Tapered reamers for Winsor style chairs

Re: Tapered reamers for Winsor style chairs *LINK*

Scott in Douglassville, PA

>Hey, Eric -

You've probably seen this, and I haven't made one yet (holding out for the Emhoff, too), but John Alexander has plans for making a tapered reamer. Also, I've always wondered if it'd be possible to find one of the cheap fluted machinist ones on eBay with the right taper and use it for chairs. Thoughts?

BTW, what's the philosophy behind using a taper on spindles and bows but not legs?

Scott


John Alexander's GreenWoodworking Tapered Reamer

re: BTW tapers

Eric Hedberg

>Scott, I have seen that site. Thanks for the link, though. I don't plan to taper the legs mainly because I have some slick fixturing from my Welsh stick chair builds. It works so well, I don't want to mess with the tapers (I'm still getting the hang of using a lathe). I do see some real advantages, though, asthetically and practically to the tapers in the other components. Eric

Re: re: BTW tapers

Dave Caudill

>I've used both the Emhof and the one from Highland Hardware. Don't even bother with that Highland Hardware variety as it is worthless. The one from Fred Emhof is top quality and therefore the price reflects it. Also I thought that in one of my newslwtters from the Windsor Institute that they had another one they were recommending that they were having made. You might check out their website. www.the windsorinstitute.com.

Dave

Re: Tapered reamers for Winsor style chairs

JL

>I got one from J&L Industrial Supply. It is a tapered reamer primarily for metal working. I have used it on a drill press, but it would work nicely for a hand drill. If you are interested, I'll post the part #.

Re: Tapered reamers for Winsor style chairs

Jorge Castaneda ~ Downeast Maine

>Scott,

Just from the top of my head, if the legs were tapered, they would act as a wedge everytime a person flops on the seat, so eventually would split the seat. Again, this just pop up when I read your question, no research or study behind it.

Jorge

Re: Tapered reamers for Winsor style chairs

Rob Lee

>Gosh Eric... you want us working on everything at once??? :) (the hint wasn't THAT subtle)

We'll have 'em to match the spindle/dowel cutters, when you use the tapered tenon blade...

Cheers -

Rob

Not everything.......

Eric Hedberg

>just all the stuff that we chairmaking spokeshave loving sorts like. But what makes you so sure the hint was for you.....;-) Eric

That would be great

Eric Hedberg

>if you could post the number and the link. Much appreciated. Eric

Re: That would be great *LINK*

JL work

>This is a tapered reamer 3/8" to 1", I got it from J&L. I have used it for chair mortises for Windsor chairs for the stiles and for the legs.

It is an Alvord Polk tapered reamer 3/8. Manufacturer part # 653021.


Tapered Reamer

Re: What am I missing?

Dave Mount

>>>We'll have 'em to match the spindle/dowel cutters, when you use the tapered tenon blade...

I thought I'd been over every square inch of the LV site, but I know not of these. What tapered tenon cutter/blade? (and good on ya' for a reamer to match. . .whatever it's matching. . .).

Dave

P.S. For some reason, the search function on the LV website doesn't seem to pick up the power tenon cutters when you search on "tenon", "power", "cutter", or "chair". Makes them a bear to find unless on knows to look under "drilling" in the index (great tools by the way).

Re: What am I missing?

Rob Lee

>Hi Dave -

The reason you can't find them is that they're not yet available....they'll be along later this summer... They're cool though....and will be very affordable...not that they're designed, we're working on the reamers...

I'll pass on the search terms request to our web group!

Cheers -

Rob

Re: re: BTW tapers

Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>The Windsor Institute reamer is the same as the Emhoff reamer, with the addition of a ~1" X 9/16" Dia. pilot on the tip. This reportedly helps with keeping the reamed hole the same angle as the drilled hole. I have both, and have only tried the piloted one once, and that was on a stool I made out of a piece of firewood too nice to burn... -so I'm not ready to comment on their relative worth.

The pilot tip can be removed (cap screw). I'm not sure what the minimum diameter is- seems like it is exactly the same as the Emhoff reamer. (They're at home and I'm not or I'd measure them for you.)

Greg

Re: re: BTW tapers

Tony Augruso

>I have the Emhoff reamer. Where did you get the reamer with the pilot tip? Is there a picture of this reamer somewhere on the web?

Thanks

Tony

Re: re: BTW tapers

Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>The piloted tapered reamer was featured in the most recent issue of The Windsor Chronicles, which is The Windsor Institute's quarterly publication. I just checked, but they still don't have this tool up on their Web site yet (http://www.thewindsorinstitute.com). I ordered mine by calling them directly (603 929 9801).

Greg