Mary Ostler

Got a bit more done on the highchair.

The barley twist and fluting is finally finished. Its a pretty good match, although the foot profile is different from the front to back legs. Once they are not so close to each other, it will hardly be noticeable.

This was the most difficult part so far. Trying to figure out where all the drill holes go. I used low tack sticky tape to keep track where the holes go. Even being extra cautious, I still almost goofed as I had the grain orientated the same direction in 3 out of 4 legs. Measure 8 times drill once.

I always have trouble with reference punch marks. I have started making a small hole with an awl, and then use then punch to widen the hole.

I used a Frostner bit to get a nice flat bottomed hole. I also used a piece of scrap wood to keep the leg lying flat. The drill press table is rather small for drilling long objects.

All the holes are now drilled. If I screwed up I will find out when I start turning all the cross spindles tomorrow.