Media Cabinet #10: Leg Shaping

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This is part 10 in a 18 part series: Media Cabinet

With all the joinery completed on the legs, I could work on rounding over their edges.  I went slowly, raising the 1/2" radius bit a little each time around the circuit of all 4 legs.  I stop/started short of the two stand-offs - the raggedness there will need to be blended-in by hand later.  I continued raising the bit until there was no flat spot left on the edges.


Surprisingly (to me), I was able to radius the tips without any tear-out.


With the edges rounded, I could see how much further I needed to cut-in for the narrowed stand-offs.


I chucked-in the core box bit again, set the fence, and then kept nibbling away at the excess.  Again, I took my time, raising the bit a little each iteration and checking the result.  I kept going until the concave radius from core box bit aligned with the convex curve of the edge.  The arrows below show the inflection point.


With a round file and some rough sanding I'll be able to blend-in the transition just fine.   And we all love sanding, right?
nice work on the legs !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Beautiful work! Your shaping and blending look perfect.
Like sanding? Bah!

I might enjoy it better watching you work, the blending looks perfect!

Have you thought about dowel centers to mark where those sexy legs make contact?
Yep I would go as far as say fantastic job on the legs
Keep it up and  you might find a job with Sam M!

Regards Rob

Pottz, Ron - thanks, guys.

Splinter - the dowel centers are a good thought if I can keep them from scratching the wood while positioning the legs.  I'm not sure how much flex they'll have once the stretchers are glued-in.  Unfortunately, I don't have any dowel centers to try that method.

Rob - Now Sam was a real craftsman.  I envy the guys who can say they attended one of his classes.
Good looking transistion there. Niels Vodder would have approved of it

"The good chair is a task one is never completely done with" Hans Wegner

Love the overall look ..I was reading the leg portion but didn't catch the flavor..looks like ash

 Kaerlighedsbamsen
 commented 5 days ago
Good looking transistion there. Niels Vodder would have approved of it
Ty - I went a little more aggressive on the transition.  More in the next post.


 Shawn
 commented about 1 hour ago
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Love the overall look ..I was reading the leg portion but didn't catch the flavor..looks like ash
Shawn - Thanks!  It's red oak.  I'll be ebonizing it with iron acetate once the entire support frame is completed.