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#36
'Tis amazing how obvious the solution is once one is given the answers. Fabulous work sir!
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Thanks,  Curt
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#37
Thanks so much Curt.

Regards from Perth

Derek
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#38
I had meant to mention the way I dealt with the dowels, the leg joinery, but there was not the opportunity.

Here are the legs, and you can see the ugly dowels. What I did was to turn them upside down, and remove the dowelled section in the taper cut ...

[Image: legs2.jpg]

First, the legs were morticed ..

[Image: legs16.jpg]

I built a simple fixture for my sliding table saw ...

[Image: legs8.jpg]

The nail holes were filled with coloured epoxy, which disappeared after the finish was applied ...

[Image: legs12.jpg]

And then smoothed ...

[Image: legs13.jpg]

I was asked (when I posted this photo elsewhere) why I planed into the grain. The answer is ‘because I can with a closed chipbreaker’
Smile No, the real answer is because it was easier to keep track of the mark demarcating the flat section.

Regards from Perth

Derek
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#39
Rita's table at home ...

[Image: Ritas-table1.jpg]

Regards from Perth

Derek
Articles on furniture building, shop made tools and tool reviews at www.inthewoodshop.com
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#40
Now I can see why you cut it down a bit. It fits the space perfectly.

Good job!
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