I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be the
best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel while
sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

steve wrote:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be the
best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel while
sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful


I saw that on DIY a couple days ago...

http://www.diynet.com/diy/woodworking

hope this helps

I looked at the link but don't have the grinder tool, I guess I could use a
router for that part, but it doesn't seem too easy to get it right and even,
is this the way to go or does anyone know of another method?


"Logarian" wrote in message
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steve wrote:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful
I saw that on DIY a couple days ago...

http://www.diynet.com/diy/woodworking

hope this helps

"steve" wrote in message
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I looked at the link but don't have the grinder tool, I guess I could use a
router for that part, but it doesn't seem too easy to get it right and
even, is this the way to go or does anyone know of another method?

Use a curved adze, or if you are daring, the tip of a chainsaw.

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:47:35 -0500, the inscrutable "steve"
spake:

I looked at the link but don't have the grinder tool, I guess I could use a
router for that part, but it doesn't seem too easy to get it right and even,
is this the way to go or does anyone know of another method?

Are you physically fit?
How much additional conditioning do you want?

Travisher
Scorp
Adze
Compass plane
Riffler files
Shaped rasps
Shaped
Angle grinder with Lancelot cutter
Angle grinder with Arbortec cutter
Angle grinder with sanding head.

I have a couple of extra-large gouges for sale (1-15/16 & 2" Buck,
from back when that meant something) if you're interested. Carve
the depression and scrape/sand to final smoothness.

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Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 8:22pm (steve) wants to know:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
=A0Any ideas would be helpful

Personally, the only way I think a chair is really very
comfortable, is either with an upholstered seat, or a seat pad.

So, I'd just make the seats flat, with a rounded front, and use a
pad. But, your chair, up to you.



JOAT
Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you get.
- =A0Dale Carnegie

"J T" wrote in message
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Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 8:22pm (steve) wants to know:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

I also remember a chair in a book I saw once that had a curved seat --
the curves were cut out with a bandsaw before glueup.

I am going to try the carving/scraping method. I have four to make and I
hope they turn out the same.


"mark" wrote in message
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"J T" wrote in message
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Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 8:22pm (steve) wants to know:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

I also remember a chair in a book I saw once that had a curved seat --
the curves were cut out with a bandsaw before glueup.

A scorp is traditionally used to remove material from a wooden seat.
It looks like a "U" with handles at the top.

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:22:19 -0500, "steve"
wrote:

I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be the
best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel while
sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

In article ,
"steve" wrote:

I am going to try the carving/scraping method. I have four to make and I
hope they turn out the same.


"mark" wrote in message
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"J T" wrote in message
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Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 8:22pm (steve) wants to know:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

I also remember a chair in a book I saw once that had a curved seat --
the curves were cut out with a bandsaw before glueup.


I made 8 seats for windsor chairs. I made them out of basswood. I
started out with a very coarse rotary grinder tool to rough out the seat
scoop area. Then I finished up with a travisher. I tried using a scorp
and also a compass plane. I never had much luck with the scorp, but the
compass plane worked ok, but not as well as the travisher. Some people
rough out the scoop portion with an adze with a curved blade. I haven't
tried that.

None of my seats are alike, but they are all close enough alike that one
can hardly see any differences.

Good luck.

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:21:34 -0600, GrayFox
wrote:

In article ,
"steve" wrote:

I am going to try the carving/scraping method. I have four to make and I
hope they turn out the same.


"mark" wrote in message
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"J T" wrote in message
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Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 8:22pm (steve) wants to know:
I am making a chair (or several) and I am not sure as to what would be
the best method of carving/routing the seat to get that comfortable feel
while sitting on it.
Is the a jig available for this job?
Any ideas would be helpful

I also remember a chair in a book I saw once that had a curved seat --
the curves were cut out with a bandsaw before glueup.


I made 8 seats for windsor chairs. I made them out of basswood. I
started out with a very coarse rotary grinder tool to rough out the seat
scoop area. Then I finished up with a travisher. I tried using a scorp
and also a compass plane. I never had much luck with the scorp, but the
compass plane worked ok, but not as well as the travisher. Some people
rough out the scoop portion with an adze with a curved blade. I haven't
tried that.

None of my seats are alike, but they are all close enough alike that one
can hardly see any differences.

Good luck.

Besides, the differences in the seats establish that your windsor
chairs are handmade. :-)

IME the trick to using a scorp is sharpening it correctly. They're not
completely sharpened as you get them and even if they were you'd
probably want to modify the edge somewhat.

I started with a medium round diamond hone and finished with finer
grades of sandpaper wrapped around a dowel.

Once you get it sharpened, practice with it a little. I started out
making trenchers out of 2" basswood. Lots of hollowing and very little
of it critical.

--RC

"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.