binfordm715 : Birth of troop seat slats

Birth of troop seat slats
Post by binfordm715 on Jun 4, 2006, 12:46am

Got a loooooooooong way to go, eh?!

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Most of the boards that are long enough to do 87" in one piece are pretty badly warped. So I'm probably going to have to do quite a few finger-splices. My woodworking neighbor (another Tim) assures me they will be stronger than plain wood. Adhesives have come a long way since 1967.

Tim tells me he ordered a new finger-joiner that was backordered, so I'll bring over my best long board and maybe run it through the process. I'll post pics later.

Got a question for you stock slat guys.... Where do the splices appear? Just randomly along the length of the boards?

Re: Birth of troop seat slats
Post by fisherman on Jun 4, 2006, 2:45am

Tim, my troop seats have only one splice on the very top board in the middle where the center support is. Have fun. Fisherman

Re: Birth of troop seat slats
Post by brute4c on Jun 4, 2006, 7:57am

Mine have splice almost centered....the splice falls on the center troop seat support but, on the side that I have 2 splices, one is at the front part of the support and one is at the rear of it...the difference in the side parting line between them is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches...

The one I have on the other troop seat also falls off center of the center support by the same amount...if you want a pic, let me know.

Re: Birth of troop seat slats
Post by binfordm715 on Jun 4, 2006, 10:46am

Thanks, guys.... No, no pics necessary. Most of those short boards are 44" or more, so I *should* be okay. Using modern exterior adhesives, it won't matter, strength-wise, where the splice falls, but I'd like to make them as close to "original" as I can. Of course, "original" didn't have too many nail holes either....

I'll keep you posted.