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The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
 

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#2 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Looking good! what type of plywood are you using? Is that a 3/4 bandsaw blade? Looks like you're meeting your challenge?
 

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#3 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Awesome!
Impressive!!
Great Job!!!

Looking forward to more installments & the finished piece.
 

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#4 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Nice. I love demilunes, especially elliptical ones.
You're doing some fine work here.
 

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The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Doc.. yes it is a 3/4" blade in my old 16" Grizzly. Ply is Baltic birch.
DIY.. and shipwright… thank you so much for the encouragement, it means a lot to me.
 

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#6 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Very nice, I like demilunes and I will have to try one. Thanks for sharing.
Isra.
 

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#7 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Very nice work.
Those legs are just stunning.

Steve
 

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#8 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
The inlays are just stunning. Did you do all of the rabbets on the table saw?
 

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#9 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Looks amazing already.
 

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#10 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Jim, Brian, Steve,Isra, Thank you so much for your encouragement,
I look at the amazing body of quality woodwork on LJ's and try my best all the time, trying to emulate the masters, each and every one of you have had a small part in influencing me in my journey, thank you.
 

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The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Now I see where the legs are taking you.
Nice looking legs and the way you did them is interesting very crisp and clean .
You made a nice strong leg to apron body joint well made .
For cutting the kerfs try the table saw with a 7 1/4 " blade and using the sled with a index pin or just a mark it ,works nice and you can lay the board flat that way .

Klaus
 

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#12 ·
The tapered legs

After completing my hanging tool cabinet build I decided to push myself to attempt some sort of inlay work coupled with curved wood.
This table in No 77 of Woodsmith Magazine caught my eye and I decided to have a go at it. Here are the results so far.
Wheel Wood Flooring Floor Workbench


In this posed photo I have the sled I made for this project, with the tapered on four sides leg. the rabbets cut on the top and bottom take the contrasting dark wood (sapele) 1/8" inlays. Then 1/4" rabbets are cut on all four corners at the router table with a spiral bit and more sapele is glued in.
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain

Wood Musical instrument accessory Hardwood Engineering Steel


Inlays planed flush then a 1/4" mitered bead added near the top gave this result.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


I cut three half elipse from 1/2" baltic ply. I kept one as a template, after smoothing and perfecting the template, I copy routed the other two to match. Then I stack drilled 17 clamp holes 2 1/2" back from the edge. Using ash I cut the spacer blocks, cut and glued them between the two ply pieces and cut slots for the legs using my slot mortiser. Here the test for fit, before gluing in the legs.

Wood Naval architecture Machine Skiff Metal


Wood Floor Flooring Electrical wiring Gas


Handwriting Font Wood Audio equipment Writing

Cutting 3/4" thick ash 4" wide I glued a 3/8" wide 90 thou thick piece of sapele on one edge. Then I kerfed the back of board for the bends.
Wood Gas Milling Machine tool Tool

The last of the trim glued in.

Wood Engineering Machine tool Machine Toolroom


Next week the top!
Hi Klaus,
Thank you for your encouragement, this coming from you means a lot to me.
I agree a sled would have worked on my TS but I had the set up working on my BS so I went with that, also I am more comfortable with a BS for some reason.
 

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#13 ·
Curved front hall table #2

To make the top six ribbon sapele offcuts from my wood supply shop were edge glued, planed, and joined. Then I used the template with a 3" diameter ring centered and carpet taped to my router base to trim the jigsawed oval shape to the final dimension. First I routed a classic ogee on the top edge and put a 3/8" round over on the back, my wife preferred the ogee to be on the down side, so the rounded side became the top!
I put Daleys 'Benite' to seal all the surfaces and then fastened the top with screws. Then put two coats of Daleys 'Seafin' wiping varnish on.
This completes the build for the table.

Thanks for looking, and your comments are welcome!
Furniture Table Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture

Furniture Table Wood Desk Rectangle

Shelf Table Bookcase Furniture Wood
 

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#14 ·
Curved front hall table #2

To make the top six ribbon sapele offcuts from my wood supply shop were edge glued, planed, and joined. Then I used the template with a 3" diameter ring centered and carpet taped to my router base to trim the jigsawed oval shape to the final dimension. First I routed a classic ogee on the top edge and put a 3/8" round over on the back, my wife preferred the ogee to be on the down side, so the rounded side became the top!
I put Daleys 'Benite' to seal all the surfaces and then fastened the top with screws. Then put two coats of Daleys 'Seafin' wiping varnish on.
This completes the build for the table.

Thanks for looking, and your comments are welcome!
Furniture Table Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture

Furniture Table Wood Desk Rectangle

Shelf Table Bookcase Furniture Wood
Nice progression, thanks for sharing your journey!
 

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