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Friends:

Just a short video this week. As we get into the legs, it's worth planning your stock selection a little bit. It's very easy to glue up leg blanks that are too big and then spend a ton of time dimensioning them to the correct size.

In today's video, I go over a bunch of options for getting that leg stock together. A little foresight here will save a bunch of time later.

Next week, we'll saw out the leg pieces.

--Rex

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Build Along 7

Video 1: https://youtu.be/EeGtuJCSv6E Video 2: https://youtu.be/TY-twrQh0Rs Plans: https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/plans-simple-shaker-end-table Thread: https://forum.woodworkforhumans.com/t/patron-only-build-along-series/22472 Build Along Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR_8ISkKkV7nuN1GQaalJEhFANm-NXNMU Tools (amazon links are affiliate*): Bahco Saw: https://amzn.to/3RVTdrN Bad Axe No. 9: https://tinyurl.com/3hhd5rfv Spear & Jackson Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/3X4cr1V (This saw needs to be tuned before you use it. Here's a complete guide to doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBJ3Wm2DMA0&t=43s ) Crown Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/3R4fHXb Veritas Rip Carcass Saw: https://www.leevalley.com/en-gb/shop/tools/hand-tools/saws/back/66066-veritas-carcass-saws Suizan Dozuki Saw: https://amzn.to/3V3L8Co Little Irwin Square: https://amzn.to/4bcP7T5 Crown Mortise Chisel: https://amzn.to/45D0hiE

Comments

Richard C von Brecht

I like the raw quality of this video. Leaving in that error about the desired dimension was genius. It reinforced your views about being pragmatic and the viewer now is completely aware of the desired dimension.

Dave West

Thanks Rex. Great tips as usual. What determines the size of the leg blanks? Is it proportion to the overall size of the piece or is there a rule of thumb that people follow?

Matt Evans-Koch

Thank you, Rex for the tips. I have found that if you have trouble getting exact dimensions from your stock or you end up with something slightly smaller, make all of the pieces the same dimensions and adjust from there.

Chris St. Cyr

Looking forward to building this after I finish my home renovation. Two actually. One for each side of the bed.

Rex Krueger

It's just proportions. Mostly visual, but I could have mentioned that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Rex Krueger

Well, if you like mistakes, wait till you see the next few installments! You won't be disappointed. I'm glad you like the raw feel of this video. We're trying to do something new here.

Kenneth Carlile

Bah! Just rip it! 😂 but that's almost certainly just me!