MFT Jig Puzzle

[Jesse Cloud]

Interested,  yea.  Can you stitch leather ?  Its something i have always wanted to learn, someday i will.  I started to make a chair called the "figure of 6" by a famous maker called Joseph Walsh from Ireland.  I just wanted to see if i could.  It is quite a tricky glue up & i have made the hard part but i just cant get the time to get back to it, just to busy with work.  I would love to have more spare time to make chairs & a Maloof inspired rocker will be my next victim 

http://www.josephwalshstudio.com/

go to selected works, then figures & form.  then figure of 6.  I think it looks quite nice.

Woodguy

Wow, I watched the video and Joseph Walsh is incredible.  Wish I had that kind of creative imagination.  Be sure and post some pics when you get back to your figure of 6 chair.  BTW, I never learned how to stitch leather, maybe if I ever get wood figured out.

 

[tbellemare]

That looks like it's going to be a stellar chair, Jesse.

I vaguely remember my Great Uncle stitching leather when I was a kid. He was a non-com Navy man, who was in WW1 & WW2. They sent him back home and then when Korea started up, they grabbed him again.

My memory is a little vague but I think I remember him using an awl to poke a hole and big, thick needles. He was a very patient guy.  I guess hanging out on Naval ships for most of your life will either make you patient or crazy.

Tom

 

[lumbajac]

Hey Jesse,

I think you mentioned at the advanced routers end-user training that you were using dominos in your chairs.  If this is correct, which part(s) of the chair in the picture is assembled using dominos?

Nice chair by the way... it's giving me some inspiration to build a dining set... especially if the domino is involved, which I still need to purchase.

Thanks,
Corey
U.P. of Michigan

 

[peter halle]

Slightly off topic, but relevant.  If you ever get the opportunity to meet Jesse in person - DO IT.  I had the opportunity to meet him at a class and have spent time talking with a team mate.  The consensus - a guy who has so much knowledge and needs to be milked for information here more than he lets on.

Peter

 

[Jesse Cloud]

Hey Jesse,

I think you mentioned at the advanced routers end-user training that you were using dominos in your chairs.  If this is correct, which part(s) of the chair in the picture is assembled using dominos?

Nice chair by the way... it's giving me some inspiration to build a dining set... especially if the domino is involved, which I still need to purchase.

Thanks,
Corey
U.P. of Michigan

Hey Corey,
In this chair, the only dominoes are those that connect the crest rail to the tops of the rear legs.  And oh yeah, the backsplat enters the rear stretcher at a 15 degree angle.  Made that mortise with two side by side cuts with the domino.  Next chair I do, I think I will use the Domino for all the joinery.  Will probably use twin dominoes with one pair going in higher than the other, say the pair connecting the rear stretcher could be above the pair connecting the side stretcher.

One thing for sure, glad I'm not trying to make a living building chairs!  [scared] [big grin]

Jess

 

[woodguy7]

I'm glad you changed your avatar picture.  That dude with the fuzzy hair freaked me out  [eek]

 

[Jesse Cloud]

I'm glad you changed your avatar picture.  That dude with the fuzzy hair freaked me out  [eek]

The new avatar is from an exhibition of Henry Moore's sculpture in the Denver Botanical Gardens.  They have 18 large pieces spread throughout the garden, many in the middle of water features with great reflections.  Well worth a visit if anyone is in the area.