Failure to do so may cause serious injury to yourself or those around you. If you feel uncomfortable using our tenon cutters or any other tool, STOP immediately. Lumberjack Tools assumes no responsibility for injury caused to the operator, bystander, or equip- ment caused by the use or misuse of our tools.
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GETTING STARTED - SUPPLIES/SYMBOLS Getting Started The plans included in this guide are a simple way to get started making rustic furniture. These plans assume you have some previous woodworking experience along with the basic shop tools. The unique thing about making your own rustic furniture, is that you can add your own touch of character and customize it to any size or shape you like.
GETTING STARTED - TENON CUTTING Log Prep 1. Acquire Logs Logs can be acquired from a variety of sources, While no logs are perfectly straight, including: local land owners, tree service we recommend finding logs that are as straight-as-possible to make companies, home improvement/hardware fit-up and assembly easier.
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GETTING STARTED - TENON CUTTING Log Prep (cont.) 3. Drill Holes (mortise) Drill holes in the locations shown for the desired design. Always drill the holes in the center of log unless otherwise stated. 1/2 x Log Dia CORRECT WRONG Hole Depth Hole in center of log Hole not in center of log...
GETTING STARTED - ASSEMBLY TIPS Assembly Tips After all the individual pieces are completed (cut, drilled, created tenons), the next step is assembly of the design. Please follow the steps below to minimize problems during assembly. 1. Sand Components (optional) Use Sandpaper or an Orbital Sander to remove splinters and to smooth surfaces of the wood.
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DINING CHAIR EZ PLAN Difficulty Intermediate -Drilling offset holes -Sawing boards at angle -Joining boards Parts List 36 in Item Qty Part Name Size Log-A† Ø3" X 35-¾” Long 18 in Log-B† Ø3” X 35-¾" Long Log-C† Ø3" X 15-¼” Long...
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DINING CHAIR EZ PLAN 6 in 6 in Log-A and Log-B are very similar. Take special care 6 in 6 in to mark these logs correctly to avoid mixing them up. 4 in 4 in 19 in 4 in 17 in...
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DINING CHAIR EZ PLAN Step 2 A. Apply glue to the seams of Board-G and Board-H as indicated below. B. Lay down boards on flat level workspace. C. Square up boards as they are shown below and secure with pipe clamps or equivalent clamping device.
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DINING CHAIR EZ PLAN Step 4 A. Apply glue to the tenons and to the mating holes shown below. B. Tie together the Left Frame Assembly and the Right Frame Assembly with Log-F and Log-E as- shown below. IMPORTANT: Notice how the orientation of Log-F is not the same for each log, make sure they are oriented correctly before the glue dries.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution -Logs are too crooked -Use straighter logs -Tenon crooked -Cut tenon straight on the logs -Tenon too large -Adjust the tenon cutter blades to cut the tenon -Furniture does not fit smaller together -Log not oriented -Try twisting the various logs to find the natural correctly “resting”...
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