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frew Jul 20, 2024

This is my chair plan tomorrow. Should be able to do it all unless a tool breaks or something:

- Smooth and shape seat sides
- Make pretty (mostly sticks and legs at this point)
- 8 leg wedges
- 12 stretcher wedges
- 8 arm wedges
- Glue up: this may be a stretch, but I am pretty sure I can start this before 4pm

Glue up will be in two stages, so if I am low on time or something I can always stop after the undercarriage is glued up, but I see no reason to stop there. #woodworking

Top of seat and all sides shaped and smoothed with Shinto and then card scraper. I need to get a curved scraper and really a travisher before I do this again. There are parts of the seat that are not smooth enough but without specialized tools there is no way I can get there. #woodworking

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frew Jul 20, 2024

Working on pre-assembly “Make Pretty” which mostly just means using the scraper on the sticks, stretchers, and legs. I’ll do another, final round, after assembly, which will likely involve a little bit more scraping and a lot of sanding. #woodworking

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frew Jul 20, 2024

Everything scraped smooth. Pencil marks and splashes of my own self sacrifice scraped off. Time to make some wedges! #woodworking

Ok, wedges made. First round of make pretty done. Test fit the tricky parts. Wish me luck. 🫡 #woodworking

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frew Jul 20, 2024

Starting round 2 #woodworking

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frew Jul 21, 2024

The violence is complete. #woodworking

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frew Jul 21, 2024

Tomorrow I will take off the protruding tenons and wedges, do a second “make pretty” pass, and add the first layer of finish. I am pretty pleased with this chair, but it is not without its faults. #woodworking