Has anyone used these corner posts?

Hi Bob

I agree with you, at over a $ and inch they are too expensive. I cannot see the benefit of them to be honest, sure they make a nice rounded back on a free standing pedestal, but you are still going to have to fasten them whilst the glue dries, in order to keep the frame at 90°.

I can think of other ways of getting a rounded surface on the back of a pedestal, whilst having a locking joint for the panels.

I was just wondering have you got a shaper or very large round over bit (circa 3” radius) to form that curve?

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Interesting concept. With all the ways to put a box together I would say that it’s a personal choice. The pro’s and con’s would be derived from a comparison of other methods to build a box. You should be asking yourself if this is the look that you want. These are for your shop, but IMHO the cabinets used in your shop should be built to a higher standard that reflects your creative side as well as your level of craftsmanship, and this may help inspire other work that you will do in the future.

Neat idea, good luck with your decision.

-- Nicky

WOW, They can not be much more then 6/4 thick by 1-1/2” wide. That is a crazy price.

Hi Bob;

They do seem rather pricey, but they are simple to install and do look good. I guess it boils down to what’s your time worth.

I agree with Nicky that the work in your shop does make an impression on potential clients if that’s the direction your headed, but only if your the only person working there. Other’s have less respect for things like your bench or shop cabinets than you will. (I got the tee shirt).

That being necessary goes back to the journeyman days when you would travel around, working for and learning from other masters. You would first have to show him your letter of completion from your master, along with your tool box, made when completing your apprenticeship.

I have a bunch of goodies in the shop that show I am able to “make stuff”.

How’s the shop coming?

Lee

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I would not buy what I can make. A simple 2×2 with a router and a 1 1/2” round over will accomplish much the same thing. For the price of it you could own the router bit.

rounded corners are easier on the head and hips.

Cheers

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I thought that they kind of defeated the purpose of having a woodworking shop.
Sometimes I am stunned by what is offered for sale while other times I am stunned by the folks that buy them.

In days gone by Cabinet Makers made miniature samples their crafts and sent them with salepeople out to the customers. Now the customer wants a tour of the shop and nobody seem to have a body of work.
We live in interesting times.

p.s. Lee, I have the laminate down and “company” for the weekend. ( Struggle ,Struggle)

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Wow, and that price is only for two. That’s robbery.

But I have a push stick I could sell you for $69.95 (and you get a free pen):

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Those are pricey. You might check out the aluminum
corner extrusions by 80-20 if you appreciate the way
rounded corners look and feel.

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I think they coyuld be made real easy. Use a table edge bit for the top roundover and use a bird’s mouth router bit to cut the angle. Item “B” in this picture. The 8 sided bit.

Lee valley

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Hey Blake ,

Is that a left handed or right handed push stick? :-)

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Blake does it include free shipping?

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How many professional shops make their own cabinet doors…..............not very many. Most buy cabinet doors from a wholesale mfg’er, many shops just buy cabinet parts.

The days of “I do it all” are far and few

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Actually, there is no shipping. I sell you the rights to the design (you get a certificate) and then you go outside and pick up a stick off the ground and use it. If you don’t buy the rights I can sue you. The certificate is a PDF that you can print from your home printer.

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Thanks. That sounds like a good deal no P&P. Does this mean that I can make as many as I like or am I limited to a single manufactureing and have to buy another licence, just like microsoft, to make another if the stick I choose breaks?

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Is there an annual maintenance fee, and a web-based tech support page? Do you offer franchise opportunities? LOL!

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark