Sorry Dirk, you missed out on the pleasure of meeting and assisting Andrew, but I did have that pleasure.
We met on Saturday morning at my shop, talked a good bit, then finally got down to what he wanted to do.
In essence this was rounding over the ends of 4 8/4 pieces of walnut that will form parts of the leg set for his dining room table. He showed up here with these perfectly milled pieces - so although this was his first hardwood project, he clearly had the chops in terms of stock prep. A few minutes instruction on BS (with my ol' Jet 14" bs, not especially highly tuned) and a few test cuts (Adrew bought a test piece), then we surmised that more blade tension might be a good thing. That helped. and he quickly mastered the cut necessary. A few more minutes on the stationary belt sander to smooth out those curves, and tada - he was done. I guess we talked for more than few minutes because he was here for almost two hours!
T'was an absolute pleasure to meet Andrew, and be able to share a slice of WW'ing with him. He's not afraid to take on a challenging project, and I suspect we'll see some cool projects from him over time. Sorry no pics happened, so no cameras were hurt in the process. The only evidence is walnut sawdust in my shop - a first - and 4 rounded over leg sets, bit oddly enough Andrew took them with him.