Bannister back chair – Oh! So many angles!
Well, it’s coming together and looking something like a chair. But I have a little confession to make. I thought I’d save a little time by simply “sight” boring the posts for the side stretchers. Seemed simple enough. The seat plan is trapezoidal, only two angles, “should be able to do this in my sleep.”
But then I decided to drop the back of the seat by an inch, to make the “slouch angle” a little more comfortable. KABOOM! I created a resultant angle situation, like “when does a triangle contain more or less than 180 degrees? When you introduce a second plane into the situation, kind of like “bending space”. You know, time travel, that kind of stuff. To complicate matters even further, I was using mirrors. One mirror in one plane works like a champ! But add a second mirror, which can create a resultant angle if not placed correctly, add an actual resultant angle and you’ve got way too many moving parts.
The moral is, either throw together a jig or invite a couple of friends over to sight for you. However, offer them nothing to drink till the boring’s complete. I’m going to have to dig deep into my bag of “tricky corrective measures” on this one. Remember the old adage, “the difference between a pro and an amateur is that you can’t find the pro’s mistakes.”
October 17, 2016 at 9:11 pm
I am defined as an amateur.
October 17, 2016 at 9:13 pm
I’m afraid that if the examiners get too close to this one, my “pro” ticket may be suspended…