Grand Daughters Crib #7: Making Feet/ Starting Rails

Beautiful! Love the feet!!

show-off! LOL. Beautiful. I’m working on a crib myself. Maybe by the time I get to grandkids, I can give something as cool as this a shot. Thanks for blogging it and great work.

Les,
Was that a little sawdust on your glasses in the first picture? :) The crib is looking super.

When this crib shows up on Antiques Roadshow 100 years from now and your great, great granddaughter says, ” And here is all the documentation . . .”, the appraiser will say, “The crib alone is only worth a few million dollars, but with such provenance, it is worth at least a billion!”

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Just gorgeous, I love seeing new blogs from you Les. This is truly a labor of love as we can all see.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Yeap,,,,,,,sawdust on me glasses!

Thanks guys for all your comments, your all to kind!! ;o)

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Les, love those feet what a great idea. And is all looks so easy…LOL

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

I love the feet dad! Great idea!

Les,

My husband and I were admiring your work again and have a couple of questions about the Legacy. We know you’re on a deadline with Addison due any day now, so take your time in answering. (I’d look for a video on the web, but with dial-up it takes us nearly an hour of download time for each minute of video and we’re getting old fast enough!)

1. Is the hardware that is attached to the foot just for mounting in the Legacy or is it for mounting the foot to the crib, too?

2. Is there a pilot on the bit on the Legacy or how does it follow the shape of the ball? Do you guide it, or is it totally automated?

Thanks for all your instruction.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Lightweight, The metal clip on the ball is to mount it to the Legacy. I put it on to do the turning as well, that way it stays centered from one machine to the other. The legacy and the lathe both have #2 tapers so they interchange easily.

You have to guide the legacy by hand around the ball. I use a five inch long bit with a bearing that cuts a 9/16” radius on these feet. The leagacy does have a stylis to follow a patern, but so far I haven’t had to use it.

Click on the pictures and you can see the whole view, you’ll be able to see the bit that is used.

Stopped for lunch, working on the rails today. Best get back at it!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Great Blog!!! What size Legacy Ornamental Milling machine do you have? We have the 1800 with the 96” Max length. It’s a great machine for many applacation. Your a very talented woodworker. Do you make a living form woodworking? or do you have another job? Thats for posting.

-- Dennis Zongker