While I have no photos to show you today, I did make some progress. I decided to not rely solely on the band saw for the numerous arches that I need for the clock case hood. The band saw will only be used to get me a rough cut and for some finishing cuts. The actual arches will be made using a circle-maker jig mounted on the router table with a straight bit. I want the arches to be very precise and I know this method will give me that precision. I ordered the jig today and expect to have it Friday. Meanwhile, tomorrow I will plane-down two more boards and begin to make the "blanks" that will be used for the arches. Believe it or not, there are 7 arch layers plus the mask and the door. So, many to be cut. I know relying on just the band saw would be very frustrating as it simply would not be a clean, precise cut. I'll follow-up with an update tomorrow! BTW, my grandson made his own hand-made compass this past weekend - similar to the one I made in an earlier blog.
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June 2016
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