Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-5, страница 24
Special Techniques Making a Corner Sweep Every once in a while, one comes across a project that begs the "how did they do that?" question. The corner sweep in the Jenny Lind Cradle project <pg. 38) evoked that question from us. Granted, the cradle is an unusual piece, enough so that most of you probably haven't made anything like it. But glance through most furniture catalogs, and you'll see numerous projects that employ it. The sweep can be used in almost any project that requires joining pieces at a right angle, but which calls for a gradual radius at the comer rather than the usual sharp-cornered joint. Although we use the sweep in this cradle to join several turnings. it can be used to join almost any parts, such as stiles and rails in a shaped door, or the sides and handles of a tray. Like many woodworking operations that at first appear difficult, vou'U find making the sweep—when broken down into logical steps—actually quite simple. Keep in mind that the Step-By-Step illustrations and the dimensions shown here apply only to the Jenny Lind Cradle. Other applications of the comer sweep may require other techniques and steps. Also, we show just one method for making a sweep. Feel free to modify or change the instructions to make use of the equipment and tools you have available. Step-B y-Step Instructions Step 1 Size your stock pieces. You'll need two pieces of l'/T-thick stock, 4" square. On this cradle, the pieces are relatively small, and since there's a W-Iong tenon on the ends of the long posts reinforcing the short grain, we won't bother aligning the boards for diagonal (comer-to-corner) grain. Step 2 Form the radii. Using a compass, and working from a comer point, draw a 4"-radius arc to mark the outside edge of the sweep as shown. Next, using the same point, draw a 2%"-radius arc marking the inside edge. With a straightedge, draw diagonal lines on the edges of each piece lo find the cemcrpoints. 24 September/October I<W4 Woodworker's Journal |
