Jig for mating two curved surfaces for gluing (Part deaux)
I have re-created the episode on building a jig to mate two curved surfaces for gluing. I hope this is much better.
Sewing Table #5: Tapers and Curves
Yesterday I cut the curves in the apron and the tapers in the legs. I just bent a stick between two blocks for the long curve and marked it: I used a bowed stick with a string to mark the smaller arc: I made the cuts on the bandsaw and left a hair extra: Then the curves were trimmed right down to the line on the R.O. sander: In this photo you can barely see the lines I drew for the “recess” drop-down for the sewing machine. Well, this is h...
Splash Chair
Talk about extreme curves, this design takes the cake! Even though it wasn’t built out of wood, it very well could have been. Fibeglass makes it lighter. Here’s how the chair was made: “The chair was sculpted at 1/8th scale using Sculpey clay. From there, the model was cut into ΒΌ inch slices. These slices were scanned, blown up to full scale, and plotted to be used as a template for the full scale model. From there, the templates were adhered to 2 inch pink insulat...
Curved Bookcase
I came across this awesome bookcase on another blog and immediately thought of the people that could appreciate the craftsmanship. Check out the posting on Boing Boing, io9, or Triptyque the architects that designed it.
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