tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post7009783587124776426..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: The French layout challengeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-59276246746551116942009-10-01T22:47:26.320-04:002009-10-01T22:47:26.320-04:00Oops! sorry to mis-spell your name Damien. it was ...Oops! sorry to mis-spell your name Damien. it was a typo i didn't catch before posting and naturally saw it immediately afterwards.<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-33275373181776356392009-10-01T22:45:25.277-04:002009-10-01T22:45:25.277-04:00Hi Damian,
I will succeed in making this sawhorse...Hi Damian,<br /><br />I will succeed in making this sawhorse, and plan to detail the first build attempt in the blog. Now that I've conquered the drawing, the making part is relatively straightforward though I certain have a bit more exploring to do as of yet.<br /><br />"Is it further described with other drawings?" No, the perspective elevation and developed plan view are all the book provides, and indeed a good portion of the plan view lines are eliminated simply for clarity.<br /><br />"I see for example tenon joints only for the two x-braces inside. My guess is that all the rest is made with some sort of shouldered lap joint."<br /><br />Hmm, well most of the joints are through tenons actually, though there are a few exceptions where the tenons do not go all the way though, such as where a 'barbe' from a crossing piece would be located in the same place as where the tenon would emerge. I don't believe that shouldered half laps are employed however and the joints are not housed. Some of this material will not really be clear actually until i try to assemble it, however some of the detail should wring out when the drawing is fully completed.<br /><br />"And are the right legs not curved?"<br /><br />No, all the legs are straight - thank god(!)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment- I hope you like the upcoming build on this piece, as it should be fun!<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-80147706619330740422009-10-01T03:38:44.700-04:002009-10-01T03:38:44.700-04:00Nice sawhorse, challengingly complex. I pass, but ...Nice sawhorse, challengingly complex. I pass, but I hope you will succeed. Is it further described with other drawings? I see for example tenon joints only for the two x-braces inside. My guess is that al the rest is made with some sort of shouldered lap joint. And are the right legs not curved?Damien Fontainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-10741247266205973072009-01-29T21:55:00.000-05:002009-01-29T21:55:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm feeling on a roll! Neda, thanks for the o...Yes, I'm feeling on a roll! <BR/><BR/>Neda, thanks for the offer about the translation. It's been quite a struggle trying to work out 19th century French. I gave a couple of pages out of the text to a French Canadian student I had a couple of years back, and he really found it hard to translate. I speaking with another fellow just yesterday in fact concerning the difficult French. He said he only considers the drawings, and when he showed some of the text to a French lawyer one time, the fellow could hardly make head or tail of it. I'm helped a bit by having a French-English dictionary from 1903, on loan from my landlady, and it get's easier with time. The book does have an extensive glossary, which I have been translating - so far I'm up to 'D'. I'll let you know if I have any questions. And don't worry- I will definitely be taking a crack at building the sawhorse soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-18771896177796971882009-01-29T18:40:00.001-05:002009-01-29T18:40:00.001-05:00Very cool and interesting, I hope to one day see y...Very cool and interesting, I hope to one day see you take a crack at it, full scale or not. Let me know if you ever require French to English translation, I would gladly assist there. Keep up the great contentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974338499689894599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-49100408811433687952009-01-29T18:40:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:40:00.000-05:00Great posts so far. I think you'll really get on a...Great posts so far. I think you'll really get on a roll here. My biggest problem is I have a lot of trouble putting pictures where I want them in the text but others don't seem to have this problem. Keep up the great work. I turned to this because I never had the software to change my web site and this was just easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com