Putty

I thought this chair was fixed, but the little cap on the bottom of the leg fell out. My dad gave me this Putty to glue it back in. it had to be mixed with water.

The legs of the chair were curved, so I needed to find a way to be able to easily cut the curved shape out of a square wood block. Jigsaw was an option, but that is a little bit too unstable for me, because it saws up and down, and when it goes up it makes things kind of shaky. With a long thin piece, it's difficult to clamp it down and still be able to cut a very long curve with a jigsaw, yes it's hard for me to be accurate because my muscles are too small, so you've got me there, but ALSO i think it's hard for anyone, even the strongest people on earth, because the clamp gets in the way, (or your muscular hand gets in the way). It's hard to find a good place to clamp a long piece like a leg. Maybe i could research other types of clamps or how to get better at clamping, and maybe i still will, but instead I bought the cheapest bandsaw from harbor freight, and I'm very happy I did. Bandsaws only saw straight down, so this means there is no up cut, and more stability. It also gives you a nice platform to place the wood on, so it's not like trying to use a circular saw on the floor with all the difficulties and instabilty that come with that. After using it a few times, i also feel it's a great way to rip wood, even natural wood, and there are better bandsaws and bandsaw accessories that are designed to do just that. There's another page on my site about sawing natural wood. At the moment i think bandsaws are the answer.