Author Topic: Something to Keep Them Busy (Read 1354 times)

shopteacher · « **on:** March 29, 2004, 05:44:27 pm »

It appears my advanced class will be done with their project before the end of the school year. I had to come up with a project that will keep them busy if that is the case. I built this ash Adirondack rocking chair from a set of plans. The plans were to build the chair as a regular chair and had an addendum to the plan for adding the rockers. Well the chair plans worked very well until time to add the rockers. After following their cuts to add the rockers the chair leaned forward and was comfortable to sit in. It took a couple days and a lot of cuts and clamping to get the chair to sit just right. Now everybody wants to build one. Oh, and a lot (staff) want one built for them, free of course.

Wildflower · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2004, 05:58:49 pm »

Hey I would be willing to pay for mine.

Kevin · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2004, 06:05:29 pm »

Thumper;
You'd have to replace the rockers with a pair of snowshoes to keep from sinking in the snow.

Nice chair shop.

Wildflower · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2004, 06:19:29 pm »

In Michigan them aren't rockers their skis.. Kevin you better run.

Kevin · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2004, 06:29:49 pm »

Now that's a yooper rocker!
If I was Jeff I would hang a little bell on it.
When the bell stopped he would know a thump'n was about to occur.

Kevin · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2004, 06:44:33 pm »

It's illegal to thump a Canadian outside of Canada.

redpowerd · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2004, 06:49:18 pm »

thats news to me

Wildflower · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:00:01 pm »

I know where the bridge is

Jeff · « **Reply #8 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:03:01 pm »

O.K. you two. Quit hoggin Shop Teachers chair thread.

That is one fine lookin chair. I'd need one wif a lift cause it looks like sumpthin Ya wanta get in but cant get outta.

Wildflower · « **Reply #9 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:07:46 pm »

He started it!

Kevin · « **Reply #10 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:12:09 pm »

You'll never get across, there's too many Canadians on it going to Wal-Mart.

shopteacher · « **Reply #11 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:13:57 pm »

Sign says: Hogging allowed. Get um wildflower!

Kevin · « **Reply #12 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:17:53 pm »

Lucky for her, I have to go to bed.

Wildflower · « **Reply #13 on:** March 29, 2004, 07:22:00 pm »

Yes I am sure you need the beauty sleep.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #14 on:** March 29, 2004, 09:41:15 pm »

Now, I will send enough materials for two units. You make one for me and keep the material for one yourself. How about it, one teacher to another. Such a deal? ya? I will send some Sequoia, ok? Please send me a materials list and it shall be returned in spades.

RavioliKid · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2004, 03:48:47 am »

Wow! What a gorgeous chair!

Maybe I should come back in my next teaching career as a shop teacher! We make stuff in my class, but construction paper just doesn't have the same look!

KILROY · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2004, 06:58:56 am »

Shopteacher

Nice chair !!!! Excellent craftmanship and detail.

Now, is there any way you can attach that rocking chair to my sawmill

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shopteacher · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2004, 08:06:07 am »

OK, Frank. I put you on my calendar. Construction on your chair is scheduled to begin June 10, 2011. That should be about my retirement date.

Rav, I think you'd make a great shopteacher, but there's no need to wait for the second coming. Do a little building to get ya started. This is not a hard project( except using a set of plans that don't work) mostly cutting on a bandsaw. I hot glue to identical parts together and cut them at the same time. Some drilling and sanding and you got a chair.

Kilroy: Where's there a will there's a way.

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2004, 08:54:17 pm »

Nice looking chair Shopteacher .

Did you makeone for old Butch too .

shopteacher · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2004, 02:52:18 am »

Hey Hillbilly, Ol Butch is to lazy to sit upright in a chair, I'll have to make him a bed.

I've been meaning to contact you. I've been sawing up the logs I have on hand and have a lot of short pieces and flitches you might be able to use. I'll take a pic and send to you.

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Author Topic: Something to Keep Them Busy (Read 1354 times)