Woodworking question

[Greg Newell]

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Ron,
         That sounds appropriate. I think that perhaps a compass will work=
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here. If I follow the first cut with the point and make a mark with the=20
pencil I should get the result I'm after, no? The first curve was made with=
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a thin piece of wood where I specified a beginning, middle, and ending=20
point and allowed the arc to develop on it's own. It just so happens to=20
mirror the effect on the opposite side of the bridge.

Greg



At 02:27 PM 6/2/2003, you wrote:


>>Thanks Ron! For the mathematically challenged, how do you go about=20
>>calculating that radii? Actually the sacrificial piece sounds like a good=
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>>plan but I'd still like to know how to calculate it anyway. For this=20
>>sacrificial piece, is it better if it is thicker and cut with kerfs in=20
>>order to make the bend?
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>>Greg
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>>P.S. it's a cut off beam
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>What did you use to make the curve in the first place? I'll look it up if=
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>you want, but if you have either an inside or outside curve you like,=20
>space the two cauls apart the distance of  slightly less than the=20
>thickness of the laminate stack in the center, and equal distances apart=20
>at the ends, clamp them down so they don't move, and scribe the one you=20
>want to change directly off of the other with either a marking gage, or a=
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>series of measurements and marks, and connect the dots with a spline.
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>Ron N
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Greg Newell
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