What happened to number two? Well, that's done too
The chair-making tools are now complete. Together with the travisher, a reamer has been completed ...
(I also tweaked the travisher ... I cannot leave anything alone for long)
The reamer is based on the Pete Galbert/Tim Manney design. It features a 6 degree taper (mine ended up at 7 degrees for all the care I took. I doubt this will make any difference).
The blade was made from spring steel ... several years ago Rob Lee passed on a tip about commonly available spring steel (at that time this was for backsaws) in the form of floor scrapers ..
This became a blade 8" long ...
I used the bandsaw an a thin blade to cut the kerf. The blade sits in this nice and snug ...
Wood for the reamer is Hard Maple with a little fiddleback.
The blade can be adjusted via a set screw ...
The pointed end also has a part to play - it is used for sighting angles.
Along the kerf is a gutter to collect shavings ...
The gutter can be seen from the end. It makes the body look lop-sided ...
Once the reamer was completed, a tapered tenon cutter was made to match the reamer. The wood here is a Sheoak ..
All the tools ...
Regards from Perth
Derek