Hi all,
I was on the whitechapel site looking at brass toe caps. My question is, is it apropriate for the toe cap to sit proud of the surface of the leg or must it be mortised in for lack of a better word?
I have a set of legs made and as an afterthought thought I thought this cap in polished brass would look good on them. Problem is I don’t have the material extra to let them in to the leg so to speak and this is the smallest cap they have.
Any thoughts would be appreciated, sorry if the picture is too large I am better with wood than I am with pc’s.
Webby
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Whatever works is fair game but having the brass sabot flush is the traditional way.
Webby,
They are flush fitting on better quality work.....
The one you show looks to be sand cast and therefore quite thick-making it even more necessary to inset it.
Junky sheet brass or worse, plated sheet metal ones are thin and not meant to be inset. They are cheap and look so.
Webby,
My catalog shows this cap below a row of (more tapered) caps with a small ring, or molding at the top of the cap. These might be better suited to a non-flush application. Alternatively, you might consider filing the top edge of the one you posted, into a roundover, or a ring shaped edge, to make a more pleasing transition from wood to metal.
Rockler or Van Dykes might have thinner ones, but I agree with philip that mostly these look pretty cheesy.
Ray
Thanks everyone for the input.
I KInd of new that they should be flush fitting for the best look. But I thought I would get more opinnions. I can't post a picture of the table I have built right now but I will try to change that.
It is a simple Shaker/ Hepplewhite influnced end table. With very tapered legs. Perhaps I will use the toe caps on a future project. I also saw the ones another poster mentioned but didn't like that look at all. I did think they looked cheesy.
I haven't built many larger peices, but am working hard to change that. Right now I can only use mostly off the shelf materials and finishes and work dilligently to acheive a finish and fit that indicates better. I would post a pic but I don't have a digital camera.
Thanks to everyone and knots for the good information here.
Another question I have is, I would be interested in any tricks and methods you can share for glueing up long legged shaker type stands and side tables with regards to maintaining square and flat assemblies.
Thanks
Webby
Edited 2/6/2008 9:45 am ET by webby
Edited 2/6/2008 10:07 am ET by webby
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