Comments on: Video: Level the Feet of a Chair or Sawbench

By: DonAtlGa

DonAtlGa — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:37:40 +0000

Sawdust…Dude:

It’s a woodworking video on a free site. Lees bark, more wag. Really.

By: Tom Nunlist

Tom Nunlist — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:03:42 +0000

I’m sorry you’re having trouble with it – it is most likely the Blip video service.

We’ll be putting this one up on YouTube soon.

By: Sawdust

Sawdust — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:31:19 +0000

Dear Sir or Madame:

From the comments associated with this post, there has been a problem associated with this video for over a year and a half.

@##&%&#, you own your audience, subscribers, etc. better service than this.

Please get your s&#t together!

By: Garver

Garver — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:37:17 +0000

Video still not available for me to view, whats wrong? or am I missing something?

By: Danny H.

Danny H. — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:43:43 +0000

OMG ! Where is “Lataxe” from the old Fine Woodworking blog site when you need him !

By: quester666@yahoo.com

quester666@yahoo.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:49:20 +0000

I love video tips like this one, because I know that you should make you legs to long, then cut for level.
I have not done it so many times it would make you cry and a video like this one just reminds me how much easier it is to do it right.

By: tnoll

tnoll — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:46:35 +0000

All good unless the seat is not intended to sit level, as in most chairs.

By: TJH

TJH — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:20:28 +0000

I concur with Harlan’s approach. The reference plane (in this case, the workbench top) does not need to be level – just flat.

Both Harlan’s and Chris’s methods assume that you want the top of the saw bench parallel to the floor when you are all done.

If the top were uneven (such as a contoured stool or a chair with a back), you would need to use a different reference – perhaps the bottom side of the top. In this case, you might have to resort to Chris’s level trick.

By: cbf123

cbf123 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:04:34 +0000

Assuming the top surface of the workbench and the top surface of the bench/stool are both flat, Harlan’s method will result in the top surface of the bench/stool being parallel to the floor. This is generally what you want.

Harlan’s method has the advantage of working even on out-of-level workbenches.

By: cbf123

cbf123 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:00:25 +0000

You could put the level right beside the protruding tenons. As long as it’s parallel to the line between the tenons it’ll have the same effect.