Old Hickory Furniture

[jbasen]

I'm interested in making some rustic furniture in the style of the Old Hickory Furniture Company (www.oldhickory.com/).  There isn't a lot of information on building furniture in this style but I think I have most of it figured out.  One thing I'm still struggling with is that on the ends of the hickory limbs old hickory creates a perfectly shaped dome. The dome can be seen on a number of pictures of the furniture on the old hickory web site.

I was curious if anyone had any ideas on how I could reproduce this dome. 

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Bob D.]

You could do it with a disc sander and manually do it. Or maybe you could modify a Forstner bit, a hole saw, or some other style bit to create the domed shape on the end of the piece. I would think you would need a couple different sizes through. Izzy Swan has a few videos (a couple hundred) on YT showing how he made some of his rustic furniture. If you haven't seen them you might want to check it out.


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[jbasen]

Thanks Bob.  I've been trying to figure out how to make a cutter and modifying a Forster bit is a great idea.  I'll also be sure to check out the videos

ThNks again