I can't tell you how many articles I have seen on making a cabriole leg. But, I think there is a defficiency in what to do after you shape it! Let me qualify this by stating that I am a rookie furniture builder. I am completing the stool that was the subject of the Ball & Claw class at Phil Lowe's. My one finished foot has been sitting with the rest of the components collecting sawdust for a few years and I finally decided to work on it. Anyway. I have it all glued up, but am having problems getting the post levelled down to the rails, getting the knee blocks on (what orientation, how to make them, etc.), and the best tools and approach to the final fitting and shaping. Anyway, I think this area would make for a good article or two in an upcoming journal issue. Meanwhile, any tips?
One particular issue I was having was that as I levelled the post, I was tearing out grain at the joint where the post and rail meet.
Tony
One particular issue I was having was that as I levelled the post, I was tearing out grain at the joint where the post and rail meet.
Tony