Dave Norris
12-14-2009, 11:37 PM
I've been adjusting my Dewalt MBF over the past couple weeks, and have it pretty well tuned in. The miters actually look like the grain bends around the corner. Really neat.
That got me to thinking though, if you wanted to make the absolute best quality miter, what would you use? Quantity/speed not being an issue. Not necessarily two 45's to make a 90, but perhaps any miter? Hand miter box with fine blade? Hand plane with shooting board?
Maybe a better question, is how did master furniture makers 100-200 years ago (before we had "easy perfect" gizmos) make seemingly perfect miters?
That got me to thinking though, if you wanted to make the absolute best quality miter, what would you use? Quantity/speed not being an issue. Not necessarily two 45's to make a 90, but perhaps any miter? Hand miter box with fine blade? Hand plane with shooting board?
Maybe a better question, is how did master furniture makers 100-200 years ago (before we had "easy perfect" gizmos) make seemingly perfect miters?