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Claro Headboard - Gettin' it flat

My first try at making a router sled to flatten the slab. It worked better than expected. I used a 1 1/2" bottom cleaning bit from MCLS (or MLCS, MSCL, whatever) and it did a great job. Very smooth cut with no tearout. I love that claro - think I'll have to make a trip to Kyle's to get a few...
- PeteM
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- Jun 2, 2007
- claro flat gettin headboard
- Replies: 9
- Forum: General Woodworking
First cut of Claro Walnut bed posts and a question

Finally started working on my bedroom project (headboard and 2 side tables). This is very premature but I started squaring up the posts and was blown away by the figure of this stuff. Just had to share a photo. The line about 8-10 inched down on the right is the graft line. Question: The...
- PeteM
- Thread
- May 20, 2007
- bed claro cut posts question walnut
- Replies: 12
- Forum: General Woodworking
Claro posts

First cut of claro walnut bed posts.
- PeteM
- Media item
- May 20, 2007
- claro walnut
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- Album: Claro Headboard