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Leg Work: Part two: Tapers

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  Table will get tapered legs.   So time to mark out a side of a legning-sdc15373-12113-60.jpg?width=750The shorter mark is the bottom of the oak aprons and the "main mark" is 1" below that.    Went to the other end of the leg ( the foot??)ning-sdc15374-12113-51.jpg?width=750Ok, anything above that line will go.   Line is 1" up from the edge.   Grabbed a straightedgening-sdc15380-12113-83.jpg?width=750Yeah, that big silver thingy there.    The sander is for sharpening only.  Anyway,  connect the two "points" on the legning-sdc15375-12113-98.jpg?width=750and get ready to plane the waste off.  That's anything above that line.    Clamped it in the vise so I could go at the foot firstning-sdc15376-12113-7.jpg?width=750The idea is to start down here and establish the taper.    Seems to be going slow??? Ah, wrong jack planening-sdc15381-12113-71.jpg?width=750Needed this one, with that cambered iron.   Worked my way back up the leg, checking on the layout lines.   Got things close, but had some dippity-dos.    So, got the big guy outning-sdc15377-12113-71.jpg?width=750Until it  made a nice full shaving along the leg.   As for people like Morris who like doing things with a #4ning-sdc15383-12113-16.jpg?width=750I can clean up any plane marks.    No need for any sanding, either.   Next, carry the lines aroundning-sdc15378-12113-77.jpg?width=750As I have a second taper to do.  Foot areaning-sdc15379-12113-49.jpg?width=750will be 1" square.  I just repeat the above steps, until the second face is smoothly tapered.   Taper starts 4-1/2" from the top of these 26-1/2" long legs.   Need to find some drawer parts, and size them for a front drawers.     Rest of the aprons are 1/2"  QSWO.   Might use one of the raised panels as a drawer front???   Single Brain Cell working as a "Sketchup Designer", takes awhile.....

Always interesting to see your work. And you do it mostly old school. Love It.




Wayne Mahler
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And using a few handplanes is a lot safer than using a tablesaw.    And a good Cardio Workout,  to boot.




Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

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