I'm following along with Bob Rozaieski's podcast (Logan Cabinet Shoppe) to build a Porringer tea table. I'm making mine out of cherry.
Currently I'm working on the legs (for the second time, but that's another story ). These are cabriole legs. As such I need to cut out some curved sections.
I bought the 12" Gramercy bow saw from TFWW. This really isn't doing a very good job, and Joel mentioned in another thread that 3" wood is probably beyond what it should be used for.
Just to give you an idea, it can take 10 minutes or more to cut a 3-4" long curve.
So.....what tool is better suited for cutting curves in wood this thick?
(I have a band saw but I'm trying to build this particular table exclusively with hand tools)
Thanks,
Jeff