottom spokeshaves. Starting with the inside faces
...
Inside
faces mostly done ...
Inside
faces almost done, except for the undersides ...
Further
along - top inside and outside faces mostly done ...
And
that's it for now. More later. Thanks for keeping me company through
this build.
Regards from Perth
Derek
March 2024