Kaerlighedsbamsen commented about 10 hours ago Looking good. Takes away some of the heavy feeling that boxes tend to have. Didn't quite get the part about the Leigh jig, but the end result looks neat and accurate, great
Ty - Sorry I wasn't clear on the Leigh jig description. I just was pointing out that while it's a clever jig and produces great results, you still have to do some fiddling with it to consistent results when doing multiples. Yeah, I hope the more round-ish legs will help balance the boxy cabinet.
Ron Stewart commented about 2 hours ago new Impressive work, Ross. I greatly prefer the look of this style of leg compared to the splayed tapered round legs on the bottom like I see in a lot of MCM furniture.
How do you decide when to use pattern routing like you did here vs. using your CNC? Is is the size of the parts? the type of wood?
How are you going to position the hole in the cabinet for the bolts that will fit into the inserts at the tops of the legs?
Ron - The legs were inspired by a Niels Vodder sideboard from the 50's and similar pieces. Their legs were probably turned, but I'm not setup to do turning at the moment, so I just borrowed the general idea and used familiar techniques. Regarding the use of the CNC - I will generally use it to make the pattern, especially if I'll be doing multiples. In past projects, I did use the CNC more for cutting the final pieces, and that does work, but it is so easy to mess things up on the CNC. Especially if your work shifts a little. I feel I have more control when I use a router template. For positioning the hole for the top of the leg, I was just going to place some masking tape on the outside of the cabinet in the general area, transfer the horizontal and vertical centers of the spacer to the tape, extend the marks to find center, and drill. In actuality, I may not permanently mount the legs or stretchers to the cabinet. I'll just set the cabinet in place initially. I have an idea for lighter-looking turned legs, but I'll need to practice turning first. For now, the original leg design will have to do. 😀
