Advice Please

[Tucson Bill]

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?

[squbrigg]

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

[Tucson Bill]

Thanks for the pointers Bob. Good looking tray!

[Kenny_S]

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

[Donna_T]

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