I have some 2' long sections of cherry. With end grain finger joints between them they'll allow stacking them to make a 6' tall center post.

First to clamp each vertically in my new bridge Vise.

Then to cut mating ends and the rounded top.

Bottom section is the one in the vise, waiting for me to cut tenons on it's bottom end to mate with the bottom plate I haven't yet made.

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amazing joinery, I have never seen a finger joint like that, can't wait to see the finished product

Bottom end tenons cut.

Hole in the tenons will be for the shafts of bolts that will pull the post down tight to the base. I still need to cut pockets for square nuts in the sides of the tenons.

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Love your joinery idea. Following along to watch this project unfold (sorry poor choice of words😆) to completion.

Interesting approach. Good work.

Base.

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@4DThinker Beautiful work!

I really like that base design.

Cool way to make the the joints!

I'm using 1/2 diameter cherry dowels to slip gloves over on the column. They are close to the size of my fingers. I wanted to round over the ends so I made this fixture to hold in the bridge vise which clamps the dowels vertically so I can round the ends.

The thin plywood is glued to a wood block that is split with 1/2" hole in the center. interlocking plywood keeps the block sides from dropping out when the vise is opened. Works well to hold tightly onto the dowels. After setting X and Y once, all I had to do with each of four dowels was slip them in, clamp tight, set Z on their top, and run the rounding toolpath again.

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Cool solution for repeatability.

20 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Cool solution for repeatability.

More often than not, my CNC files are used once and then deleted. When I've got four or more of something that needs the same file I give it a day's worth of retirement time to contemplate what it would take so simplify the repeatability. Worth it, as I can usually win back the time with less to do between parts to remove the done one and ready the next one.

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Edited March 28Mar 28 by 4DThinker

Beefy hook for a heavy winter coat.

Bolt through the back into an embedded square nut.

1.5 degree up slope, rounded top and front edge. Hidden dowel near the bottom, not glued in, keeps the hook aligned with the post and handles some shear from the weight of the coat.

More to come.

That's pretty beefy alright! Add 3 more and you could hang your spare tires on it! 😉

1 minute ago, MrRick said:

That's pretty beefy alright! Add 3 more and you could hang your spare tires on it! 😉

I only have one spare tire and usually the coat covers it. 😉

I was thinking about a set of winter tires. Alot of people up my way in the Northwest swap their tires out as snow comes.

I had a scrap of hard maple. No more cherry scraps. So this smaller hook for a lighter coat I made for the opposite side of the column.

A 3 degree up slope rather than the 1.5 degree up slope on the cherry hook. Same bolt through the back side into an embedded square nut, and a dowel below to keep the hook aligned and handle some shear from the weight of the coat.

Seems to work fine. Coat prefers this hook over the dining chair back it last rested on.

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A simple but sturdy and effective rack. Looks good! Will you be applying a finish or leaving it?

29 minutes ago, MrRick said:

A simple but sturdy and effective rack. Looks good! Will you be applying a finish or leaving it?

Once all the parts are done, they'll get some Danish oil.

Pegs for gloves. 1/2" Cherry dowels. Tapered ends wedged into mating tapered holes cut with the column clamped at 10 degrees up.

Column section clamped at 10 degrees in my bridge vise. Holes cut on one side with a 3 degree tapered end mill.

Test fit before removing the board from the vise. Fit is snug.

Assembled for dress rehearsal.

Gloves slip on easily.

Add coat.

Add hats.

Still room for another coat on the back side. I might still add a couple smaller pegs to hang an umbrella and dog leash from. Lower on the column.

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