Glen Blanchard
05-06-2013, 12:39 PM
Let's see if I can word this question in such a way that others can understand what the heck I'm asking.
How do folks typically shape the opening of a vessel when it is to interface with (and support) a finial such as in the photo below? The way I see it, it could be done with the opening of the vessel being tapered - as in a "V" and the finial having the mating configuration. The other way it could be done is if the vessel opening has a recessed shoulder and the finial sits in that shoulder. Although I have employed the shoulder technique, I have never attempted the taper. The primary issue with using a shoulder as I see it is that it requires a thicker wall in the area of the opening than I would imagine is needed with a taper. OTOH, it seems to me that creating mating surfaces with the same taper would be more difficult than merely milling in a shoulder, but perhaps I am wrong. How are folks dealing with this?
(I hope this makes sense.)
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How do folks typically shape the opening of a vessel when it is to interface with (and support) a finial such as in the photo below? The way I see it, it could be done with the opening of the vessel being tapered - as in a "V" and the finial having the mating configuration. The other way it could be done is if the vessel opening has a recessed shoulder and the finial sits in that shoulder. Although I have employed the shoulder technique, I have never attempted the taper. The primary issue with using a shoulder as I see it is that it requires a thicker wall in the area of the opening than I would imagine is needed with a taper. OTOH, it seems to me that creating mating surfaces with the same taper would be more difficult than merely milling in a shoulder, but perhaps I am wrong. How are folks dealing with this?
(I hope this makes sense.)
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