On Jan 7, 6:35*am, Puckdropper wrote:
"Cubby" wrote :





Hiya Folks,
Not quite fine woodworking here but I'm looking to build a couple of
dressers for the cabin. *I'm planning to build the carcasses and
drawers pretty much like
I would if it were fine furniture but want to put logs at the corners.
* I'm thinking about removing a slice of the log (1/4 of it if looking
from the top) so it wraps around
the corners. * I did this once before with a handsaw and it took a
whole lotta work. *I'm wondering if there is a SAFE alternative (ie.
table saw or router or ???).
I've been pondering a jig for either the router or table saw but
haven't really come up with much that I feel safe about. * Any ideas?
Thanks,
cc

You've got this, right:
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Depending on the log, you could take two passes on the table saw. *Make a
jig to hold the log securely in place (remember, round rolls) and make
your cuts. *It might be the fastest way to do it... (but not necessarily
the safest.) *Maybe a circular saw would be best?

If you don't mind using a little glue, you could cut the log in to
quarters, and glue the sections back together. *(Actually, you'd half the
log, then quarter one side.) *This can be done with a band saw. *(It
might be a little safer.)

Puckdropper
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Cut your logs a little over length and screw a square piece of plywood
on either end just big enough so the log is inside the square. Then
bridge between the two squares with this circular saw jig:
http://www.womeninwoodworking.com/ti...ingpoints7.cfm
Make the the first cut

Move your bridge to the next side of the square and make the second
cut.

Trim log to length.

Have a gimlet and admire your work.