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Fig. 17. Finished plaque on base.

Red was applied to the plaque and How much the saw table needs to be Mahogany stain to the oak base. After tilted depends upon your blade and the plaque was attached to the base, stock thickness. Experiment on scrap it was sprayed with a gloss finish (see wood to determine the correct Fig. 17). degree at which to tilt your saw table.

The interior and exterior edges of the FACE SIDE of the frame were rounded over using a router with a 3/8" roundover bit in a router table. Only the exterior BACK SIDE of the frame is rounded over. On the plaque, only round over the back edge.

The interior cutting of the center plaque was done next, and a 1-3/8" hole was drilled for a mini clock. After the piece was sanded, Cash Coatings Red was applied to the frame. The center plaque was left natural and glued into the frame. A gloss finish coat was then sprayed (see Fig. 19).

Fig. 19. Finished, framed plaque.

In conclusion

You'll get no argument from me that the template set and rack are tedious to make. However, their value in the shop will make the time invested well spent.

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onto the base wood. Note the two marks where the curve of the bottom corners meet the base (see Fig. 14). A template was chosen and used to trace around the plaque with a pen in the center hole as shown in Fig. 15.

Fig. 14. Tracing the plaque's bottom onto the base stock.

Fig. 15. Using a template to trace the base's outline.

You now have the base drawn with the plaque outline centered on it. Use an awl or nail to make small holes just inside the line at the back edge and corner mark lines. When the base is sanded and the outline is gone, the holes can be used to align the plaque with the base when attaching it. The outline also makes it easy to see exactly where to drill screws (see Fig. 16). Cut the base with the saw table tilted at 30°. Cash Coatings

Framed plaque version

The pattern was applied to 5/8"-thick oak. Two templates were selected and used to draw a frame around the pattern in the same manner described earlier to draw the frames for the rack (see Fig. 18). The outside

Fig. 1 &. Drawing the frame around the pattern.

Fig. 16. Plaque outline shown with alignment marks.

of the frame was cut at 90°. The interior frame line cut was a bevel cut so the center plaque would recess one-third of the way into the frame.

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