New cabriole challenge (updated)
#15
(03-24-2023, 07:42 AM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: With updated information that I've given the customer, she has asked about the possibility of what I'm calling a multiple-leg-cabriole-leg.  With four 3x3 blanks the leg will be chunky, which is actually what she wants--not thin. 

She's aware each assembly will be made of four pieces, so the grain won't match *perfectly*.

Time to throw some 2x4's together and mock it up.

That looks pretty good for a mock-up.  I wonder if you'll need to beef up the top section now so the overall aesthetic is good.  

John
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#16
Also - be careful with grain orientation


https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/11/...-direction
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#17
(03-24-2023, 09:19 AM)jteneyck Wrote: That looks pretty good for a mock-up.  I wonder if you'll need to beef up the top section now so the overall aesthetic is good.  

John


Yup, I'll play with it and make a couple of examples for her to choose from.  That image above isn't mine; she found it online. 
(03-24-2023, 09:47 AM)Don_M Wrote: Also - be careful with grain orientation


https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/11/...-direction

Oh yeah, I saw that earlier while looking into this!
Semper fi,
Brad

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#18
I think that the inside semi circle of the apron and legs is exactly what make that design pop.  You might want to consider using a 6x6 to keep the lines.

       
   
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