I got a bunch of cedar panels a contractor friend took out of an old house he was working on. I used one of the wider boards to make a WIP coat rack for my kid's room. I had a vision of an arched top that came down and rounded into the bottom. Problem is I have not been using a bandsaw long and I ended up making my arches "off". It took a lot of sanding to make it look right enough to run through the router to get the edges the way I wanted. In the end, I was pleased with it, but if you look close enough, you can see my errors! Of course, I am no where near as proficient a woodworker as most of you, so that should come as no surprise!
I also made a WIP footstool for an elderly lady in my church. It was a "present" from my boys, who "assisted" me making it. It was a simple top with large rounded edges with the legs set and an angle and sloping slightly to accomodate the natural position on the foot. It had solid side legs made from two pieces of pine that I decided needed and arch cut out in the center on the bottom of each "leg". When we presented it to her, she was thrilled. I noticed the next week, however, that she wasn't using it. Turns out I made the "legs" too high and wasn't comfortable for her. So, I take it back home and try to figure out how in the crap I can cut the legs without destroying it, as I had glued it up and stained it already. I finally ran it free-hand through the band saw and free handed the routing on the bottom. I managed to get the stain to match up so that the edge fell on an area where the curve of the edge began, so it is pretty well hidden as well. I wasn't able to completely cut out the "arch" on the bottom, but you really have to look close to see the crown of the arch! I will get a picture of it up so you all can see if you can spot the slip ups, the biggest of which was not letting her "sample" it before I finished it!
