lou sansone
11-25-2005, 10:04 PM
good evening ww's
I have posted some pictures of a serving tray and knife box that I have made in the past and wanted to provide some tips as to how to go about making repeatable cuts when working with compound angles.
The cut required for these boxes varies, but the one shown has a
22 1/2 degree miter with the blade layed over 11 degrees. The edges of the boards will be ripped to 24 degrees. All these angles can make for a big headach when trying to make sure that each piece is the same length. If they are not then the box will not be square and the joints will really show this ( seems far worse than a simple straight sided box.
Since I am not that good a putting pictures right into the text, let me just describe each photo
photo 1 : overall scope of the job
photo 2 : after all of the boards have their first cut done, make the second cut on one board. now you have the desired length for all the boards. Line up the one end of the board with the other board that is about to be cut ( tip to tip)
photo 3 : make the cut just a little long, which will allow you make the final cut
photo 4 : you can see the final cut lines right up with the other board. they are now the exact same length
photo 5. you can see the uniformity of the cuts by comparing all the valleys and hills
hope this helps
lou
I have posted some pictures of a serving tray and knife box that I have made in the past and wanted to provide some tips as to how to go about making repeatable cuts when working with compound angles.
The cut required for these boxes varies, but the one shown has a
22 1/2 degree miter with the blade layed over 11 degrees. The edges of the boards will be ripped to 24 degrees. All these angles can make for a big headach when trying to make sure that each piece is the same length. If they are not then the box will not be square and the joints will really show this ( seems far worse than a simple straight sided box.
Since I am not that good a putting pictures right into the text, let me just describe each photo
photo 1 : overall scope of the job
photo 2 : after all of the boards have their first cut done, make the second cut on one board. now you have the desired length for all the boards. Line up the one end of the board with the other board that is about to be cut ( tip to tip)
photo 3 : make the cut just a little long, which will allow you make the final cut
photo 4 : you can see the final cut lines right up with the other board. they are now the exact same length
photo 5. you can see the uniformity of the cuts by comparing all the valleys and hills
hope this helps
lou