Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The First Step To A New Bedroom Set
My new bedroom table (1 of 2)
Hand rubbed oil finish and wax...
Wood runners...
Solid wood drawer bottom...
the old one... yark!
Hand-cut Dove Tails...
Hand rubbed oil finish and wax...
Solid wood drawer bottom...
the old one... yark!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
My Maloof Rocker!
Finally, here are some finished pictures of the chair. Installing the rockers was a bit fussy. I drilled some dowel holes in the rocker transitions and on the bottom of the legs. Then, I used hand planes to get the correct angle for the back legs, and I also needed to saw a bit off the front legs to get the perfect fit.
Most of the shaping on the rockers was done with a spoke shave. This went surprisingly fast.
I then mixed equal parts of pure Tung Oil and a semi-gloss oil varnish and applied 4 coats so far. This is what the chair looks like today!
The chair is extremely comfortable, and every time I walk downstairs, I have to sit in it for a couple of minutes. This was a very satisfying project! If you have any questions on this project, please feel free to comment and I will answer as best I can.
Cheers!
ps: I am currently working on chair #2.
Most of the shaping on the rockers was done with a spoke shave. This went surprisingly fast.
I then mixed equal parts of pure Tung Oil and a semi-gloss oil varnish and applied 4 coats so far. This is what the chair looks like today!
The chair is extremely comfortable, and every time I walk downstairs, I have to sit in it for a couple of minutes. This was a very satisfying project! If you have any questions on this project, please feel free to comment and I will answer as best I can.
Cheers!
ps: I am currently working on chair #2.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Rocking along…
Rocker progress…
Once the legs were in glued and screwed, I then finished the back slats. I made 7 in all. They are rough cut on the band saw. I did the side profile first, then the front profile. Shapping was all done with spoke shaves and the tips were shaped with a ½” tenon maker.
The head rest was then cut and clamped in place to find the location of the slats.
Head Rest and Slats Test Fit
And finally, after some shaping and sanding.
I created a plywood form for the rocker lamination. The form is 1 ½” thick and the rocker is composed of 9 1/8” strips. You need to quickly apply the glue to the strips and then clamp them in the form. I left the rockers in the form for 24 hours each.
A test fit… almost there!!! At this point, the rockers are not shaped or attached to the chair, but I was still able to try out the chair!
Once the legs were in glued and screwed, I then finished the back slats. I made 7 in all. They are rough cut on the band saw. I did the side profile first, then the front profile. Shapping was all done with spoke shaves and the tips were shaped with a ½” tenon maker.
Head Rest and Slats Test Fit
A test fit… almost there!!! At this point, the rockers are not shaped or attached to the chair, but I was still able to try out the chair!
Friday, July 24, 2009
My Maloof Rocker (Part 3 – A Leg to Stand On)
Step 4: The Back Legs
To make the back legs, I first made a template out of plywood. You will need to have 3 joint areas: 1 to attach to the seat, on for the arm and finally an area to attach the head rest. Once I had the template cut out on the jigsaw, I sanded it and then traced the pattern onto 2 pieces of 2”x4 ½”x47” maple. I then cut out the legs on the bandsaw. If the picture bellow, you can also see one of the arms that I cut out on the bandsaw. The arms are cut from two blocks of 2 ½” x 4 ½” x 19 ½”. I also made a small plywood template for the arms to insure consistency.
Step 5: The Front Legs
The front legs were much easier to make. I cut a dado on 3 sides were the leg will be attached to the seat. I then rounded over the sides with a router so that it fits snugly onto the seat. The front leg blanks measure 2” x 2 ¾” x 19 ½”. Once the dados where cut and routed, I mounted the blank on the lath and started shaping the top and bottom of the leg. I then drilled a 3/8” dowel hole at the top and bottom of the leg to be able to attach it to the arm and runner.
Step 6: Test the Fit
I cut the dado on the back legs with a hand saw. I clamped the leg to the seat to locate where to cut the dados. Then, I did a dry fit to make sure everything was lining up correctly.
Once I was happy with the fit, it was time to glue up!
To make the back legs, I first made a template out of plywood. You will need to have 3 joint areas: 1 to attach to the seat, on for the arm and finally an area to attach the head rest. Once I had the template cut out on the jigsaw, I sanded it and then traced the pattern onto 2 pieces of 2”x4 ½”x47” maple. I then cut out the legs on the bandsaw. If the picture bellow, you can also see one of the arms that I cut out on the bandsaw. The arms are cut from two blocks of 2 ½” x 4 ½” x 19 ½”. I also made a small plywood template for the arms to insure consistency.
The front legs were much easier to make. I cut a dado on 3 sides were the leg will be attached to the seat. I then rounded over the sides with a router so that it fits snugly onto the seat. The front leg blanks measure 2” x 2 ¾” x 19 ½”. Once the dados where cut and routed, I mounted the blank on the lath and started shaping the top and bottom of the leg. I then drilled a 3/8” dowel hole at the top and bottom of the leg to be able to attach it to the arm and runner.
I cut the dado on the back legs with a hand saw. I clamped the leg to the seat to locate where to cut the dados. Then, I did a dry fit to make sure everything was lining up correctly.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Spirits to the Rescue!
Last night, I was working on the head rest for my Maloof rocker. I had jointed and ripped the piece of maple that will become the head rest. Now, all that needed to be done was to pass it thru my big industrial 15″ planner. One problem; the planner was stuck behind a huge pile of lumber and I really did not feel like moving all that mess just to plane one small board.
In the corner of my shop, my old discarded Delta 12” portable planner sat under an inch of dust. I had stopped using it a while back because I kept fighting with it to push and pull boards thru it. The problem is the rollers, they are made of rubber, and even if I kept cleaning them with a damp cloth, they never really had the bite needed. I had read somewhere a while back that if you clean the rollers with mineral spirits it should help.
So, I pulled the Delta out of retirement and cleaned the rollers with some mineral spirits!
Hallelujah!!!
The planner pulled the board and pushed it right out very smoothly.
Cheers!
In the corner of my shop, my old discarded Delta 12” portable planner sat under an inch of dust. I had stopped using it a while back because I kept fighting with it to push and pull boards thru it. The problem is the rollers, they are made of rubber, and even if I kept cleaning them with a damp cloth, they never really had the bite needed. I had read somewhere a while back that if you clean the rollers with mineral spirits it should help.
Hallelujah!!!
The planner pulled the board and pushed it right out very smoothly.
Cheers!
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