Golly yes! Thanks for giving us a little peek behind the smoke and mirrors. Mike Farrell wrote: > Well thank you for the compliment. I cut them on the band saw. I cut > the first section - let's say the high treble piece, and make the > high-treble/treble dogleg cut on that piece somewhat random - just cut > it about where I want it (middle of the dogleg). Then I lay the > oversize treble cap piece in place and position the high-treble cap > piece so that it overlaps the treble piece at the dogleg. Pencil in > the edge. Cut (I'd say with finger crossed, but you want all your > fingers to direct things where you want them) on the bandsaw - I will > usually use a miter thingee to help hold the angle steady. It gets it > pretty darn close. Then the rest of the magic is done with the epoxy > that squishes out when the cap gets bonded in place. I will use a > mixture of epoxy that is close in color to the maple. After cure, sand > - and the job looks like you have more talent than you actually have! > > Is that what you were looking for? > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- >> Farrell wrote: >>> Is there anything we do with pianos on a table saw that a band saw >>> and a router can't (and maybe a hand-held circular saw for plywood >>> and a good hand saw for cutting off large dimension lumber)? >>> >> Terry, I've seen your photos of your bridge capping, and they're >> gorgeous. How do you cut the ends for gap-less butt joints of the >> caps, if not on a table saw? >> >> Mike >> > > >
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