Episode 62 - Bowed Aprons, Cocobolo Blanks, How Did We All Meet?, & MUCH More!

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Guy

1) Hey, Fellas! So in my last question, you recommended I keep an old but powerful Delta 15" planer. Good advice which I intend to follow. However, I'd like to ditch its steel mobile stand for something that offers more storage. The planer is approximately 400 lbs. so am I crazy for thinking I could build something out of milled 2x4 pine or douglas fir? I'd use all mortise and tenon construction and install heavy duty casters on the bottom for mobility. It would probably resemble Guy's mobile miter station but with a front and back and no flip top. I'd appreciate your advice!

Joel

2) Today I need your help! I am planing to build a small corner table. The top has the shape of a quarter circle with about a 16" radius.

To spice up the design (and challenge my woodworking skills) I want to put a drawer into the bowed apron. How do I go about cutting a precise and smooth opening for the drawer into this curved piece of wood? On a flat piece I would probably use a router template to clean up the rough cuts but I don't see how I could do this on a curved piece. Any ideas?

The apron will be a bent lamination, about 2.5 - 3" high, with the opening something like 1 3/4" by 8"

Jarmo from Germany

Sean

1) If you explained it any of your previous episodes, I missed it. I'd love to know how the three of you hooked up and what led to the collaboration on the podcast.

2) Is it ok to make and sell a piece of furniture using somebody else’s plans. For example say I buy project plans from wood whisperer guild, am I able to build and sell it? Or should I ask for permission from the designer of the plans first? Garagedog Woodworks

Links mentioned in podcast:

https://thewoodwhisperer.com/articles/selling-wood-whisperer-designs-for-profit/ https://www.finewoodworking.com/2009/08/29/is-it-ok-to-sell-furniture-based-on-fww-articles

Huy

1) Hey I have a question... I seem to be unintentionally creating a SPRING JOINT when I run my work pieces through my table saw. It’s every piece, and it’s nearly every time. It’s exaggerated on longer pieces.

This is great for pieces that I’m actually gluing together but for others it’s a big pain to deal with. I’m not sure what it could be. I’m leaning towards it being a fence issue? I have a grizzly table saw with a standard fence. Any thoughts? Timberworks NY

2) I bought some ebony and cocobolo turning blanks for a really low price with the intention of using them for handles on small boxes. I’m assuming the wood has not been dried (still coated in wax). I’ve never really messed with green wood and I know it likes to warp and move as it dries. That said, with the pulls being a few inches long and maybe an ⅝” thick, would I have a cause for concern, or should I wait a couple years for it to completely dry?

-Jacob