Rex Krueger
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Patron Version Video: Greenwood Chair Legs
🕑 Added 2024-05-11 11:00:05 +0000 UTCFriends:
Welcome back to our multi-part series in building a greenwood chair straight from the log! In this installment, Rob and I are tackling the front "posts." (Regular people call them legs.)
This means lots of draw-knife and shavehorse work. For the first time, we're making finished chair components. These are going straight into the final chair, so the pressure is on to do clean work.
In our next installment, we're going to build a kiln and dry the rungs. Rob and I are hard at work on that part right now.
Also, this is a "Patron Version Video" it's much longer and more detailed than the final release will be. You all are a specialist audience and we know you want all the tips for your future builds.
We hope you like it.
Happy Saturday!
--Rex
Comments
Marco P. Lascari
Great series, Rex!
Sean McGown
Man, these are fun. You are really hitting your stride.
Bob Kauten
I'll do that. Thanks, Rex!
Rex Krueger
You're very welcome!
Rex Krueger
I think we're going with Shaker tape because it looks good, lasts a long time and is pretty easy.
Rex Krueger
Thanks for watching! (From Portugal).
Rex Krueger
Thank you!
Rex Krueger
Hopefully, we'll make rungs out of some of the waste. We can also make drawbore pins for (non-chair) projects out of the little scraps.
Rex Krueger
I'm impressed by what a natural Rob is. He's just a great teacher and natural on camera.
Rex Krueger
Old-time craftsmen would keep parts under water in a pond or tub until they were ready to work them. Compared to that, a little plastic wrap is easy!
Rex Krueger
If you're interested, read "Craftsman of the Cumberlands". It's a great read and covers Chester's life as well as detailed information on chairs.
GFHWoodWerks (Gregory)
I do like that you'll undertake things that you might not be interested in to create content your audience might want or are interested in.
Rex Krueger
We're really glad you're enjoying it!
Rex Krueger
I don't think I would do it if I weren't making the video series! But I am learning a lot.
Rex Krueger
Chairs were quite expensive back in the day. So much so that even a prosperous house would just have one. Crazy to think about.
Rex Krueger
Sounds like a solid horse!
Rex Krueger
You've very welcome!
Jennessa Lynam
Thanks
Dave West
Great stuff looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. Are you going to cane the seats? Because that would be awesome..
Gerald Eddy
I know I am going to keep watching! Thanks from Portugal!
Thomas Hverring
Wonderful series!
Matt Evans-Koch
Really enjoying this series so far. One of the reasons to start with the large pieces is you can use the ones you mess up for making smaller pieces. Thank you Rex and Rob for putting this series together. Have a great week both of you.
Helge
I don´t think I´ll ever build something like this, but it´s a really cool series. Good on you for having a "guest teacher" on your channel. He is doing a very good job imho.
Michael Bennett
Y'all answered my biggest question in the first 30 seconds. "How do you keep the wood from drying out?" Thanx.
Bob Kauten
Thanks for the fun video! Who is "Chester"? Looks like my kind of woodworker. Found him. Chester Cornett.
Robert Rutledge
Educational and entertaining. Thanks.
GFHWoodWerks (Gregory)
Another good video. I'm enjoying this series, even though I doubt I ever do this type of work.
Richard C von Brecht
Well, I’ve determined that making a set of eight chairs for a dinning room would take a quite awhile. For the common people I can see why there’s one at the head of the table and benches for the sides.
Sam Bender II
I use my shave horse mostly for working down bow staves, but I made mine out of a 2x10, a pair of 2x4s, and some 2x6 scraps but there's enough extra that I didn't need those technically. It's a dumbhead design so it's big and bulky up top and it's open on one side for quick maneuvering.
Marc Barash
Thanks Rob and Rex!
