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Ross Leidy
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Danish Cord Bench
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Design
My wife and I have some friends who are nearing the end of a house renovation, and I wanted to make them something as a house-warming gift. I deci...
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Router Templates and Parts Cutout
The next step was to create a set of router templates for some of the pieces. My original plan was to print paper templates, glue them to MDF, and...
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Mortises and Slots
With all the pieces cut to shape, I moved on to cutting the mortises and slots, which I did with the help of a couple jigs. They were all cut with...
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Shaping, Sanding, and Glue-up
The leg edges and leg stretchers received a fingernail profile. This was done with a 1/2" radius roundover bit in the router table. Note my slig...
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Weaving the Warp
Once I completed the final sanding and prepped according to instructions, I applied Rubio's Monocote Pure to the frame. It was my first experience...
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Weaving the Weft and Done
The weft weaving starts in one corner, attaching the a doubled cord (roughly 120ft length folded in half) at its center onto a side rail. This is ...
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