Deirdre Saoirse Moen
07-18-2006, 4:30 AM
So, I discovered I made a layout error on my saw horse last night -- I'd calculated the bevel for the front leg at 16 degrees instead of 26 degrees.
This may be one time when my sucky sawing is a blessing -- I didn't get further than I did. :)
Fortunately, the errors were all in the waste, so I can now go make a better cut and no one but y'all will ever know of my error.
Because tomorrow is my last possible shop time in the class I take (where I have access to power tools), I'm going to bandsaw the curves again and get all that ready for the harder work I'll do with hand tools (like planing parts of it level and spokeshaving the curves).
One thing I did that I hadn't done before (and it's a good idea) is make a document that's part of my full-size template that shows each and every bevel angle so I can quickly set my bevel gauge. I don't have to save it on a piece of scrap, I can just print it out if I need it. This is good, because I don't really have any scrap yet (I keep using all I have, weirdly enough).
Anyhow, made lots of drawings and plans for tomorrow. I'm pooped!
This may be one time when my sucky sawing is a blessing -- I didn't get further than I did. :)
Fortunately, the errors were all in the waste, so I can now go make a better cut and no one but y'all will ever know of my error.
Because tomorrow is my last possible shop time in the class I take (where I have access to power tools), I'm going to bandsaw the curves again and get all that ready for the harder work I'll do with hand tools (like planing parts of it level and spokeshaving the curves).
One thing I did that I hadn't done before (and it's a good idea) is make a document that's part of my full-size template that shows each and every bevel angle so I can quickly set my bevel gauge. I don't have to save it on a piece of scrap, I can just print it out if I need it. This is good, because I don't really have any scrap yet (I keep using all I have, weirdly enough).
Anyhow, made lots of drawings and plans for tomorrow. I'm pooped!