Bob Gibson
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I was watching a guy make the spindles and stretchers for a Windsor chair yesterday. He started with pieces of birch about 1-1/4" square and 2-1/2 feet long. He roughed them out with his gouge in about 10 seconds, then removed the tool rest and while still on his lathe, used a hand plane to shape and finish them. Total time about 2 minutes
The plane was just a bit smaller than a regular block plane. When he was done the piece didn't need any sanding. It was glass smooth. He used a heavy glove on his left hand to keeping pressure on the spindle to keep it from bowing and used the plane in his right hand to cut. It was really cool
The plane was just a bit smaller than a regular block plane. When he was done the piece didn't need any sanding. It was glass smooth. He used a heavy glove on his left hand to keeping pressure on the spindle to keep it from bowing and used the plane in his right hand to cut. It was really cool