Sheffield Tony
Ghost of the disenchanted
I put this together for another forum, but thought it might be of interest.
Having acquired a suitable ash log the other weekend, I figure it is time to have a go at making a chair. The design I'm aiming for is a Philip Clissett style spindle back. But I'm going to vary it a bit by replacing the wood board seat with a woven seagrass one; this might not be traditional but it will better match my stool.
I want to do without power tools, and no sanding - the shaved or lathe turned finish should be good enough without.
So, to start:
This is half an ash trunk, about 5 foot long. Spiltting again with metal wedges:
This is repeated again to spilt into 1/8ths, to get the two back legs, which are then shaped by axe and on the shave horse (it had started to rain, so moved indoors !)
Here I've been using a French drawkinfe, and a scrap of plywood with a 1 3/4" hole drilled in it as a gauge - when it slides along the leg, it is the right size.
Having got the long bits, and stashed them in a plastic sack to keep them green, now the spindles for the spindle back. Roughed out by axe, and just starting to knock the corners off on the lathe - again indoors using the bungee instead of a pole.
Number one of four completed:
Having acquired a suitable ash log the other weekend, I figure it is time to have a go at making a chair. The design I'm aiming for is a Philip Clissett style spindle back. But I'm going to vary it a bit by replacing the wood board seat with a woven seagrass one; this might not be traditional but it will better match my stool.
I want to do without power tools, and no sanding - the shaved or lathe turned finish should be good enough without.
So, to start:
![20140705_102433_resized.jpg 20140705_102433_resized.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/55/55304-20140705-102433-resized.jpg)
This is half an ash trunk, about 5 foot long. Spiltting again with metal wedges:
![20140705_102701_resized.jpg 20140705_102701_resized.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/55/55305-20140705-102701-resized.jpg)
This is repeated again to spilt into 1/8ths, to get the two back legs, which are then shaped by axe and on the shave horse (it had started to rain, so moved indoors !)
![20140708_213743_resized.jpg 20140708_213743_resized.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/55/55306-20140708-213743-resized.jpg)
Here I've been using a French drawkinfe, and a scrap of plywood with a 1 3/4" hole drilled in it as a gauge - when it slides along the leg, it is the right size.
Having got the long bits, and stashed them in a plastic sack to keep them green, now the spindles for the spindle back. Roughed out by axe, and just starting to knock the corners off on the lathe - again indoors using the bungee instead of a pole.
![20140713_135623_resized.jpg 20140713_135623_resized.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/55/55308-20140713-135623-resized.jpg)
Number one of four completed:
![20140713_152243_resized.jpg 20140713_152243_resized.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/55/55310-20140713-152243-resized.jpg)