| Blog series by splintergroup | updated 01-08-2021 08:00 PM | 3 parts | 1482 reads | 11 comments total |
Part 1: Setting up the material
So, as many of you know I like to do/post experiments on new-to-me “things” related to woodworking. This series mainly shows some of the extra steps I’ll do when making a project but there are a few things to really help with getting success from a new router bit. The first two parts are really about the wood prep for what I want to emerge when done. The router bit comes later. Self aligning mitersI like 45-degree lock miter bits for getting excellent, gap free mite...
Part 2: Last preps for the cut
Last entry left off with a pair of strip-veneered panels. Karelian birch and zircote over a poplar core. These are each about 12+ inches long, 6” wide, and a bit over 3/8” thick + the veneer thickness. Grain of the poplar runs along the long dimension, the veneers are laid out cross-grain on both sides. With veneer and miters, the edges are very susceptible to chips and other thing that can happen , especially when crosscutting the veneers grain. My goal was to form a...
Part 3: Assembly with a clamping jig
The bird mouth has been cut and now it’s time to section the sides and assemble the hexagon ring. Recall that I had used strips of veneer versus using a full-width or spliced together sheet. This is where things would be easier if I had done that 8^) My target side height was about 2” so I aligned the gaps between the veneer strips to that value, The trick is to also get the strips similarly aligned on the opposite side. I now want to cross cut the panel but I need to...
