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I chopped up that fabulous piece of lumber and sent it out to be dressed at Atelier Clark, the cooperative shop wing of the Clark artist run centre and general benevolent force in the universe.
Back from the planer, jointer and shaper:
A close-up of the profiles.
Two squares, one with a round over, two different rectangles and one length of left-over.
Of course, I changed my mind on the design and had to laminate a some extra material to one of the profiles. After which I added shoulders to both sides.
Then I made a simple jig to hold the shouldered profile at an angle to the (ripping) blade.
And then I cut off a little tiny wedge that I know is useless, but wont be able to throw away.
On to the chop saw with a block plus a piece of round rod to set the length.
The rod is removed before the cut is made to allow space for the part to move away from the blade safely. The circular form of the rod means that dust/chips can't get between the end of the stock and the block thus guaranteeing a consistent length.
... et voila, the rough part.
Rinse and repeat 21 more times.
And now I also have a lovely collection of wedgy off cuts that will never ever leave the shop.
Adding a matching shoulder to the top and bottom.
By now, I sure you have all figured out what this is for... but if not, here is a test fit.
A little head-scratching was required to come up with a quick way to chamfer all four corners so that they don't interfere with the inside radius of the sheet metal.
... finally, 22 cup warmer rail stops...
... which all have to be finished with a tiny round-over bit and some old-fashioned sand paper.
Home stretch! The tung-oil finish. I love this stuff. Non-toxic and easy to work with. Just brush it on, let it soak in and wipe off the excess.
And here, after about a day spent more in figuring out how to make them than actually making them, they are.
I chopped up that fabulous piece of lumber and sent it out to be dressed at Atelier Clark, the cooperative shop wing of the Clark artist run centre and general benevolent force in the universe.
Back from the planer, jointer and shaper:
A close-up of the profiles.
Two squares, one with a round over, two different rectangles and one length of left-over.
Of course, I changed my mind on the design and had to laminate a some extra material to one of the profiles. After which I added shoulders to both sides.
Then I made a simple jig to hold the shouldered profile at an angle to the (ripping) blade.
And then I cut off a little tiny wedge that I know is useless, but wont be able to throw away.
On to the chop saw with a block plus a piece of round rod to set the length.
The rod is removed before the cut is made to allow space for the part to move away from the blade safely. The circular form of the rod means that dust/chips can't get between the end of the stock and the block thus guaranteeing a consistent length.
... et voila, the rough part.
Rinse and repeat 21 more times.
And now I also have a lovely collection of wedgy off cuts that will never ever leave the shop.
Adding a matching shoulder to the top and bottom.
By now, I sure you have all figured out what this is for... but if not, here is a test fit.
A little head-scratching was required to come up with a quick way to chamfer all four corners so that they don't interfere with the inside radius of the sheet metal.
... finally, 22 cup warmer rail stops...
... which all have to be finished with a tiny round-over bit and some old-fashioned sand paper.
Home stretch! The tung-oil finish. I love this stuff. Non-toxic and easy to work with. Just brush it on, let it soak in and wipe off the excess.
And here, after about a day spent more in figuring out how to make them than actually making them, they are.
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