Popular Woodworking 2006-10 № 157, страница 49
You joint one edge, set the table saw to the desired width, then rip off what you need. That's an efficient use of time and material, but it doesn't always result in the most visually pleasing arrangement of material. My method is to draw rectangles anywhere on the boards that have the kind of color, figure and absence of defects I'm trying to attain. Then I band saw the first long edge of the piece, joint that edge, and cut the other side on the table saw. I consciously look for opportunities to employ material exhibiting a mix of heart and sapwood, particularly in the cases of walnut and cherry where the contrasts are so dramatic. However, the use of sapwood places on me the obligation to use that material in some kind of aesthetically coherent manner. In the case of this blanket chest, I decided I would use sapwood only on the lid and only in a very controlled context. Specifically, I would create two swaths of light-colored material running the full length of the lid, stopped and held visually in place by breadboard ends cut from heartwood. To create these two swaths of light-colored material, I aligned the material so that the joints When you apply significant clamping pressure to a glued-up panel, the pressure can cause the panel to cup. Cleats can be clamped to the panel as shown to eliminate that cupping. Bottom joinery detail Base profile (actual size) 1 square = 1/2" 131/8" -23/8"->[ Side view 60 Popular Woodworking October 2006 |
