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Mike G wrote:PAC1 wrote:Do you want a distinct transition or a gentle transition also known as a curve.....
I'd much prefer a distinct one, rather than a curve. I know guys who use flush trimming bits in a router would produce a rounded transition, and would then be sanding. I don't sand except as a last resort.
PAC1 wrote:I have wondered about using a V chisel to make the clean transition and then a chisel plane to plane the two inches either side. I have not tried but it ought to work.
Mike G wrote:PAC1 wrote:I have wondered about using a V chisel to make the clean transition and then a chisel plane to plane the two inches either side. I have not tried but it ought to work.
I don't think you'd need the V tool, Peter. So long as you've a pencil mark to work to, working in from either side can leave a really nice clean junction, with care.
DaveL wrote:I have a Record 311 that you can take the front off, shout if you would like to borrow it Mike.
AJB Temple wrote:
They work fine on hardwoods like oak, rosewood and maple. Hopeless on softwood quite often. I regard this as for fine, rather final trimming. You don't want to be taking lots of material off. You can use a piece of wood and a clamp as a plane stop if you want to guarantee really crisp angles.
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AJB Temple wrote:That said, I am no expert with this and on the whole use a chisel where there is room.
AndyT wrote:
I did find my eye was drawn to the transition between the verticals and the arcs on the back panels and I don't think they are quite right. The arcs possibly need to either be full semicircles so there is no step between straight and curved, or much flatter. And there's a related question where the relatively wide arc at the bottom of the back does cut into the horizontal slat rather a lot, making the thin part in the middle look weak. I don't know what the answer is, if there needs to be an answer, but I'd hate for you to notice it too late. Maybe the central flat could be narrower?
Certainly watching with interest and admiration.
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