Rustic furniture

This chair took about 3 hours to make. There are many old blow-downs in the forest that have been laying there for quite some time, this one had about an inch of moss on it and appeared to have been laying there for upwards of 20 years. Anyhow, I turned one part of it into my shaving horse and used another part of it to acquire the wood for the chair. My electric drill unfortunately was unable to swing the 1 inch tenon bit or the 1 inch drill bit so I was stuck doing that by hand. Sorry for the low grade footage, it was a beautiful day and I stuck the camera in a spot that had sunlight landing on the lens for most of the shooting. Hope this gives you some ideas of your own.

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[wiskimac]

Fantastic vid make some more,didnt need any voice over, the woods the peace.How did u attatch the horse bars to the tree...must have used a long dowel.....cheers great pete uk

[186282plus1]

@wiskimac Good question! I used two screws. It was quick and simple.

[carvinrigged]

Hey Bro , Where did you find that fro ? I have looked for years and cannot find one , I even thought of making my own from a truck leaf spring . I have a drawknife and several planes, hand drills , saws etc. I used a fro before to split cedar shingles,but it was a loaner and the owner was not at all interested in selling it. If you have any ideas where to look I would really appreciate it . Thanks and keep those videos coming.

[186282plus1]

@carvinrigged . HeeHee, maybe you should write wood working poetry, but what rhymes with drawknife? Anyhow, I also found it really hard to find these so when I found them for about $15ea at my local "Home Hardware" store (in Canada), I grabbed 2 of them. Though I like your idea with the leaf spring and it sounds like the best solution if you can't find a source for a froe. I think some leaf springs even have a loop at the end where you can install a handle. Good luck my friend.

[retepvosnul]

Cool idea to have part of a shaving horse and inprov. the other parts with what you find. I was wondering , I'm having trouble finding 'tenon bits' here in europe, do you use a certain brand of bit ? Could you give me advice on what to look for in a tenon bit ? Thanks.

[186282plus1]

@retepvosnul Hello my friend. I bought this 1 inch bit from Leevalleydotcom and found that it works well for me. I really have almost no experience on using tenon bits so my advice isn't really from anything more than a few hours of fun. They are very simple to use and just like any wood tool, keeping them razor sharp is the most important thing to know, especially when using hand tools.

[joec123able]

Damn why kinda wood are u using for tht malot looks real tough

[BornRandy62]

I made a handle-less froe by using a piece of half inch steel and cutting the edge in first with a torch and then a 4 inch grinder. I didnt add the handle since I just use it for kindle making. adding a right angle handle wouldnt be difficult

[kipperdude1]

leevaly tools sells froe for around $30.00 US and can befond else ware on net hope it helps

also sugest adding an ADAZE to your tool box

[kipperdude1]

leevaly tools sells froe for around  $30.00 US and can befond else ware on net hope it helps

[ndacedarwood]

@gtraver1 it's a froe

[gtraver1]

Very nice!  What is the name of the tool you used to split board for the seat of the chair?

[wantsitful]

What is that tool called that appears at 1 minute 34 seconds in the video?