While doing a repair of a small step-ladder...
Jonathan's Ladder, back.JPG
Someone had replaced the back braces with Particle board ( then they happened to step on one)
Ripped some now Ash lumber...both to repair the broken leg..
Ladder Repair, matching the end of the other leg.JPG
Using a half-lap glue joint....nothing fancy here....
It is when the ends of the new braces need cut..
Ladder Repair, upper brace, new.JPG
That I need to match an angle....so...
Ladder Repair, Sargent's Patent 1875.JPG
Called a Sargent's Patent July 22, 1873..
Then needed a dado/rebate on the ends...
Ladder Repair, lower brace, rebate.JPG
And do a test fit...no glue , nor screws used...
Ladder Repair, test fit, lower brace.JPG
Still have to rebate the upper brace, drill and counter-sink for 3 screws on each end...Clean the area where they will sit...so a bead of glue can also get used..
Then see what colour they want the "new" step ladder to be...
Plan right now? Lay in a supply of hardware, use this ladder as a "pattern" and build an all new stepladder...and stain and finish that...
Stay tuned..
I don't think that that "Sargent's Patent" is related to the later Sargent Co. that was making hand planes....