The weight of the centre leg as it is = 1385 grams
The curved pieces weigh = grams ( 110kg each ) which compared to the leg weight above.... I don't know what I was worried about lol.
countersunk securing of curved sections |
gap filled with a strip of wood |
Filler applied |
Using a saw I cut the excess material off and then started to shape with a large course file. As this is my first attempt it's not perfect lol, but with a bit of wood filler, it will look better.
Centre leg work. Spent around 2 1/2hrs this weekend. Counter drilled holes and screwed the first curved pieces onto the centre leg. Had to fill in gap with a strip of wood [2nd picture above]. Then started on with the wood filler. Have a lot to fill as the saw & jigsaw cuts werent that straight. The filler should correct this.
Bought Tesco's own wood filler £1.99 a tube. I'll be using this on the centre leg. I'll also be comparing it against the previous (smaller & more expensive) Ronseal tube. The tube paste was thicker & dryer than the Ronseal and took longer to dry hard!
Then I cut a piece for the other curved section. Drilled, filler etc.
Curve piece no2. |
The piece of white board at the bottom, is a guide for how much I have to build up the filler to curve this piece.
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