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Many thanks for the comments and suggestions. Right now I am looking at the design suggestion from Jeff, about adding a center stile; great idea that I wish I had thought of ;-). This...

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I haven't visited the Creek in a while; no recent woodworking to speak of. I am just starting on a project consisting of two walnut end tables for the family room, and have a question...

Thanks for the feedback. For Phil, I did the fluting in a single pass (for fear of screwing up pass #2), and did a lot of sanding. Next time I'll put the effort into making a better jig and going...

I haven't submitted anything in a while so I thought that I would share my latest project, a queen-size cherry frame and panel bed that I finally finished (well, almost finished”) about a month ago. ...

Pete,

Nice job so far! I like the chamfer details on the posts! I am also in the process of making a frame and panel bed, though you're farther ahead than I am. How are you fastening the...

In response to George's question, the top is 3/4", with a Roman Ogee edge. I used a very similar edge on a pair of end tables I made recently and was looking to have some common details between...

Thanks to all for the comments. To answer Ken's question, yes I dovetailed the legs into the base of the spindle. Watching Norm on an old episode of NYW showed me how to flatten and dovetail spots...

Hi, thought I’d share my latest with the Creek; a cherry Queen Anne candle stand. I am still a lathe newbie, but am relatively happy with the way it turned out. One thing I learned was that, even...

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Haven’t posted to the Creek in ages, but I still check it out on a regular basis. I wanted to share the “almost completion” of my last project; two cherry Queen Anne end tables (still...

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I am in the process of building two Queen Anne end tables and intend on having the cabriole leg posts offset a little from the sides and back to provide a small shadow line. Is there some...

Cody,

Very nice work, and I am very impressed by the legs and pad feet. I currently have 8 cab legs in the basement for a similar end table project to the point of just starting to turn the...

Not a flip top. but mine has the benefit of providing additional health care perks, in the form of cardiovascular exercise, leg lifts and arm curls ;-)

Darn, I have to build me one of those flip...

Robert,

Thanks for the hints. I assumed that my left-over leg cut-offs would be too small for ears, but it sounds like that was a bad assumption.

Beautiful work, and I love the legs! I do have a question about the "ear" on the one cabriole in the close-up photo. The grain pattern looks perfectly matched to the top of the leg. Amazing! I am...

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Due to my limited shop real estate, I tried to combine functions when I built my miter saw / planer stand. I may eventually build a stand-alone planer stand for convenience (the Dewalt...

Eric,

Nice design and great looks. I built one for my contractor-type table saw a few years ago and can't believe that I ever lived without it. I like the way yours easily breaks down and...

Chris,

I've been making sawdust for about 6+ years now, but my "throughput" is pretty lean (only 8+ major furniture projects, with a few shop workstations too so far ;-) Most of what I have...

Yes, just plywood on the bottom....

All,

Thanks for the comments.

For those who asked about the drawer construction; I just used dados for the sides into the front and back and glued them. I also routed a 1/2" high x...

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This is my first project post to the Creek; an Xmas gift for the LOML. I picked up some useful tips for building this table from here (around how to bend the apron), and I thought that I...

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Thanks much for the feedback.

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I am just finishing up a dust collection system for my small basement shop. I have the infamous HF 2HP (questionable) collector with 5" HVAC main lines running to several of the bigger...

A note to Brian... I did subtract the expected thickness from the "male side" of the form (a few other posts I read about building lamination forms warned me about that).

All,

Thanks much for the feedback. I'll watch to insure I keep the order during the glue-up, and will see if I have to knock down any grain before gluing.

And Doug, that is a beautiful...

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I am in the process of building a small half-round table out of cherry, and am looking for some suggestions on bending the apron for the table top. I created a form (both "male and female"...