Mike Schuch
08-11-2017, 6:03 PM
My daughter asked me to build a hood for her hexagon aquarium. I need a hexagon frame to build the rest of the hood on. The pieces of the frame will be about 1" tall by 1 1/4" wide.
I started by building a jig:
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The hood and frame will be made out of Ipe (I am just using the fir pieces in the pictures to prototype with). I am pondering how to attach the corners of the frame together. My first thought was a simple butt joint reinforced by a dowel or spline:
365857
Note: Ipe is extremely hard so screws or pocket holes aren't really practical.
Then I considered building the frame in two layers and using lap joints:
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What do you guys think? Any other ideas?
I am thinking of going with the lap joint and using a urethane glue. I could even reinforce the butt joints on each level with a dowel or spline?
I built the jig so it is slightly bigger than the outside dimensions of the frame for the hood. I am thinking about redoing the jig so it is inside the frame instead of outside the frame. This would allow me to go with the lap joints and leave sloppy overhangs that I can clean up on the RAS after the glue up.
I am open to suggestions????
I started by building a jig:
365856
The hood and frame will be made out of Ipe (I am just using the fir pieces in the pictures to prototype with). I am pondering how to attach the corners of the frame together. My first thought was a simple butt joint reinforced by a dowel or spline:
365857
Note: Ipe is extremely hard so screws or pocket holes aren't really practical.
Then I considered building the frame in two layers and using lap joints:
365858
365859
What do you guys think? Any other ideas?
I am thinking of going with the lap joint and using a urethane glue. I could even reinforce the butt joints on each level with a dowel or spline?
I built the jig so it is slightly bigger than the outside dimensions of the frame for the hood. I am thinking about redoing the jig so it is inside the frame instead of outside the frame. This would allow me to go with the lap joints and leave sloppy overhangs that I can clean up on the RAS after the glue up.
I am open to suggestions????