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Stig, I have just seen your post, and wanted to help. Well, I am not really in a position to know your local supports as I am on the other side of the world, but I am in a position to offer some professional observations (I am a shrink). It also needs to be said that the guys here have been...

New Legs Every time I sit down to write up the progress made I feel like apologising for how little there is to show for the efforts made. I have made this observation before - it is tough to copy from photos when there are no measurements to follow, but it is especially so when the piece is...

Thanks Pete The rasp in question is 14" long and made by Nicholson. Definitely a woodworkers rasp. Regards from Perth Derek

Time to finish the seats ... sort of ... well, very close. This is where we start - two seats completed on the upper side ... Looking at the seat blanks from the side, it is apparent that they are 2" thick ... ... and they need to end up looking slim, like this ... Clearly, there is a...

It strikes me that you have been playing catch up all the way when seeking to build and use a shooting board. It is meant to be a simple construction used with a simple plane. Technique is also important, but likely to be complicated by the need to adjust and control a skewed plane body. What...

This is a long post with a good many photos. Treat them like a comic strip - flip by. It's just that there is so much more than one might realise that needs to get done when carving a seat. It is a 3D construction, and more complicated than joining square sections. This will become apparent as...

Calum, I am not saying not to build a MFT, just that this is different from a hand tool bench, both in construction and use. My MFT is on wheels. It is a sold bench and I can plane boards on it, but the wheels cause it to rock, and to a long-term hand tool user this is not ideal. The MFT is a...

Calum, you may wish to re-consider the MFT-as-a-hand tool bench. All those dog holes will drop dust and shavings below, and you will come to hate this. Also, I see no benefit in a split top, only more maintenance. Your base is looking good for a hand tool bench. I would keep it for that...

Chair joints are continually under stress. If there is no flex, or too little flex, the joint could break. Regards from Perth Derek

A question about loose tenons The legs will be joined to the seat with loose tenon mortice-and-tenon joinery. The tenons are Hard Maple, as with the rest of the build. I am in the process of choosing the stock for the 10mm wide x 30mm long tenons. The aim is to ensure that these are the best...

Interesting Trafalgar. Unfortunately I lack the necessary strength to do that. Note to self ... eat more Wheaties! :giggle: Regards from Perth Derek

Read the grain direction. Work across the grain if you can. If working with the grain, and this is cranky, knife the side wall deeply. I dislike the spear point blades. Don't see the point. I believe that their intended use is are for finishing. Regards from Perth Derek

Look up Router Raiser ... it would create a lift like the Triton ... Regards from Perth Derek

It is also possible to add a Router Raiser to a DW625 and have a wind up. Add a Muscle Chuck for an above-router table facility. The DeWalt is a far more reliable router than the Triton. The DW is the official offspring of the Elu 177e (I have two of these, one in my router table), which is...

Pete, good idea. Early on I did consider using a Maloof joint, and spent a while with a number of examples. These are great and strong joints, but they fit in better with a certain type of chair. The joint is thicker and heavier-looking than I want, and they will not create the light aesthetic I...

I was asked how I developed the drawings and plans, especially as there are numerous compound angles. It is a important question for those who want to use the ideas that are around us. What I do is explore the videos and all photos, and then screen save relevant examples. From this I estimate...

About a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...

Starting a new thread. This will be explained. Regards from Perth Derek

Alec, the 986S gets serviced once a year by a Porsche specialist (not a dealer), and has been in his care for around the 15 years of ownership. Costs are about the same as my wife's Golf. I don't factor in the improvements I have made to the car as these were a choice and not a necessity. Many...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Porsche have a terrific reputation for appreciating in value. The main problem with holding value is that the car is electric, and we know that it is built around a battery, which is unknown techology. The colour is actually an asset since value is driven by...