Nov 012012
 
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I’m ready to final-size the legs which means using the template I created awhile ago.  I first traced the curve onto both sides of the workpiece.  Then over to the bandsaw to remove the waste.

I use the bandsaw to cut within 1/16" of the curve line.

I use the bandsaw to cut within 1/16" of the curve line.

I try to cut about 1/16″ outside the lines so that there’s not too much material to remove with the router.

The template is just shy of the workpiece below.

The template is just shy of the workpiece below.

I clamped the template on top of the workpiece (and my bench).  I used a 1″ pattern router bit (similar to this one) to ride against the template.

A pattern router bit rides on the template to flush up the workpiece.

A pattern router bit rides on the template to flush up the workpiece.

Since my leg is almost 2″ thick, the 1″ bit didn’t reach all the way across.  Unfortunately I didn’t take a photo, but I flipped the workpiece over and finished it off with a flush trim bit that rode against the already-routed section.

Some sanding and scraping quickly blends across the two routed sections.

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