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In the current WCI, Page 40 is the plans for a Carver's Lapboard. There is a curved piece made out of 16 "keystone" pieces. The author says to glue and clamp the 16 pieces. How the heck do you clamp something like that?
__________________ Tucson Bill Maker of Fine Firewood and Kustom Kindling |
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An alternative is to make it from a single piece. Fit using a piece of card stock, cut to size. Soak the wood in warm water for a while and bend it into place, dry it off some and glue it, drill and add a few brads/small nails of you like to hold it in place. Check out my link below and you'll see the one I made. It works well. Bob
__________________ Before they slip me over the standing part of the fore sheet, I'd like to pipe: "Up Spirits" or "Splice the Main Brace" .....................one more time. http://community.webshots.com/user/squbrigg link to Gallery photos http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.co...user/2823/sl/s |
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Thanks for the pointers Bob. Good looking tray!
__________________ Tucson Bill Maker of Fine Firewood and Kustom Kindling |
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Why not cut the piece in the semi circle. Draw it out on a piece of 1 by 2 in an arch and then cut it on a scroll saw. simple asThat
__________________ God Bless Kenny I 'd rather live my life believeing in God and find out there wasn't a God than live my life without God and find out there is a God http://www.picturetrail.com/ken_sanders My WCI Gallery http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.co...00/ppuser/2326 |
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An old carving friend who is now deceased made my lapboard for me. Never content with anything the way it comes, I had to tinker with it to make it work even better for me. I cut off the top part of an oversized bib apron and sewed a strip of velcro along the bottom, and glued the matching stip of velcro along the inside of the lap box. Now when I sit down in my recliner with the lapbox, I spread the side flaps of the apron over the arms of the chair, flip the neckband around my neck, and start carving. Fewer chips get in my chair--none get in my lap and when I'm finished for the night, I tuck both side flaps on top of the lapboard, slip off the neck band and pile on top, too, and I walk out on the deck and dump the wood chips over the edge. Donna T
__________________ Donna Thomas has been carving in SW Missouri since 1988... |
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