Visteonguy

so far,,, I have used red oak, in that last picture,, you see the red oak that is the red tinted ones on the left, then the one that is the whitest is made out of Elm, ( I would NOT recomend elm,,, did not seem to rout very well at all, I feel lucky to still have all my fingers,, started with 4 blanks and only got one that turned out acceptable ) and the last ones in the picture were made out of Basswood,, they are extreamly light in weight,,, but none of them are very heavy, but you can tell the difference when you pick up one made of basswood. I also used boards that were finnished to 1 inch. So when I used the 1/2" roundover bit on the canes,, the bottom of the shaft ended up at being a 1 inch diameter shaft and it fit the rubber table leg ends perfectly. But I know you can buy them in 7/8"s and maybe 3/4" dia. at places like Lowes and Home Depot.
Next time I make a batch,, I will through in some hickory and ash and I am now cutting up some cotton wood, popular, and maple, so I will try those woods for routability.

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Terry

It seems like every where I go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there I am...