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    Ep 4: Gluing up the legs

    Chris spends more time at the lathe-mounted drum sander, adding a profile to the legs before he glues up the base of the Shaker candle stand.

    Author Headshot By Christian Becksvoort Oct 15, 2020

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    Videos in the Series

    • Shaker candle stand overview

      September 24, 2020

      Watch contributing editor Christian Becksvoort build a Shaker candle stand, start to finish in this 4-minute edit.

    • Ep 1: How to turn a table post

      September 24, 2020

      The Shaker candle stand project starts at the lathe, where Chris turns it familiar wine-bottle shape out of cherry.

    • Ep 2: Shaping the legs

      October 1, 2020

      Chris cuts the legs to shape on the bandsaw, then uses the disk sander and one of his favorite tools, the lathe-mounted drum sander to shape them. Finally, he cuts the dovetails on the router table.

    • Ep 3: Hand-cut dovetail sockets

      October 8, 2020

      Chris Becksvoort uses a simple trick to lay out the joinery on the base, then creates the dovetail sockets using a dovetail saw and chisel.

    • Ep 4: Gluing up the legs

      October 15, 2020

      Chris spends more time at the lathe-mounted drum sander, adding a profile to the legs before he glues up the base of the Shaker candle stand.

    • Ep 5: Making the round top

      October 26, 2020

      Chris makes the round tabletop at the bandsaw, then refines the shape at the disc sander. Then he takes us through the complete sanding regimen he's used for decades as a professional.

    • Ep 6: Final Assembly

      October 29, 2020

      In this episode, Chris assembles the table in a way that keeps the tabletop flat, and assures that wood movement won't be an issue in the future.

    • Ep 7: An oil and varnish finish

      November 5, 2020

      In the conclusion of this series, Chris finishes the candle stand with his favorite finish for cherry, an oil and varnish mix.

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    About This Video Workshop

    He’s built dozens of round Shaker stands over four decades, so there is no one more qualified than Christian Becksvoort to demonstrate making this classic. In this seven-part video series, you’ll learn how to: Turn the wine-bottle post Shape the legs, softening the edges with a lathe-mounted sanding drum Hand-cut dovetails to attach the legs to the post Add a beautiful hand-rubbed finish with oil and varnish And lot's more! Shot and edited by Jeff… More about this Video Workshop

    Comments

    1. jiminvermont | Oct 16, 2020 03:47pm | #1

      Chris’s pieces are so beautiful, it was almost comforting to see that even he has occasional problems (the one leg not sliding fully in). It would be interesting to see how he was able to correct it.

    2. mathandtrout | Oct 16, 2020 08:42pm | #2

      I agree with jiminvermont. The video was informative and very well done. But, perhaps an important opportunity was lost. Learning from a master how to correct a clearly visible error would be of great interest. Also a bit more about using the contents of the master's glue-water-sanding dust potion would be great.

    3. wise2thdoc | Oct 19, 2020 11:51am | #3

      I agree with the two comments above. Would love to see Chris' fix for the gap. Hating the thought of Chris retiring---and hope he will continue his contributions to FW.

    4. User avater FWW Editor
      BenStrano | Oct 19, 2020 04:57pm | #4

      The only issue was that he didn't push it in all the way. Maybe we made it out to be more of a fix than it was. He just noticed it and pushed it down real quick. It was 20 seconds.

      You know me. Much to our contributors chagrin, I LOVE to show the screw ups and the fixes that go with them.

    5. wise2thdoc | Oct 20, 2020 09:53am | #5

      That's because we all make them. You know the acronym FAIL......First Attempt In Learning!

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