Ep 5a: Cutting the Feet
In this episode, Chris uses a coping saw and spokeshaves to create the coved feet
Nov 13, 2018
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Videos in the Series
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Ep 1: Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools – IntroOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 2: Case LayoutOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 3a: Hand-cut Tapered Dovetails – SocketsOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 3b: Hand-cut Tapered Dovetails – KeysOctober 30, 2018 -
Ep 4a: Case Dovetails – TailsNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 4b: Case Dovetails – PinsNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 4c: Handcut Rabbets and Dovetail FittingNovember 6, 2018 -
Ep 5a: Cutting the FeetNovember 13, 2018 -
Ep 5b: Gluing up the CaseNovember 13, 2018 -
Ep 6: BackboardsNovember 20, 2018 -
Ep 7a: Hand-cut MortisesNovember 27, 2018 -
Ep 7b: Hand-cut TenonsNovember 27, 2018 -
Ep 8: Drawboring and Gluing Up the Face FrameDecember 4, 2018 -
Ep 9a: Sticking the Crown MoldingDecember 11, 2018 -
Ep 9b: Attaching the Crown MoldingDecember 11, 2018 -
Ep 10a: Door Layout – Through-MortisesDecember 18, 2018 -
Ep 10b: Door Layout – Through-TenonsDecember 18, 2018 -
Ep 11a: Chopping the Through-MortisesJanuary 2, 2019 -
Ep 11b: Sawing the Through-TenonsJanuary 2, 2019 -
Ep 12a: Rabbeting the Panels and Door AssemblyJanuary 8, 2019 -
Ep 12b: Mounting and Fitting the Door–ConclusionJanuary 8, 2019 -
Free Plan: Shaker Enfield CupboardJanuary 14, 2019
Comments
Chris,
I thought the coping saw was supposed to be used on the pull stroke? Do you find it easier to use pushing instead?
Shaun
You can cut on the push stroke with a coping saw IF the frame can keep the blade tensioned. Can make it easier to follow a curved line like the feet since the ragged edge is on the other side away from your line. But the pull stroke works much better when coping a miter. Find a good, stiff frame (new or vintage) and use good blades (hint, the blade that came with the $10 saw shaped object isn't a good blade) and the coping saw is much easier to use.
I watched you chisel the the waste away in the middle of the feet and notice how precise you were when the gauge line disappeared at the bottom of the cut. On one cut it was there and the next it was gone. Very impressive chisel work Chris. I love hand tools and don’t use them as often as I’d like. Watching you work is giving me the incentive to use them more in order to feel the work in my hands.
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