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   MBerger | May 25, 2006 12:14am | #1

   I know Darrell will be able to share a method but I thought I'd chime in with a link that might help. This article describes one method. It would have have to be modified slightly to account for the taper: Stickley-Style Legs

   I've also seen it done by applying a 1/8-in. thick veneer to each surface but I'm not sure how wood movement is accounted for.

   Matt Berger
   Fine Woodworking

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   jbbc | May 25, 2006 02:47am | #2

   Matt thanks for your reply. Veneering the legs seems like a good idea. What if the legs were glued to full thickness using 1/8 to 1/4 inch strips, tapered then veneered.

   My guess is this method would minimize movement in one direction only.

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   furnituremaker | May 25, 2006 03:51am | #3

    

    The Stickley brothers called this quadralinear post construction.  It’s a fairly simple matter with straight legs to bevel the edges of four boards to produce a leg with four quarter-sawn faces. I have done this on several projects.

   The same thing could be done with your tapered leg - each face will have to be tapered before beveling the edges. This makes the project a little more complex but certainly do-able.

   
   An easy method to glue this up is to use wide stretchy shipping tape.
   Lay the boards bevel side down and stretch the tape to pull three of the beveled edges together.
   Run one continues piece of tape down the length of each joined edge.
   Carefully turn the assembly over and run a bead of glue down all the bevels.
   Sort of roll the pieces together to form the leg – using tape to pull tightly together the last two edges.  Be very careful when removing the tape (especially on quarter-sawn oak) – it is very easy to pull off wood with the tape

   If your legs are too thin to join 4 boards an alternative would be to wrap four quarter-sawn veneer around a solid core.

   Does this help ?

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   jbbc | May 25, 2006 11:27pm | #4

   Yes, I believe it will!

   Thanks for your much needed help.