Raymond Fries
02-21-2010, 7:57 PM
I am making a Del Cover rocking chair that can be seen here:
http://www.delcoverwoodworking.com/contemporary_slat_back_rocker2.jpg
The chair will be made from hard maple and I am plannning on using floating tenons to assemble the four side pieces. To bore the hole in the end grain of the long piece that meets the rocker, I would like your feedback on the following idea:
I have an incra router table with the nice fence. I plan to clamp the piece to board wiich will be bolted to the router table fence in the T-Slots and raise the router to drill the hole. The mortise is 1 3/8" L 5/8" W x 2" D. I am planning on using a 2" spiral upcut bit. Using stop blocks and the fence, I can easily locate the position of the mortise. Since I only have a 10" bench top drill press, this is my alternative.
Does anyone see a flaw in this logic? I hate to be unsafe or ruin some nice wood. I have never drilled end grain with a 1/2" router bit.
http://www.delcoverwoodworking.com/contemporary_slat_back_rocker2.jpg
The chair will be made from hard maple and I am plannning on using floating tenons to assemble the four side pieces. To bore the hole in the end grain of the long piece that meets the rocker, I would like your feedback on the following idea:
I have an incra router table with the nice fence. I plan to clamp the piece to board wiich will be bolted to the router table fence in the T-Slots and raise the router to drill the hole. The mortise is 1 3/8" L 5/8" W x 2" D. I am planning on using a 2" spiral upcut bit. Using stop blocks and the fence, I can easily locate the position of the mortise. Since I only have a 10" bench top drill press, this is my alternative.
Does anyone see a flaw in this logic? I hate to be unsafe or ruin some nice wood. I have never drilled end grain with a 1/2" router bit.