Making ogee bracket feet

**Rocker** · 21st January 2006, 08:54 PM

I spent most of today making the ogee bracket feet for my grandfather clock, so I thought I would share some pics of the process.

After ripping the stock to width, i.e. to the height of the feet, I cut a cove in the lower part of the stock (see http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...highlight=cove for the formula used to determine the angle of the fence to the plane of the saw blade). I then rounded the upper part of the stock with a plane, to produce an undulating profile.

Photo 1 shows the prepared stock clamped to a mitre gauge and resting on a crosscut sled, ready to cut the 45° mitres.

Photo 2 shows the mitre faces with mortises cut on my mortising jig for reinforcing floating tenons.

Photo 3 shows the feet after their profile has been cut on the bandsaw and rebates for the glue blocks have been routed, again using my mortising jig.

Rocker

**Rocker** · 22nd January 2006, 09:24 PM

When I told Bitingmidge that no-one had replied to this thread, he was so mortified on my behalf, that he promised to reply to it to save my face. As you may know, saving face is very important to us Queenslanders, who are so close to Asia, that we have adopted may Asian modes of thought. In fact I embraced a Chinaman myself today.

Rocker

**Lignum** · 22nd January 2006, 09:46 PM

Well Rocker i reckon they look teriffic

Your coving work looks a treat as well. One thing though, why is the the piece to be mitered on an angle up on the sled:confused: Is the angle greater than the 45

**routermaniac** · 22nd January 2006, 09:47 PM

I admire your patience rocker

**Rocker** · 22nd January 2006, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Lignum

Well Rocker i reckon they look teriffic

Your coving work looks a treat as well. One thing though, why is the the piece to be mitered on an angle up on the sled:confused: Is the angle greater than the 45

Lignum,

The angle is 45°, but I used the belt and braces approach, using both a sled and a mitre-gauge. The sled provides the accuracy, and the mitre gauge supports the offcut piece. The mitre-gauge alone is not sufficiently accurate to yield a clean mitre cut.

Rocker

**Lignum** · 22nd January 2006, 10:11 PM

so you dont worry just using the sled alone to get it

**Rocker** · 22nd January 2006, 10:30 PM

Lignum,

I am not quite clear what you are asking. I thought I had explained that I used the sled to provide the accuracy, and the mitre gauge to support the offcut. I was concerned that if I used the sledge alone, I would have difficulty ensuring that the offcut continued being held at the correct angle at the end of the cut. In the light of recent experience, I was not keen to hold the offcut with my hand close to the blade, in case something unexpected happened.

Rocker

**Lignum** · 22nd January 2006, 10:47 PM

Ahh i see what you meen. My sled covers both sides and supports the whole piece and i had that in mind when i replied

**bitingmidge** · 23rd January 2006, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by Rocker

In fact I embraced a Chinaman myself today.

:eek: :eek: :eek:
He gets around doesn't he??

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