Jig for making staves

[John Terefenko]

Jig for making staves
Did not want to hijack anyone's post so I thought I would start a new one. This could fall under the section of segmentation so that is why I am posting here and in the turning forum. I am looking for plans or photos of a jig to be used on a tablesaw for cutting staves. The size of the staves are going to relatively small such as 2" tall and maybe 1" wide at the widest part. But the key is to be able to make a cylinder in different number of staves such as 8 or 12 or more. I know it is a compound cut. It tapers from the widest to the narrowest and is also beveled on both sides. Hope I am making sense. I have done a small version of it with 8 sides but need to refine something to make them more accurate. If this is not clear I probably could post a photo of what I got so far.

[glenn bradley]

These are long staves but the idea is there:

http://www.smddrums.com/free/tappered_stave_jig.pdf

More help; just do a search on 'stave jig' via Yahoo or Google.

http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/Ashiko.htm
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/howto/birdsmouth/index.htm

This one looks a little overly complex:

http://www.turnedwood.com/compsled.html

[Stuart Johnson]

There is another thread regarding WoodturnerPro. You can download a trial copy which will give you the exact miter angle and blade tilt for compound staves. It and the two companion programs are terrific.

[Tom Jones III]

Are you turning the outside for a cup? I recently moade one that sounds just like what you described, in fact, I'm drinking coffee from the cup right now. I bought the veritas poly gauge that has several different angles used for setting up machines.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32521&cat=1,43513
It should have all the angles you need for coopering. I used this to make the staves for the cup on both the TS and BS. I decided I like the TS better. I simply used the poly gauge to tilt the TS blade then set the fence and pushed the wood through with a push stick.