If price were no objection I'd go with this, especially if you already have
an angle grinder (fits most brands).
http://www.arbortech.com.au/productinfo/indkit.html
I've used one cross-grain on hard maple and its easy to control and the cut
is very smooth.

"stoutman" .@. wrote in message
m...
My wife wants me to build her a dining table for the kitchen form cherry.
This will be the largest table I have had to make. She doesn't trust me
enough to make the chairs and she wants to buy them

I told her that I 'think' I can do it :|

I don't own a lathe for round spindles, but that's ok because we don't
like
round spindle chairs.

My biggest concern (and hers) is dishing out the seat contour for your
...um...cheeks. How do 'most' people do it? What is 'most' common? I
was
think of some kind of contoured jig that I could use to make sweeping
router
passes.

Suggestions?

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Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com
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