Mike Henderson
01-16-2007, 12:48 PM
When I posted that tutorial on making a compass rose, I mentioned that I used a template to cut the pieces but that describing how to make and verify the template was beyond the scope of the article. Since the template is required to make the compass rose, several people e-mailed me and asked me how to make the template so that they could make the compass rose.
I've written up a tutorial on making the template - you can access it here (http://members.cox.net/mjhs/papers/SunburstTemplates.pdf). A spreadsheet that goes with the paper is here (http://members.cox.net/mjhs/papers/StarburstTemplateCalculations.xls). Wiktor Kuc is going to add this to my original tutorial on the compass rose, which is on his web site at http://www.wkfinetools.com/. He'll probably have it up in a day or so. The article will only be on my web site for a month but should continue to be available on Wiktor's site.
I'll warn readers that this tutorial does not have the satisfaction of a nice looking decoration when you finish it. The completed product is just a tool (a template), and the process of making it is tedious and requires real precision. But if you make a set of templates, you'll be set to do some of the more complex veneer projects, especially laying a sunburst.
I know, some of you are going to say to me, "Tell me how to lay a sunburst." But that's a story for another time.
Mike
I've written up a tutorial on making the template - you can access it here (http://members.cox.net/mjhs/papers/SunburstTemplates.pdf). A spreadsheet that goes with the paper is here (http://members.cox.net/mjhs/papers/StarburstTemplateCalculations.xls). Wiktor Kuc is going to add this to my original tutorial on the compass rose, which is on his web site at http://www.wkfinetools.com/. He'll probably have it up in a day or so. The article will only be on my web site for a month but should continue to be available on Wiktor's site.
I'll warn readers that this tutorial does not have the satisfaction of a nice looking decoration when you finish it. The completed product is just a tool (a template), and the process of making it is tedious and requires real precision. But if you make a set of templates, you'll be set to do some of the more complex veneer projects, especially laying a sunburst.
I know, some of you are going to say to me, "Tell me how to lay a sunburst." But that's a story for another time.
Mike