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  1. Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock shaping

    The swinging leg kneeblock and the hinge apron kneeblock are shaped and ready for scraping and sanding.
  2. Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock is partially shaped using paring chisels and low angle block plane across the grain. Next is the rasp to shape the concave bottom of the curve.
  3. Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock shaping

    Hinge apron kneeblock is shaped and ready for scraping and sanding.
  4. Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock shaping

    Kneeblock is rough cut and glued in place.
  5. Legs rightside up

    Legs rightside up

    Checking for symmetry among the four legs which are still square at this point.
  6. shaping the legs

    shaping the legs

    After sawing out the profiles I clamp the legs in vise to flatten and fair the faces with block plane, rasp and spokeshave. Once the faces are fair and still square the corners are worked toward round.
  7. cabriole legs feet

    cabriole legs feet

    Here is a photo of the feet standing on the bench. They are still rough but one is a little fatter at the ankle so that needs work as well.
  8. cabriole legs

    cabriole legs

    The set of legs sits upside down on the bench so I can see if they are closely matching enough at this stage. They have been sawn out and the faces flattened and faired. Next phase is to round the corners until the legs are round at the ankles.
  9. Turned foot pads

    Turned foot pads

    After marking out the pattern for the legs I turned the pads and bottom of foot. The pads are left long and will be cut later to eliminate the lathe drive marks.
  10. cherry gate leg table

    cherry gate leg table

  11. cherry gate leg table

    cherry gate leg table

  12. Leg vice

    Leg vice

  13. Leg vice - top screw

    Leg vice - top screw

  14. Leg vice - extended

    Leg vice - extended

  15. Leg vice - bottom screw

    Leg vice - bottom screw

  16. Benchcrafted Roubo Workbench Front View

    Benchcrafted Roubo Workbench Front View

    Workbench made from Benchcrafted's plans with their hardware. The top is 4" thick and about 87" long. Most of the stock is 8/4 ash from Bannish-Rickard lumber in Bristol, TN. The gap stop is not shown in these photos. Finally, I have a real workbench!
  17. Rocky Top Coffee Table - leg joinery complete

    Rocky Top Coffee Table - leg joinery complete

    If I want to assemble this table without glue, the leg-to-rail bridle joint needs to be very tight. I spent quite a while fine-tuning the joints and have a pretty good fit.
  18. M

    Routed Profile Across a Leg

    I am working on a desk, similar to one a PBK. You can see the leg detail at the PBK link. I am trying to figure out how to make a routed profile across the leg. The closes thing I have found is the Freud Ovolo router bit. I am open to suggestions and ideas?
  19. cyclopentadiene

    Ball and Claw Foot on Cabriole leg

    I have been asked to build a Queen Anne style table that has cabriole legs with ball and claw feet. see drawing in maloof side chair completed thread. There was a recent article in one of the woodworking magazines for which I subscribe that describes how to carve the foot and it appears...
  20. S

    Delta Shopmaster 10" Band Saw with Leg Stand - $175 (Raleigh, NC)

    Not Mine http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/2205825097.html Delta Shopmaster 10" Band Saw with Leg Stand - $175 (Raleigh, NC) Date: 2011-02-09, 3:42PM EST Reply to: sale-rnfca-2205825097@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] I have a Delta Shopmaster 10" Band Saw with Leg Stand for...

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