I'm planning to make the coffee table in the pic below. The author shapes the top in 2 steps, 1st tapering the edges on the TS, then cutting the curves on the BS. I have done the tapering bit on smaller tops using a tall auxiliary TS fence I made, though for this table, cutting the short ends, with the full length of the table in the air, seems like it could be a little unwieldy. I also have a nice band saw for the curve cuts, though it looks like the author may have had a helper to steady/support the long top as he made the cuts, and I really don't have anyone to assist with that at the moment. So I'm wondering if there might be a way to accomplish these 2 steps with a router +/or router table, maybe using a raised panel bit for the tapering and a template cut from Masonite or something similar for the curves, or by some other means. Anyone have any ideas? The table in the article was Rosewood veneer over a Maple substrate, I will probably use solid Cherry.
TIA
Dan