Toni Ciuraneta
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Hi guys.
Sorry for not posting much lately, I am struggling with a carving I started during the lock down and that I have been taking on and off since then. So as since I retired last December I have been interested in calisthenics and I thought about making a pair of paralletes. Looking at the existing designs both DIY made or manufactured ones I made a mix of the best ones I found and came up with these.
First I cut off a template to route the four sides exactly equal, it is the first time I use this technique with my router so it was fun and quick.
Here you see the template.
And here the setup and the resulting parts. For those I used some 18mm salvaged marine plywood from my job.
Then I took two 40mm diameter rods to make the handles.
As most designs rely on the thickness of the sides to be stable forcing them to be much thicker (and heavier than mine) I decided to put stretcher (I don't know if that is the name) on the opposite side to make them structurally sound and resisting front/back and rocking forces.
I made the tenons by hand using my saw and a semicircular gouge which made me make them in very short time.
Sorry for not posting much lately, I am struggling with a carving I started during the lock down and that I have been taking on and off since then. So as since I retired last December I have been interested in calisthenics and I thought about making a pair of paralletes. Looking at the existing designs both DIY made or manufactured ones I made a mix of the best ones I found and came up with these.
First I cut off a template to route the four sides exactly equal, it is the first time I use this technique with my router so it was fun and quick.
Here you see the template.
And here the setup and the resulting parts. For those I used some 18mm salvaged marine plywood from my job.
Then I took two 40mm diameter rods to make the handles.
As most designs rely on the thickness of the sides to be stable forcing them to be much thicker (and heavier than mine) I decided to put stretcher (I don't know if that is the name) on the opposite side to make them structurally sound and resisting front/back and rocking forces.
I made the tenons by hand using my saw and a semicircular gouge which made me make them in very short time.
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