Carving a Lambs Tongue Detail with Tom McLaughlin 

Thanks, that’s one of my earlier demos, but I’ve always loved the lambs tongue detail. Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😎

mark 123 Thank you Mark! Glad you liked it. Tom

That’s great Mark, I’m pleased you found it helpful and thank you for your kind words! 👍

Kevin Zook You’re welcome Kevin, thanks for the great feedback! Glad you enjoyed it👍 Tom

Thanks Bob, glad you enjoyed it! To make the cradles I just took a couple chunks of wood and cut the shape needed to support the post in the different positions needed. One block, large enough to support the square of the post just below the lambs tongue position, and a second smaller block to support at the smaller top end…which also has a closed end to act as a stop. First drew 45 degree angles to form the “V” seat for the post when positioned diagonally as when cutting the lambs tongue. And then drew the square which set into the “V” a little bit to support the leg when it was positioned horizontally. Once drawn, just bandsawed the shapes and glued the blocks to the long plywood base. The plywood base is clamped to the bench top and you can add a clamp on top of the post above the lower block if needed. But usually it sits in the recess firmly enough that I don’t add the clamp on top. Hope that helps! And there’s some current movement towards getting Classic Woodworking back to shooting new episodes later in the new year. Thanks for watching! 👍😎

+David Taylor So glad you found it helpful.

Thank you! If you’re interested, we recently posted a free video series on making a low pencil post bed which also featured the lambs tongue in addition to the rest of the traditional bed making techniques.

+Robert Brennan I appreciate you letting me know what you think.

Thanks Steve, it should be a good time building the bed 👍

+OG Timbercraft Thank you for watching!

Ken Kovacs Thanks Ken...it was just me and Mr Tripod! :)

Maxim F. Thank you!

That sounds great, they should look really nice on something like that. In a large format as those will be, you might want to experiment making some relief saw cuts across the deeper part of the lambs tongue to make cleaning them out easier...and I would probably use a small sanding drum spindle in my drill to sand the cove section. Have fun, and thanks for watching! 👍😎

So glad you found some helpful tips in the video! Would love to visit your beautiful country someday!

Rick Setina Thanks Rick, I’m so glad you found this useful, especially when it’s part of giving a great gift! I love the lambs tongue detail, simple but adds so much. And yes, I had to laugh too at your comment 😂, I’m always dinging up my hands somehow, but never seriously so far thank God. In general I like to bleed a little on everything I make! Thanks for watching 👍

I had to laugh when you said you like to bleed a little on everything. I consider it putting a little bold, sweat, and tears in every project I make. 😆

+WhiteHatCinemas No Riley, not near OH, in NH. It's good to know there are other McLaughlins out there in OH.

+Mike's Micro Shop I so appreciate you letting us know about that. I think we have fixed it. Thanks again!