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Rob

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74 days ago

To anyone who has experience building this style furniture… I’m just wondering what is typically done with the edges? They always looks very square but are they really chamfered? rounded over? just sanded a bit? any of the above? Thanks.

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MVWOODWORKS

130 posts in 158 days


74 days ago

A very small chamfer would work, or knock the sharp edges off.

-- Pat, Colorado

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Roper

325 posts in 156 days


74 days ago

my stickley books all say 1/4 in chamfer.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

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Rob

98 posts in 111 days


74 days ago

Thanks guys, I ran the block plane over all my edges a couple of times. Worked quite well.

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tenontim

828 posts in 187 days


74 days ago

A lot of the old A&C furniture just had the edge knocked down with sandpaper. 1/16” round over bit maybe?
I use a 1/8” – 3/8” round over on most of my furniture, depending on the size of the piece.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Jarrod_Murphree

172 posts in 166 days


74 days ago

You nailed it. A couple swipes with a block plane set to take a very light cut.

-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM

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Loren

134 posts in 91 days


74 days ago

Often nicer mission furniture (or Stickley) has 1/4 sawn
oak veneer on all four sides of chair legs, etc… to get that
“tiger oak” look all ‘round you have to give up the
workability of the corners.

My parents have a house built in 1917 with all quartersawn
oak veneer. The veneers are about 1/10” thick. Edges
are rounded a little, but not much.

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pashley

248 posts in 161 days


74 days ago

I’ll just knock them off with a detail sander and 220 paper. Softened edges actually hold up better to denting than hard edges. Those edges, especially in hard oak, can actually cut, or give a heck of a splinter.

-- -Be Blessed!, Patrick

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