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13th May 2007, 09:41 AM #1Intermediate Member
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Cutting tapers on thick stock legs
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to build an island bench, and I was tossing up about mortising or dowel joining. I spent all yesterday mortising the hardest F***ing wood in the world. They were left over F27 structural joists from a deck I built. The tip of drilling with a forstner bit really did help, although the wood was nearly too hard for my drill. Anyway the plan I am using as a guide from Australian Woodsmith tapers the 75 mm square legs on the inside edges for about 180 mm up the leg. They show a template for cutting the tapers on a table saw, but my blade will only make about a 70 mm deep cut in one pass. I thought about planing the taper, but this could get very untidy. I do nt have a scroll saw. Any ideas? I did consider an ordinary old hand saw, but I am scared that the hardness of the wood will make cutting an angle very difficult. Cheers.
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13th May 2007, 09:44 AM #2
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13th May 2007, 10:16 AM #3Intermediate Member
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Have not got a bandsaw.
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13th May 2007, 10:19 AM #4
Hold it at the appropriate angle with a jig under a router?
'What the mind of man can conceive, the hand of a toolmaker can achieve.'
Owning a GPX250 and wanting a ZX10 is the single worst experience possible. -Aside from riding a BMW, I guess.
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13th May 2007, 10:25 AM #5
Gilbo
Make two passes at 40mm on the opposite sides - I think you will need right- and left-handed (ie mirror image) jigs because the usual trick of turning the wood end-to-end won't work (I think).
Cheers
JeremyCheers
Jeremy
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly
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13th May 2007, 10:43 AM #6Member
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Make one pass with the table saw, then use flush trim bit on the router?
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13th May 2007, 04:55 PM #7
This is a time when power tools have serious limitations because of safety issues. It can be done, but you need a jig to support the piece through a tablesaw if you do not have a bandsaw. Ditto using a router table (forget a hand held router!).
Frankly the best tools here, now, are handplanes. Either you could use a spokeshave (especially with curves), such as ...
..or you could use a jointer/jack plane..
Just a few more strategies to consider.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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13th May 2007, 05:31 PM #8Senior Member
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Cutting tapers
How about making a full depth cut with your table saw and finishing the last 5mm with a hand saw and tidy it up with a plane?
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16th May 2007, 09:12 AM #9Novice
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Jointer plane
Nice one Derek,
How do you like that Veritas low angle plane?
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16th May 2007, 11:45 AM #10
For completely darkside tapering, I have used a handsaw and chisel to chop away most of the waste, then used a handplane to produce a lovely smooth taper. Better than anything you'll get off a table/band-saw or router.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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16th May 2007, 05:16 PM #11For completely darkside tapering, I have used a handsaw and chisel to chop away most of the waste, then used a handplane to produce a lovely smooth taper. Better than anything you'll get off a table/band-saw or router.
I often pull out and use a scrub plane for such waste. This can take really thick shavings.
How do you like that Veritas low angle plane?
Have a read here of the reviews I have written. Also more at my link below.
BU planes are great.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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