Allan Williams Woodworker - Calculating Leg Angles

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This is a quick look at how I work out drilling angles for my various Windsor chairs, stools, and live-edge pieces. It's probably more for the stool and chair makers, but follow along if your interested. It's much simpler than I make it sound in my confusing discussion, but it should make great sense after you work through a couple examples on your own. And please forgive my lousy math on the fly..the distance from the bottom of the stool is 23-1/4" and not 23-3/4".

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@melanieb4037 Месяц назад

Simple, smart, usable and very helpful. Thank you for making this video!

@archerycloseinafrica 4 года назад

It’s a genuine gift for those who don’t have access to chairmakers and their books. I think this is the best way to teach new makers. Thank you for this video Allan.

@mykolashatkovskyi576 3 месяца назад

Simple (in a good sense) but great approach for diyers - thank you, sir. Preparing to build sawhorse workbench and was going to make it with 10 degree legs. I'd say I'm quite close.

@markvankoersveld5881 4 года назад

Hi Allan, im busy with my first set of stools and was trying to figure this out. You explanation is perfect. Thank you.

@dothanalabamawoodworker6766 Год назад

My hat's off to you. Very well done. Thanks so much.

@samuelrodovalho6680 3 года назад

Simple and very easy to understand, many thanks for sharing.

@robnichols9331 6 месяцев назад

I do like simple! Thank you

@crouchvalewoodcraft 5 лет назад

Thanks Allan, that makes it very clear - great explanation

@727williams 5 лет назад

Rob Hardie thanks so much!

@bilal11 2 года назад

Very smart. Thank you

@johnlindstrom637 5 лет назад

Very cogent analysis for a former RC pilot! You would have made orthopedic surgery look easy. Jack Lindstrom

@brucelouden8405 3 года назад

This is great. I'd like to see your drill press set up for drilling your holes in the seats. I've been looking a long time and there's nothing on you tube covering this.

@727williams 3 года назад

Hi Bruce.... I just drill them manually by sighting down the drill and referencing off of a t-bevel gauge set to one side and a square set on the sight line. I use a bit and brace since it’s a slower process and veieasy to control. Check out Curtis Buchanan on RU-vid. Huge wealth of information and he demonstrates these steps very well ... plus he’s a great story teller and darn close to a National Treasure!

@brucelouden8405 3 года назад

@@727williams Hi Alan. I'm drilling into the bottom of half round logs for benches and would like to get the angles symmetrical. I've tried the bevel gauge technique but it's pretty difficult on random shaped logs. I think I'll end up building some kind of a jig. I have some ideas, but I'm not entirely sure what it looks like yet. Thanks for your reply and suggestions.

@michaeldennis4860 3 года назад

I’ve been using a Rockler portable drill guide on live edge benches with excellent results. For half logs, which I’ve been going to try, I think I would use the same drill guide but make a jig out of flat dimensional lumber to go over the bottom of the log, bottom facing up, if you get my drift.

@brucelouden8405 3 года назад

@@michaeldennis4860 I ended up building that jig and it works quite well but it's pretty fancy and cost me $400. lol. I was determined! The problem I'm having is for drastically different sizes, since I'm doing from 9" up to 20". It works great on the big stuff. If you'd like to see more let me know. I've never done a you tube video but I should at some point.

@gngdrk4142 3 года назад

Great video! How do I ensure all my legs are cut the same way with say a 1/4” angle on both sides each leg? Thanks.

@727williams 3 года назад

I kind of hurried through that early in the discussion when I had my paper pattern but basically drawn out a few simple lines on the seat bottom. I connect my points between the drilling point and where I want the leg to land and extend a line from those...then I sight down that and drill at the angle I’ve come up with. Once the lines are laid out on the bottom it’s easier to see the symmetry you created...hopefully this isn’t too confusing. Peter Galbert’s book has great information on this process and also Curtis Buchanan on RU-vid is outstanding.