Denis Rezendes

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         If you like this foot right now you're gonna like it even more in a second.  This is a classic Ogee Bracket foot that is commonly seen on larger projects. As you can probably tell this foot is not so big. In fact it is 3/4" tall,  pretty close to the size of a quarter. This makes this classic and beautiful foot available to even the smallest boxes. The best part is that it is 100 percent safe and produces perfectly accurate results every time. If your looking for something to spice up your next small box this is it.

         

          So the first step is to prep your stock. I don't have any pictures of this but all that you have to do is prepare a piece of wood about 8 inches square to whatever thickness you want. Then lay out your foot however you want it. Now it is time to start to make your cuts. All of the cuts to create this foot are made on the router table. With multiple passes across the end grain with different bits you can create your foot. This is safe and very very accurate. You will be able to get alot of feet out of one 8 by 8 piece of wood and your feet can be as small as you have router bits to make them and your hands will be nowhere hear the bit. Once you have made all the cuts it is to create the ogee profile on the front of the foot.

          To the create this profile we head over to the.... you guessed it Router table. These cuts are made with the board vertical as opposed to the profile cuts which are made with the board flat. In this case i started off with a 5/8" core box bit to create the cove. For my taste this is way too deap of a cut. A better bit to make this cut would be a 3/4" or even a 1" core box bit. That will provide a more shallow gentle curve that looks better in my opinion. To complete the Ogee i used a 3/8" roundover on the top. Now i have my completed foot. While everything is in its whole form this is the time to sand it. That is another good reason for the large oversized board. It gives you the ability to easily sand everything before it gets to small to sand.

          Once everything is sanded you head over to the table saw to cut the foot off. You want to cut a strip along the grain. This will give you the Ogee on the long side and the Profile on both ends. Head over to the router table to re-establish the Ogee and you can then cut off your second pair of feet. With all four of your strips the best way to cut the small miters is with a hand saw and a miter box.

A custom made miter box is the way to go. Make one that fits the foot with no movement. you can also set up a stop to make sure all of your feet are the same length. Once the miters are cut, finese them with sand paper and you are done! You have 4 beautiful Ogee Bracket feet ready to adorn your next box!

[#2]

Pretty darn cool, Denis! I'm going to have to give this a try.

--LP