Halo Jones wrote:Lovely work. Could you describe how you get such accurate scribing? This is something I always struggle with. I always get it close but nothing near as nice as in your photos!
Cheers Halo. Yes, of course... There are a few ways to scribe and there are so many different scribes as well - skirting boards, coving, walls, ceilings, floors etc... An out-of-plumb straight or bumpy wall for example; I would normally use a compass to mark the scribe. Once you know how much material you are removing, offer the work against the wall ensuring it's plumb and level; then open your compass to the correct width and literally run the compass down the wall so the pencil (or lead) is marking the cut line on the work. You can also use the compass for the coving, but this is much more tricky as it's imperative you keep the compass perpendicular to the scribe at all times (including down the wall), otherwise your scribe won't be accurate. I also use a square or small rule to mark the datum points IE: corners of the coving etc.
Hope this all makes sense.
I'll open a thread and do a proper WIP with photos.
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