The COOLEST way to cut leg tapers!

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[StumpyNubs]

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[JeffSolenberg]

I caught this at Chuck's presentation at the Indianapolis Woodworking Show last month. I will admit that at first glance it seemed a bit complicated but when you stop to think about it, it requires no jigs, there aren't really that many steps and each step takes only seconds, every leg you do will come out identical, and, very little sanding will be necessary when you're done; I think this is an excellent tip. Thank you James and Chuck!

[rona]

This is the best video I have seen so far on this. I have a double taper leg to make on the jointer I inherited. I like this method better than others I seen.
We put a large quartz slab on our dining room table, I have a 4x4 giving support in the middle, effective but not ascetic.

[johnbabbin]

I couldn't figure out to do this with my equipment and jigs . AWESOME tip . Many thanks

[SafetyTraining]

Always worth the time when you post some thing, Thanks

[mikeemmons]

I just tried this out. Amazing. Perfect results

[MD-enzm]

Fascinating - I’ve never seen this done before.

[teacher_of_the_arcane]

7-29-19 .... Just came in from the shop where I used this technique to taper a set of table legs. My jointer table wouldn't lower to 11/16 inch cut that was needed for the initial passes, but the end product (the foot of the leg) was only 3/32 wider than I wanted. End result was a success !! Thanks so much !

[Chresmologue]

I'd spotted that article of Chuck Bender's earlier, but it wasn't quite clear to me what he was doing. Your explanation is perfectly lucid -- thanks! I have some doubts about the procedure, but I certainly intend to give it a try and see how it goes.

[philippeterson]

I’ve been doing this for years. I call it “popping a wheelie” on the jointer. Here’s another hint. If you think your depth of cut is too much, divide the length by 3 or 4 instead of two. Do the first pass just like shown (except stop at the 1/3 or 1/4 mark), thorn it around and make the remaining passes.

[heystarfish]

I had heard about using the jointer for tapering legs decades ago. First time I’ve seen it done. Thank you James, I will have to give it a try.

[kentturkow]

Very cool. Always like to see new ideas. There would be less sanding that way. Thanks for sharing. Keep the videos coming.

[mastpg]

Holy genius. Simple when you think about it, but seeing that before someone shows it to you is genius. I'd never have thought.

[sateeshum]

always best to check the surfacer as the dull blades can do more damage in such deep cuts, feed rate and be safe on small length legs. sure is a great way to make taper legs and love this method...

[alanlillich]

Thanks for yet another great tip. Two suggestions to make the setup faster and safer. The depth of cut is 1/4 the difference between the leg width at the top and bottom. (Half the difference on each side, half of that for the jointer cut.) Use your combo square tip to set that directly with the machine off. With the machine also off, roll the cutter head to get the start of cut - it won't matter if you're off by a tiny fraction.

[grizzly]

Followed for years. Always fun, always interesting.

[Gethin_Duggan]

Impressed by this. At the beginning of the video I was sceptical but I was pleasantly surprised.

[kevinbowker]

I won't use this but I REALLY enjoyed seeing it. Thanks for sharing this, James!

[Chef_PC]

Always up for more techniques to add to the info bucket. This may not be for everybody, but it’s good to know there are multiple ways to do something in case you can’t accomplish it the one way you know how.

[TaylerMade]

that's how i was trained many years ago. works well and if you are batching them out it is quicker than having to mount in a jig each time.