Saturday, August 30, 2014

VIDEO - Jonas' Insane Idea - Stick Chair Day 2 addendum

After roughing my chair's seat by hand with an adze, I might try to come up with a different idea if I had to saddle a settee, which requires removing about five times as much wood. But, when Jonas first told me he wanted to saddle his bench with a plunging circular saw cut dragging it sideways across the wood, I thought he was crazy. Then he said he wanted to do it freehand, I thought I would have to call an ambulance.

Genius, or nuts?  You decide.
 I have to say I was wrong. He makes it look easy and as natural a way to use a circular saw as could be. I'm not sure I would ever try it, but I might. If you try this, please be careful and take very light cuts.



Please visit Jonas' blog: www.mulesaw.blogspot.com

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  1. Ralph BoumenotAugust 30, 2014 at 1:30 PM

    Your arms aren't sore after dishing this way.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    I'm honestly thinking that Jonas should host his own woodworking show right here in America. Firstly, his English is much better than Tommy Mac's, and secondly he is a better woodworker.

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    1. Brian EveAugust 30, 2014 at 11:52 PM

      Good idea. Plus, his sideburns will get ratings just because they are outrageous!

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  3. Jens H. JensenAugust 31, 2014 at 1:57 AM

    That's innovation! Or, as Jensen Senior would have said a real "Gowboy" trick! Looking forward to seing the finished piece!

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    1. Brian EveAugust 31, 2014 at 5:33 AM

      Hi Jens, I think your brother is the John Wayne of 'cowboy' tricks now!

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  4. JeremyAugust 31, 2014 at 6:20 AM

    That is great, I may have to try that someday. My dad turned a drum for a DIY sander using an eerily similar setup a few years ago. So long as it's a small bite it shouldn't be exciting at all, though a round toothed blade might be worth trying to find as opposed to the ATB I used making crown a while back (left deep scratches)

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  5. AnonymousMarch 29, 2015 at 2:44 PM

    I don't see anything wrong with that. Quite the contrary. I love his innovation. I certainly don't see anything unsafe about it. The cool thing about this craft is there are so many different ways to skin that cat!

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    1. Brian EveMarch 29, 2015 at 10:01 PM

      You are right, the way he did it it was perfectly safe. My problem was I couldn't imagine that it would work out so safe.

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