Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Saddle Stool ready!

After vacation and some tool rehab side projects, back to the stool build.










Wednesday, 13 July 2016

The Emperor's New Clothes

It's summer - Sun is shining, the temperatures are rising and the flea market season is at its peak.
A couple of used and/or vintage tools found their way into my shop.
I will report about a couple of them. 
Let me start with a small wooden plane.


Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Workbench Build Diaries (Pt.5)

I'm working at my new workbench for a while now and I still love it.



Time to move on....







Wednesday, 22 June 2016

A Big Surprise

Last week Saturday I received a letter from DHL (which is the main parcel service in DE), that a packet is waiting for me - at the main custom office.



What the heck.....???




Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Mid-Century Saddle Stool (Pt.3)

Figuring out new techniques is always exciting.

And there is a lot to learn making a chair.

I'm making good progress, but nevertheless there is a challenge with every step in the process.


Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Saddle Stool (Pt. 2)

After understanding sightlines and resulting angles I was ready to make the next steps.

Making a new seat plank, drilling and reaming the mortices and finally go over to the legs.





Wednesday, 1 June 2016

How I Understand Sight Lines

With starting my seating build I've done some things wrong. Right from the beginning.


I think that I'm starting to understand the parameters which are necessary for the leg layout.