We lost my wife's oldest brother to COVID a short while back. This is not what I would have picked for a first project out of the new shop but, the shop was ready enough so we offered. I did a mock up out of poplar since I haven't actually made anything in over 2 years. With a few adjustments we settled on a final design.
I resaw some sapele so that the faces will match well.
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I groove for the top and mill the top's joinery profiles.
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I use the bandsaw to taper the upper and lower faces (that's the prototype in the pic). I then fair the curve at the edge sander. The arc on the piece of tape allows me to check my progress during this essentially freehand operation.
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I am using some cast metal feet to complete the look.
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The first coat of ARS is on.
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I'll post a final shot in a couple of days (finishing hang time).