I just got back from FineWoodworking Live and attended Mike Pekovich’s session on block plane techniques. He included a brief demonstration on how he used chamfers to shape the legs on this elegant small table. Has anyone made this table and can you provide details on how the chamfers were applied and if and how (two sided or four sided) the legs were tapered?
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I have not built that table, and I wasn't in the audience.
In that photo, it looks to me like the inside edges were tapered, starting about 18 inches up.
To chamfer an edge, generally, you just run the plane 45 degrees to the edges until you like the depth. If you're looking for a width of the chamfer, up to 1/4" is probably fine... probably closer to 1/8" is the max I'd go, but it depends on the piece.
those legs are most likely tapered on the tablesaw or bandsaw, though I've seen techniques to make the taper using a jointer. I'm think there are videos on all three techniques available to finewoodworking members.
The tapers on the legs are sawn on the bandsaw. You can see how the legs were made in the episode 5 of the video series on this table.
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/12/09/episode-5-contemporary-cabriole-legs
Wow! Thanks, Dave. I did not know about that video. It answers all questions and helps me a ton.
Greg
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