With help from my wife, and recalling our rusty high-school/college geometry, we determined that the walnut wedge that would form a canted corner would need to be cut from a .5303 inches thick piece of stock. So I planed-away half of one of the walnut planks and arrived at the correct thickness. From there, I had to make two 45-degree cuts to make the v-shaped wedge that would fit between the front and side pieces of the clock base. This was no easy task on the table saw. It should work if I chose to go this route, but I'm still undecided. One down-side is that I would not be able to join the pieces with anything but glue, although either way I do plan to provide an inside frame support. The canted corner would need to carry-over to the base and waist molding as well. Next-up, I think I'll go ahead and put bevel cuts in the original test boards, and join them using my new biscuit joiner. Then, I'll decide which approach I'll move forward on - canted corners or beveled [mitered] corners. BTW, I also use a mask while wood-working as the sawdust and chips are in great supply. I keep the garage all cleaned-up. Please enjoy the pics from today. Getting close to beginning the build process!
|
AuthorI hope that you enjoy keeping up with my clock's progress! Archives
June 2016
Categories |