Thread: tapering legs on a jointer

refer also to the earlier thread....
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/ha...before-107592/

I'm sorry that it has taken so long but I am finally back on to the SECRET PROJECT and have attached pics of the first 'production' leg

DESIGN
each SECRET PROJECT has 4 legs and these are tapered on the inner faces only

MATERIAL
some of my Australian Red Cedar from Coffs Harbour, NSW (thanks Underfoot, Wheelinround and SIL Ben}
50 x 50 x 950

METHOD
fit a stop block onto the infeed table so that the beginning of the taper aligns with the contact point on the cutter
lower the infeed table to make a 3mm depth of cutter
this leg had 4 passes on each tapered face over the whole tapered length
set a stop block on the out feed table so that the length of the foot does not pass over the cutter
this leg had 2 passes on each tapered face with the infeed lowered a further 3 mm for each pass on each face. you could certainly do more passes on a lesser depth of cut to get the surface finish required

SAFETY
there was no unusual 'snatching' at the timber and the whole process was very tame, the only additional safety concern was moving the guard out of the way to lower the leg onto the cutter but I pushed the guard out of the way with the leg before lowering it onto the cutterhead

FINISH
I would normally cut all of the mortices etc before tapering so this leg has had a cursory sanding and a slapped on coat of shellac only

fletty