On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:40:50 -0400, the infamous "Bill"
scrawled the following:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
Okay, assume the problem is to "cut a 3.5" radius arc off the end of a 4
by
4 with a BS (note that 4 by 4s are actually about 3.5" by 3.5"). Assume
1/4"
blade--so the blade is a non-issue.

It'll be extremely dicey with an 8' tubafore and nigh onta impossible
with a 20' length. What's your length, Bill?


Thanks for your replies, Larry, you provided several helpful comments that I
found quite insightful.

Thanks and jewelcome.


I just have two, 30" four-by-fours, seeking a quarter-circle on each end.
Like the feet in this workbench:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/Proje....aspx?id=33067

Yeah, easy enough on the bandsaw. You could pivot the piece on the
nail on your locator board instead of using extra nailsif you wanted.
That's what I'd probably do.

I cut these freehand, bottoms and ends. http://fwd4.me/6oE

--
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are
needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And
they must have a sense of success in it.
-- John Ruskin, Pre-Raphaelitism, 1850