tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post9112334118691655299..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: Poll: What To Do Without Ideal Stock?Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-89027347353124011982013-04-14T11:41:29.420+02:002013-04-14T11:41:29.420+02:00Hi Eric and Jim,
I am leaning this direction, al...Hi Eric and Jim, <br /><br />I am leaning this direction, although it may not be so economical. I am going to have a buttload of extra cherry in my tiny shop. Perhaps I can use it to make a second one. <br /><br />Also, there wasn't much cherry in this thickness left but just a few boards. I might have to get an even thicker board!<br /><br />BTW, I could have avoided a bunch of thicknessing by hand if I had gone with the one inch stuff for the parts that you see in the photo. I only bought wood that thick so I could get legs out of it, too. I guess that's the price of being picky.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-15654686663265084042013-04-13T18:27:36.887+02:002013-04-13T18:27:36.887+02:00I like Option #2. And take one of your rough cut p...I like Option #2. And take one of your rough cut pieces with you to best match the tone and grain. Just having this option makes it a no-brainer for me. Sometimes we're dealing with unique stock where buying more of the same just isn't possible. That's when you really need to make some tough decisions.<br /><br />-EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-41985065436036885152013-04-13T14:27:23.116+02:002013-04-13T14:27:23.116+02:00Get more wood then you'll have no regrets.
Ji...Get more wood then you'll have no regrets.<br /><br />Jim BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-47487850582079677242013-04-13T14:09:55.349+02:002013-04-13T14:09:55.349+02:00I am a fan of this technique to get the abovementi...I am a fan of this technique to get the abovementioned quadrilinear look. Not sure what it would look like on tapered legs, but there is one way to find out!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-2231342560993248182013-04-13T14:08:06.124+02:002013-04-13T14:08:06.124+02:00"Veneer the opposite faces of each leg" ..."Veneer the opposite faces of each leg" - seems to me this would be the fastest way to get the look you are after. Good luck!Jeff Branchhttp://jeffbranch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-78300894387346748682013-04-13T13:55:09.564+02:002013-04-13T13:55:09.564+02:00Gluttony for punishment would be insisting on quad...Gluttony for punishment would be insisting on quadrilinear oak for most of the Van Der Velde piano bench ;) I am planning to build a copy some day, but I may stick to plain oak or beech.大魔王https://www.blogger.com/profile/11917310232140415632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-85072557993232312842013-04-13T13:15:19.704+02:002013-04-13T13:15:19.704+02:00Haha! That would be awesome on legs that taper ou...Haha! That would be awesome on legs that taper out to 5/8" square. Separate the men from the boys!<br /><br />I think if I do this I'll stick with veneer. I'm not that much of a glutton for punishment yet.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-38956311525150022692013-04-13T13:08:24.630+02:002013-04-13T13:08:24.630+02:00Missing option: quadrilinear legs :)
OK, if would...Missing option: quadrilinear legs :)<br /><br />OK, if would be an anachronism on shaker furniture... but it would confuse people to no end.大魔王https://www.blogger.com/profile/11917310232140415632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-45825126726826072712013-04-13T12:03:33.762+02:002013-04-13T12:03:33.762+02:00Hi Ralph,
I did think of that, but my stock isn&#...Hi Ralph,<br /><br />I did think of that, but my stock isn't quite thick enough for that. I'm pretty sure that after it is planed up, I'll only have 1 1/4" thick stock to work with. If I have to buy a new board, and an ideal one isn't on the stack, I will resort to this.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-83487687530635978802013-04-13T11:59:33.026+02:002013-04-13T11:59:33.026+02:00Brian have you considered sawing the QS at a 45. G...Brian have you considered sawing the QS at a 45. Get a piece of cardboard, cut a 1 1/8" square out of it and use this on the QS board to get the grain orientation you want. It'll mean a little extra work to plane and square them up but you should end up with 4 bastard grain legs.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com