In case anyone's wondering, the rasp is made by a French company called Auriou. They're not cheap. Here in the UK the cheapest is about £80. That's about $100 I think. The more expensive ones are around $200.
Hello Curtis, I just found your channel and this was the first episode I watched. I like to watch shop tours because it tells me how the craftsman maintains their work space and your shop was spot on. I’m recently retired but a long time woodworker but had no time. Now I have the time but limited income. One reason why I mainly use hand tools only. I also enjoy restoring tools and amazed how an old tool still works. Anyway I have always wanted to build a Windsor chair so I hope I can gain some knowledge by following your channel. Look forward to watching your videos. New subscriber.
Please, please, please, I think you are very good but your accent and speech are not good. Most of the time you are just mumbling. This is especially bad on video No 2
Hey Curtis, great to see you. Thanks for this, it’s very helpful. I built Pete Gilbert’s rocker a while back and the rockers turned out….okay but not great. I especially appreciated how you make the bottoms flat to the floor, I had difficulty with that. All the best
Hi Curtis, Nice video as always. Another chairmaker also took a slightly thinner board than the rockers and attached sandpaper across one face and edge and fine tuned his slots that way. Thanks, Steve First
Almost perfect timing! I am building this rocking chair right now - from your plans - and just finished installing the rockers. While I was doing it I wished you had a video on your process. Fortunately, I muddled through and my method was much like yours - watching all of your previous videos so many times rubbed off I guess. Thank you.
I've been thinking about you the past few weeks. There's a Virtual Railfan camera over at the Chuckey Depot Museum, and whenever I see Jonesboro show up on the VR youtube channel I naturally think Curtis Buchanan. Always a pleasure to see your tips & tricks explanations here.
Ciao Curtis. It's always a great pleasure to see your clips... this one, particularly, made me wonder when I'll have the privilege to build a chair. I will eventually, probably only when I'll be on pension... I am learning from your clips meantime... Thank you so much for taking the time to teach me. Max.
I just thought of you today!! I was going to come back to try the democratic chair build. I love you're work sir, and I'll be moving to the united states soon, so I hope to see if there's a way I can learn from you.
@@curtisbuchanan7691 sorry what I meant was suppose you already have a Windsor chair. And you wanted to make it into a rocker could you apply the blades? Or is it made to be a Windsor not a Windsor rocking chair
@@ralhmcc47 Ralph, you might be able to. The legs might not line up. The legs might not be large enough in diameter for the rocker slots and you won't be able to use my lay out system with the 1/2" blocks because the legs probably taper.
What a wonderful and profoundly inspiring series. I admire your explanations of details which could easily confound most of us. Thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge and talent Alan, England
Hi there, I was wondering if you could share a link or a good website for the Swedish holding system you used when you hogged out the seat with Adze? That looks like a back/neck saver!
That is a beautiful rocker; that red and black really pops. The continuous arm is very inviting, it seems to encourage one to sit and enjoy the comfort it offers.
I just love this section of making the seat!! I swear Its almost good as sex! The curves; the interaction of muscle, blade shape, sharpness; matching seat contours with conceived body contours, the color&grain of the plank, as it yields to me! I could do it all day long; just leave the jazz on, don't talk to me, leave me alone and let me reveal this gorgeous feist for the eyes!
Love your videos and knowledge! Do you have or be able to make a video of the tools you have and your tool storage? Always have been curious about that. I know you show your tools but it would be neat to see them all. Thanks!!
This was fun to watch. I’ve built 3 of your comb back arm chairs from your DVD’s which I don’t need to watch any more plus about 25 others, sack backs fab backs and oval backs. But at 85 I think my chair building is about done. Thanks for the vicarious pleasure.
Hi Curtis- Have you ever done a chair where you dyed and stained the seat but then painted with milk paint the rest of the chair? Are the dyes/stains compatible with the milk paint?
Hi there Curtis, I’m loving your videos! Thank you for sharing. I just started chair making and after spending the weekend with Rob in the UK at Spoonfest in Edale he recommended your videos. Said he visited you at your workshop some years ago. Veritas make a great pencil for marking up green lumber and they’re available in the UK👍
