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Alec's avatar

As a more visually oriented person, I love this kind of geometry hack! Thanks for sharing it Shea.

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Shea Alexander's avatar

Awesome. That was my intent.

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Mike Weber's avatar

This is the method Chris taught in the chair class I took at LAP a few months ago (or very similar). I’ve also had success with the quick and dirty table saw method. Set the blade to 45°, lay the (square) stock against the blade, set the fence to just kiss the corner of your stock, and your setup is done. Just cut away the corners. I’m also a fan of tapering on the jointer…I’m convinced it’s some kind of black magic but it works flawlessly.

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Shea Alexander's avatar

Yup its a widely used method. Understanding the layout piece is most important as it can then be applied across all types of use cases.

Jointer tapering is my go-to. I'm always hesitant to make content on it though with how volatile the internet is about dangerous operations.

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Mark's avatar

Thank you for this. When I saw your video on Instagram yesterday I was hoping this explanation was forthcoming! You always deliver.

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Shea Alexander's avatar

totaly.

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Ron G's avatar

This is the method I use - though I've always done it with compass. It's a bit of a challenge setting the point on the corner... I'll need to try it with a combination square.

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Daniel Crow's avatar

Thanks for showing this, Shea. It's reduced to easy to understand steps! I've also made a few slices of commonly used octagon sizes and just traced those guys on the end of my legs. This is probably due to my leg stock not always being dead square at the outset. Sort of an inside-out method, I suppose?

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Jose Escoto's avatar

Hi Shea, can you do another post on the “cradle “ you set your legs in when you’re planing?

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