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I am making table legs for an Arts & Crafts table and want the quartersawn grain pattern on all four faces. I am using a double lock mitre cutter in my shaper and the problem I’m having is the alignment of the joint. I have built a jig to hold the leg sides (3/4″ QS oak). Two sides are cut with the board flat on the table and two are cut with the board on edge. Both, the fence position (in or out) and the blade height change the alignment. I have it aligned now but it took 4 attempts (using 8 boards). Does anyone know a better way??
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Tom,
Can you cut one edge on all 4 boards horizontally, then adjust the fence and cutter height and cut the opposite edge on all 4 boards vertically? If I understand you right, you have been cutting both edges of two boards in H position, then the other two boards in V position.
I've never made columns like this, but since no one had responded to your question, I looked in my Shaper Handbook (author Roger Cliffe). He suggests this as an alternate way to make posts using double lock miter cutters. GPW
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