Saturday, January 23, 2021

Dining table bench - part 22 -- Legs - Put together one of the two legs assemblies...

Cutting all the biscuit slots...


Because of the 5 degree angle on the legs, the ends had to be clamped at 5 degrees so that the end of the legs are flush with the work bench.
Then, I can cut the biscuit slots to match the horizontal pieces of the legs...
This process was a bit finicky but it was the fastest way of cutting the slots without creating a special jig.
Reference lines were drawn on all the locations where the slots were cut...


First did a dry fit of the pieces with the biscuits to confirm that things lined up OK.
Then, glue was applied and one of the two leg assemblies was put together...


Clamped up the one leg assembly.
The wooden mallet (with a leather face) was used to "adjust" the fit between the pieces after clamping (there's enough "play" in the biscuits to adjust the pieces, before the glue sets...).
Will let it sit overnight to dry.

 

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