A Leg With Curves
comments (7) December 18th, 2011 in blogs
A reader asked me to describe how to make legs of the sort shown on this table. Here's one way to do it.
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Comments (7)
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Posted: 11:11 am on January 6th
Posted: 9:15 pm on January 5th
zool, thank you very much. It's nice to know that I've been able to clarify something for you.
Cheers,
Dave
Posted: 2:06 pm on December 27th
You have contributed a lot to many woodworker's abilities to realize their dreams. Drawing clearly and cleanly is not always easy, as with the curves in this blog posting.
The Follow-Me Tool is powerful, though tricky, and your demonstration in this posting makes clear what other postings in the many other very good general web sites and blogs flash over. You ability to articulate verbally what a viewer sees on the screen is where you shine. Your cadence is excellent for those of us who do not listen at 1000 words per minute. [Many of us do not listen any faster than we talk!]
I have used SU since version 5, and, for what ever reasons, efficient and creative use of the Follow-Me Tool has been elusive. After watching this posting a few times and emulating your actions and directions, I finally got it.
Many Thanks.
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