Comments on: Alumni chair - shaping the stretcher joints http://axon.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2009/08/alumni-chair-shaping-the-stretcher-joints/ Woodwork, Pizza, Design, Food and Stuff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mark http://axon.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2009/08/alumni-chair-shaping-the-stretcher-joints/comment-page-1/#comment-4393 Mark Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:01:12 +0000 http://axon.com.au/wordpress/?p=682#comment-4393 Spot on Bill. A Nicholson it is. Not sure what number - I'll check. Beautiful tool to use - especially for a rasp. Cuts quickly and leaves a relatively smooth surface. And the varying radius on the curved side is ideal for these joints. Spot on Bill. A Nicholson it is. Not sure what number - I’ll check. Beautiful tool to use - especially for a rasp. Cuts quickly and leaves a relatively smooth surface. And the varying radius on the curved side is ideal for these joints.

]]> By: Bill Stankus http://axon.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2009/08/alumni-chair-shaping-the-stretcher-joints/comment-page-1/#comment-4392 Bill Stankus Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:54:16 +0000 http://axon.com.au/wordpress/?p=682#comment-4392 Mark - Looking good, anticipating more photos. You mentioned "carved, filed and sanded" - I'm curious about the file - what sort are you referring to? One of my favorite rasps I've used for similar constructions are the Nicholson Numbers 49 and 50. These have teeth in a random pattern and don't leave the typical residue rasp-file marks. They are a bit pricy - about $50. each but they are absolutely terrific shaping tools. Mark -
Looking good, anticipating more photos.

You mentioned “carved, filed and sanded” - I’m curious about the file - what sort are you referring to?

One of my favorite rasps I’ve used for similar constructions are the Nicholson Numbers 49 and 50. These have teeth in a random pattern and don’t leave the typical residue rasp-file marks. They are a bit pricy - about $50. each but they are absolutely terrific shaping tools.

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